PUBLIC NOTICE: Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity to Hold Final Public Meeting

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will hold the final public meeting of the Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity on November 19, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.  

The Department established the Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity in 2023 as mandated by the passage of HB1097 in 2022. The primary goal of the Task Force is to address the persistent misvaluation and undervaluation of property owned by minorities by studying strategies and actions that will: 

• help ensure that governmental oversight and industry standards and practices further valuation equity; 
• increase training of appraisers to combat valuation bias; 
• remove barriers to entry into the appraisal profession by minorities; 
• assist in the development of a model for a meaningful reconsideration of value process; and 
• reduce or eliminate bias related to automated valuation models and alternative property valuation methods.

This meeting is virtual. Members of the public can join via Google Meets video call or through the phone number listed below.

‪(US) +1 352-453-0792‬ PIN: ‪243 551 371‬#