{"id":55406,"date":"2018-05-25T17:24:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T21:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aicanada.ca\/cpv-issue\/2018-volume-62-book-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-25T17:25:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T13:25:56","slug":"2018-volume-62-book-2","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/www.aicanada.ca\/fr\/cpv-issue\/2018-volume-62-book-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 &#8211; Volume 62 &#8211; Tome 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IMPROVE YOUR<br \/>\nAPPRAISAL<br \/>\nWRITING SKILLS<br \/>\nAm\u00e9liorez vos<br \/>\nrapports d\u2019\u00e9valuation <\/p>\n<p>THE APPRAISAL OF<br \/>\nALTERNATIVE ASSETS<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9valuation des actifs<br \/>\nnon conventionnels<\/p>\n<p>ACCELERATING<br \/>\nINNOVATION<br \/>\nIN COMMERCIAL<br \/>\nREAL ESTATE<br \/>\nInnovation acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9e<br \/>\ndans l\u2019immobilier<br \/>\ncommercial<\/p>\n<p>P<br \/>\nM<\/p>\n<p> #<br \/>\n40<\/p>\n<p>00<br \/>\n82<\/p>\n<p>49<br \/>\n R<\/p>\n<p>et<br \/>\nur<\/p>\n<p>n<br \/>\nun<\/p>\n<p>de<br \/>\nli<\/p>\n<p>ve<br \/>\nra<\/p>\n<p>bl<br \/>\ne <\/p>\n<p>C<br \/>\nan<\/p>\n<p>ad<br \/>\nia<\/p>\n<p>n<br \/>\nA<\/p>\n<p>dd<br \/>\nre<\/p>\n<p>ss<br \/>\nes<\/p>\n<p> t<br \/>\no:<\/p>\n<p> A<br \/>\npp<\/p>\n<p>ra<br \/>\nis<\/p>\n<p>al<br \/>\n In<\/p>\n<p>st<br \/>\nit<\/p>\n<p>ut<br \/>\ne <\/p>\n<p>of<br \/>\n C<\/p>\n<p>an<br \/>\nad<\/p>\n<p>a,<br \/>\n 4<\/p>\n<p>03<br \/>\n-2<\/p>\n<p>00<br \/>\n C<\/p>\n<p>at<br \/>\nhe<\/p>\n<p>ri<br \/>\nne<\/p>\n<p> S<br \/>\nt.<\/p>\n<p>, O<br \/>\ntt<\/p>\n<p>aw<br \/>\na,<\/p>\n<p> O<br \/>\nN<\/p>\n<p> K<br \/>\n2P<\/p>\n<p> 2<br \/>\nK<\/p>\n<p>9.<br \/>\n E<\/p>\n<p>m<br \/>\nai<\/p>\n<p>l:<br \/>\n in<\/p>\n<p>fo<br \/>\n@<\/p>\n<p>ai<br \/>\nca<\/p>\n<p>na<br \/>\nda<\/p>\n<p>.c<br \/>\na<\/p>\n<p>The Official Publication of the<br \/>\nAppraisal Institute of Canada \/<br \/>\nPublication officielle de l\u2019Institut<br \/>\nCanadien des \u00c9valuateurs<\/p>\n<p>Immobili\u00e8re au Canada<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property<br \/>\nVol 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 2018<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s National<br \/>\nHousing Strategy    <\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s National<br \/>\nHousing Strategy    <\/p>\n<p>La Strat\u00e9gie nationale sur<br \/>\nle logement<br \/>\ndu Canada<\/p>\n<p>La Strat\u00e9gie nationale sur<br \/>\nle logement<br \/>\ndu Canada<\/p>\n<p>mailto:info@aicanada.ca<br \/>\nmailto:info@aicanada.ca<br \/>\nmailto:info@aicanada.ca<\/p>\n<p>CANADA WIDE<br \/>\nAPPRAISALS<\/p>\n<p>LOCATIONS  BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, MANITOBA, ONTARIO AND NEWFOUNDLAND<\/p>\n<p>APPRAISAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES <\/p>\n<p>canadawideappraisals.com<\/p>\n<p>canadawideappraisals@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>LT<br \/>\nD<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/canadawideappraisals.com<br \/>\nmailto:canadawideappraisals@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>CDC Inc is a national full service<br \/>\nappraisal firm that innovatively delivers<br \/>\nappraisals; leveraging a virtual structure<br \/>\nto reduce costs, access the best people, <\/p>\n<p>and minimize our environmental<br \/>\nimpact. 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Our role is to give you every advantage necessary to<br \/>\naccomplish your work efficiently so you can take that next step.  <\/p>\n<p>Colliers International Canada<br \/>\nValuation &#038; Advisory Services<\/p>\n<p>collierscanada.com\/vas<\/p>\n<p>mailto:canada.careers@colliers.com<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/collierscanada.com\/vas<\/p>\n<p>The articles printed in<br \/>\nthis issue represent<br \/>\nauthors\u2019 opinions only<br \/>\nand are not necessarily<br \/>\nendorsed by the<br \/>\nAppraisal Institute<br \/>\nof Canada. Copyright<br \/>\n2018 by the Appraisal<br \/>\nInstitute of Canada.