Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:
| TASK DUTIES |
| Analyze trends in sales prices, construction costs, and rents, to assess property values or determine the accuracy of assessments. |
| Approve applications for property tax exemptions or deductions. |
| Calculate tax bills for properties by multiplying assessed values by jurisdiction tax rates. |
| Complete and maintain assessment rolls that show the assessed values and status of all property in a municipality. |
| Conduct regular reviews of property within jurisdictions to determine changes in property due to construction or demolition. |
| Determine taxability and value of properties, using methods such as field inspection, structural measurement, calculation, sales analysis, market trend studies, and income and expense analysis. |
| Establish uniform and equitable systems for assessing all classes and kinds of property. |
| Explain assessed values to property owners and defend appealed assessments at public hearings. |
| Hire staff members. |
| Identify the ownership of each piece of taxable property. |
| Inspect new construction and major improvements to existing structures to determine values. |
| Inspect properties, considering factors such as market value, location, and building or replacement costs to determine appraisal value. |
| Issue notices of assessments and taxes. |
| Maintain familiarity with aspects of local real estate markets. |
| Prepare and maintain current data on each parcel assessed, including maps of boundaries, inventories of land and structures, property characteristics, and any applicable exemptions. |
| Provide sales analyses to be used for equalization of school aid. |
| Review information about transfers of property to ensure its accuracy, checking basic information on buyers, sellers, and sales prices and making corrections as necessary. |
| Serve on assessment review boards. |
| Write and submit appraisal and tax reports for public record. |
| Supervise staff members. |
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs
Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.
| INSTITUTION NAME |
CITY |
INSTITUTION TYPE |
PROGRAM TITLE |
AWARDS |
HOURS |
| Training Partners LP |
Overland Park |
Private |
KANSAS PRACTICE |
Certificate of Completion - CERT |
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| Training Partners LP |
Overland Park |
Private |
KANSAS PRELICENSE |
Certificate of Completion - CERT |
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Local Area 5