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14: Brent Jones - Land Rights and Property Taxes


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In this episode, we're joined by Brent Jones of ESRI to talk about Land Rights and Property Taxes. We also cover:


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  • Brent’s background. 0:01

    • Introduction to assessment matters podcast.

    • Brent's bio and big ideas for the future.

    • How is the digitization of land records in the Us? 1:44

      • In the United States, the 1850 system has been digitized.

      • The challenge of standardizing the process.

      • Lack of standards across state to state. 3:21

        • Lack of standards across state to state and within states.

        • Value structures using the cost method.

        • What is the state of property rights in cadastral systems? 5:20

          • The state of cadastral systems across the world.

          • The downsides of having a title insurance.

          • What is the big barrier to land rights? 7:55

            • Securing land rights in the british colonies.

            • Adoption of technology is key.

            • Mapping the farc in Colombia. 9:52

              • The farc colombia peace treaty and repatriation of 15 million properties.

              • Fit for purpose mapping.

              • Where are the low hanging fruit? 11:23

                • The low-hanging fruit of real estate taxes.

                • Taxation and real estate tax.

                • Why people don’t like property taxes? 13:09

                  • Why Brent thinks property taxes are underrated.

                  • How Brent originally got into cadastral work.

                  • What are you most excited about in the next 20 years? 15:23

                    • Excited about the next 20 years for cadastre.

                    • Building a cadastral system in developing countries.

                    • Where to learn more about Cadastral. 17:30

                      • Where to learn more about Brent's work and Cadastral.

                      • Where to find more information about cadastral

                      • ...more
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                        Assessment Matters by Valuebase.coBy Will Jarvis