<br \/>\nAll rights reserved.<br \/>\nReproduction in whole<br \/>\nor in part without<br \/>\nwritten permission<br \/>\nis strictly prohibited.<br \/>\nSubscription, $40.00 per<br \/>\nyear. 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Westech Appraisal<br \/>\nServices Ltd.<\/p>\n<p> 40 Advocacy<br \/>\nAdvocacy In Action<\/p>\n<p>46 A Professional<br \/>\nAppraiser\u2019s Perspective<br \/>\nScott McEwen, AACI,P.App<br \/>\non the appraisal of<br \/>\nAlternative Assets<\/p>\n<p>53 Education<br \/>\nWhat competencies<br \/>\ndo appraisers need to<br \/>\nguarantee success? <\/p>\n<p>55 Designations,<br \/>\nCandidates, Students<\/p>\n<p>57 News<br \/>\n\u2022 AIC&rsquo;s 2019<br \/>\n   National Conference<br \/>\n\u2022 Top Appraiser<br \/>\n   Under 40 Awards<br \/>\n\u2022 AIC&rsquo;s new website<br \/>\n\u2022 In Memoriam<\/p>\n<p>09 Le coin de l\u2019ex\u00e9cutif<br \/>\nUne entrevue avec le<br \/>\npr\u00e9sident sortant de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\nRick Colbourne <\/p>\n<p>32 Parlons pratique<br \/>\nprofessionnelle<br \/>\nNorme relative aux activit\u00e9s<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation immobili\u00e8re \u2013<br \/>\nR\u00e8gles : \u00c9nonc\u00e9, description<br \/>\net analyse des donn\u00e9es<\/p>\n<p>38 Questions jurdiques<br \/>\nDevoir de diligence de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuateur \u2013 Le\u00e7ons r\u00e9it\u00e9r\u00e9es<br \/>\nBanque Royale du Canada<br \/>\nc. Westech Appraisal<br \/>\nServices Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>43 D\u00e9fense<br \/>\nD\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre<\/p>\n<p>50 La perspective d\u2019un<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateur professionnel<br \/>\nScott McEwen, AACI, P.App<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9valuation des actifs non<br \/>\nconventionnels<\/p>\n<p>53 Education<br \/>\nQuelles comp\u00e9tences un<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateur doit-il avoir pour<br \/>\nassurer sa r\u00e9ussite ?<\/p>\n<p>55 D\u00e9signations,<br \/>\nstagiaires, \u00e9tudiants<\/p>\n<p>57  Nouvelles<br \/>\n\u2022 Congr\u00e8s annuel de l\u2019ICE 2019<br \/>\n\u2022 Prix de l&rsquo;\u00e9valuateur par<br \/>\n   excellence de moins de 40 ans<br \/>\n\u2022 Le site Web de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\n   est nouveau<br \/>\n\u2022 En memoire<\/p>\n<p>Improve your<br \/>\nappraisal writing skills<\/p>\n<p>Am\u00e9liorez vos<br \/>\nrapports d\u2019\u00e9valuation <\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s National<br \/>\nHousing Strategy<\/p>\n<p>La Strat\u00e9gie nationale<br \/>\nsur le logement du Canada<\/p>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>COLUMNS CHRONIQUES<\/p>\n<p>Accelerating innovation<br \/>\nin commercial real estate<\/p>\n<p>Innovation acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9e dans<br \/>\nl\u2019immobilier commercial<\/p>\n<p>www<\/p>\n<p>Ready? <\/p>\n<p>Contact Kyle McCrary at:<br \/>\ncanada.careers@colliers.com<br \/>\nfor a confidential chat to learn <\/p>\n<p>more about our competitive<br \/>\ncompensation packages and <\/p>\n<p>the benefits of joining the<br \/>\nColliers Team. <\/p>\n<p>14 Offices<br \/>\n90 Professionals<br \/>\n4,500 Appraisals Each Year<br \/>\n1,250 Tax Appeals<\/p>\n<p>Interested in<br \/>\nbuilding value?<br \/>\nWe are actively seeking experienced<br \/>\ncommercial appraisers ready to take their<br \/>\ncareers to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Accelerating success.<\/p>\n<p>Be inspired.<br \/>\nAt Colliers, we provide you with the tools to grow your business,<br \/>\nwhether you want to build a team and\/or become an asset type expert.<br \/>\nOur renowned educational platform, Colliers University, mentorship<br \/>\nstructure and innovative business model are just a few ways we can<br \/>\nhelp you build your career.   <\/p>\n<p>Be collaborative.<br \/>\nWork with a fun and supportive team of professionals across North<br \/>\nAmerica who are ready to lend a hand and share their expertise.<br \/>\nThis gives you the opportunity to work on a variety of asset classes<br \/>\nwith the support of our specialty asset type leaders. <\/p>\n<p>Be entrepreneurial.<br \/>\nWe give you the freedom and flexibility to build and manage your<br \/>\ncareer. Our role is to give you every advantage necessary to<br \/>\naccomplish your work efficiently so you can take that next step.  <\/p>\n<p>Colliers International Canada<br \/>\nValuation &#038; Advisory Services<\/p>\n<p>collierscanada.com\/vas<\/p>\n<p>mailto:info@aicanada.ca<br \/>\nmailto:info@kelman.ca<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.kelman.ca<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/aecvaluation.com<\/p>\n<p>How would you describe your <\/p>\n<p>experiences this past year <\/p>\n<p>from both a professional and <\/p>\n<p>personal viewpoint?<\/p>\n<p>RC: It has been a truly amazing year.<br \/>\nFrom a professional standpoint, the<br \/>\nexperience provided me with a unique<br \/>\nopportunity to observe and interact with<br \/>\nprofessionals from across the real estate<br \/>\nand valuation industry. From bankers and<br \/>\nlegislators to service providers and real<br \/>\nestate agents, I have been able to see the<br \/>\ninner workings of how the overall system<br \/>\nfunctions and how different segments of<br \/>\nthe industry interact with one another.<br \/>\nAs President of AIC, I have gotten to meet<br \/>\npeople, attend meetings and have access<br \/>\nto information that has given me a very<br \/>\nbroad and unique perspective. <\/p>\n<p>It has also been a year of personal<br \/>\ngrowth. No matter how prepared you<br \/>\nthink you are coming into a situation like<br \/>\nthis, there are challenges you face that<br \/>\nforce you to learn about every aspect<br \/>\nof the profession and about how you<br \/>\npersonally handle the challenges that <\/p>\n<p>An interview with<br \/>\noutgoing AIC President<br \/>\nRick Colbourne, AACI, P.App<\/p>\n<p>AIC has moved from seeking to be part of the conversation when discussions<br \/>\nabout the real estate industry take place, to being a sought after participant.<\/p>\n<p>W ith his one-year<br \/>\nterm winding down<br \/>\nas President of the<br \/>\nAppraisal Institute<br \/>\nof Canada (AIC),<br \/>\nRick Colbourne,<br \/>\nAACI, P.App knows<br \/>\nthat it has been a<br \/>\nremarkable year of<br \/>\nchallenges, change <\/p>\n<p>and growth for the<br \/>\nreal estate valuation<br \/>\nprofession, for AIC and<br \/>\nfor himself personally. <\/p>\n<p>A man of unfailing<br \/>\ncommitment to the <\/p>\n<p>betterment of himself<br \/>\nand those around him, he<br \/>\nreflects on his presidency<br \/>\nand shares his feelings <\/p>\n<p>related to the<br \/>\nexperiences of the<br \/>\npast year.<\/p>\n<p>you face. I have always held a belief that<br \/>\n\u201cyou are not learning, if you are not making<br \/>\nmistakes\u201d and I am sure I made my share<br \/>\nalong the way. Fortunately, I was able to<br \/>\nlearn from the experiences and they have<br \/>\nsubsequently made me a better person all<br \/>\naround. I can now apply this knowledge and<br \/>\nexperience to all aspects of my life. <\/p>\n<p>What do you feel have been the major <\/p>\n<p>accomplishments during the past year?<\/p>\n<p>RC: We were fortunate in that our<br \/>\npredecessors on the AIC Board of<br \/>\nDirectors worked extremely hard to put<br \/>\na strong and effective organization in<br \/>\nplace. Continuing to \u2018ride the crest of the<br \/>\nwave,\u2019 our challenge was to maintain the<br \/>\nmomentum that existed. I believe that we<br \/>\nhave been successful in doing that. AIC<br \/>\nhas moved from seeking to be part of the<br \/>\nconversation when discussions about the<br \/>\nreal estate industry take place, to being a<br \/>\nsought after participant in the discussions.