Great Lakes Chapter 2023 Fall Summit

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9:45 am - 10:00 am -- Registration

10:00 am - 12:00 pm -- Michigan Dept. of Transportation - Valuation Procedures and Property Acquisition

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm -- Lunch and Chapter Meeting

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Understanding Bias in Values of Neighborhoods

Additional Information

Valuation Procedures and Property Acquisition

This two-hour presentation will discuss the Michigan Department of Transportation real estate operations and work products.  Specific topics include basic condemnation theory and differences with other types of appraisals.  In addition, a summary of the requirements and expectations for appraisals, appraisal reviews, waiver valuations, temporary easements will be provided.

Understanding Bias in Values of Neighborhoods

This two-hour discussion looks at the institutionalization of racial and economic bias in the American neighborhood.  The purpose is to bring awareness to how policy and cultural normalcies have effected who has traditionally had access to generational wealth building in the United States and the why behind the exclusion of others.  The focus is the governance of land use, historical financing and banking rules, and government policies that shifted who had the right to land over the evolution of the United States.  

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