Projects

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Assessment Audit

We were retained by the City Council of Philadelphia to complete an audit of the City’s Office of Property Assessment (OPA). We reviewed OPA’s performance in terms of compliance with best practices in its assessment activities and made recommendations where the OPA is considered non-compliant with City assessment statues.

Detroit, Michigan

Municipal Reappraisal

We were retained by Michigan's Department of Treasury to provided technical and management oversight for the entire reappraisal effort. This included compliance with mass appraisal standards for all property classes, management operations, and quality control efforts as part of final assessment review.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Municipal Reappraisal

We were retained to complete city-wide property inspections of formerly rent controlled properties. After appraising the properties at market value, we saw a significant increase in the values of residential properties with the corresponding benefit of more equitable assessments.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Assessment Monitoring / Oversight

We conducted a comprehensive review of the Office’s property assessment operations including an on-site review of a sample of properties throughout the entire City. The final report provided 24 detailed recommendations for improving property assessment and administration functions.