Well written series: When I come across particularly good articles, I’ll pass them along here April 24, 2010 by trouthead

A conservation easement is a flexible tool that allows private landowners to retain title to the land while permanently protecting agricu...

Well written series: When I come across particularly good articles, I’ll pass them along here The Pension Act imposes accuracy-related penalties of 20 percent for an underpayment of tax resulting from a “substantial” valuation misstatement, and 40 percent for a “gross” valuation misstatement. A “substantial” valuation misstatement is a value 150 percent or more of the amount determined to be the correct value, and a “gross” valuation tatement is a v...

This is a new book from the Appraisal Institute. I’m reading it now and it’s very comprehensive! Appraising Conservation and Historic Preservation Easements Richard J. Roddewig, MAI, CRE, FRICS Appraisal Institute Learn the intricacies of the appraisal process as applied to conservation and historic preservation easements! Drawing on legal, regulatory and professional appraisal literature, Appraising Conservation and Hi...