<br \/>\nWe have a strong voice and influence<br \/>\nwithin the real estate and real estate<br \/>\ninvestment world. <\/p>\n<p>R<br \/>\nic<\/p>\n<p>k<br \/>\n C<\/p>\n<p>o<br \/>\nlb<\/p>\n<p>o<br \/>\nu<\/p>\n<p>rn<br \/>\ne<\/p>\n<p>,<br \/>\nA<\/p>\n<p>A<br \/>\nC<\/p>\n<p>I,<br \/>\n P<\/p>\n<p>.A<br \/>\np<\/p>\n<p>p<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 7Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>EXECUTIVE CORNER<\/p>\n<p>We implemented the 2018-2020<br \/>\nStrategic Plan this past January, which,<br \/>\nafter consultation with our Members and<br \/>\nkey stakeholders, is an affirmation that<br \/>\nwe are on the right track, but need to<br \/>\nput more emphasis and vigor into a few<br \/>\nareas of our activities. We introduced<br \/>\nthe 2018 version of the Canadian<br \/>\nUniform Standards of Professional<br \/>\nPractice (CUSPAP), and worked with<br \/>\nour outstanding AIC staff to continue<br \/>\nmaking progress in our various Member<br \/>\nservice programs. An example of<br \/>\nthis is the newly implemented virtual<br \/>\nProfessional Competency Interview,<br \/>\nwhich demonstrates how we are using<br \/>\nnew technology and increasing efficiencies<br \/>\nto better serve our Members. <\/p>\n<p>While we are doing well with our<br \/>\nStrategic Plan, it is an ongoing and<br \/>\never-evolving process in which we are<br \/>\ncurrently focusing on professional<br \/>\nguidance, strengthening our education<br \/>\nand expanding our advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>Are there specific areas where <\/p>\n<p>you wish more could have <\/p>\n<p>been accomplished?<\/p>\n<p>RC: One of my personal goals had<br \/>\nbeen to have more diversity within our<br \/>\ngovernance structure, in particular, to<br \/>\nhave more women involved. We currently<br \/>\nhave only one female member on our<br \/>\nBoard of Directors, and I had been told<br \/>\nin the past that it was very challenging<br \/>\nfor a woman in our profession to gain<br \/>\nacceptance in what had traditionally<br \/>\nbeen a \u2018man\u2019s world\u2019. Fortunately, the<br \/>\nconversation is starting to change. I have<br \/>\nbeen hearing from increasing numbers<br \/>\nof female Members about their thoughts<br \/>\non important industry matters and<br \/>\nwhat they need to successfully advance<br \/>\nwithin the profession. I hope that more<br \/>\nwill be accomplished in this regard.<br \/>\nWhile we do have more women making<br \/>\nsignificant contributions at the committee<br \/>\nlevel, we still have a long way to go to<br \/>\nhave them form a genuine part of our<br \/>\ngovernance fabric.<\/p>\n<p>Can you describe your experiences <\/p>\n<p>working with the Board of Directors, <\/p>\n<p>the AIC national office staff, and the <\/p>\n<p>AIC members?<\/p>\n<p>RC: The Members on our AIC Board of<br \/>\nDirectors never cease to impress me.<br \/>\nThey give freely of their time; they are<br \/>\nfully engaged in what they do; they are<br \/>\nrespectful of the opinions of others;<br \/>\nthey are all pulling in the same direction<br \/>\ntoward common goals; and they have the<br \/>\nbest interests at heart of our members<br \/>\nand our profession. Simply put, they are<br \/>\na wonderful group of people with which<br \/>\nto work.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding our national office staff,<br \/>\nmy opinion of them is equally high.<br \/>\nThese individuals go above and beyond the<br \/>\ncall of duty on a regular basis. Our CEO,<br \/>\nKeith Lancastle and the team in the<br \/>\noffice are well versed in the systems and<br \/>\nprocesses that we have in place to serve<br \/>\nour Members. They are patient, tolerant<br \/>\nand efficient in carrying out their daily<br \/>\ntasks. I know for a fact that our Board of<br \/>\nDirectors would not be able to function<br \/>\nwithout the guidance and support of our<br \/>\noutstanding staff.<\/p>\n<p>As for our AIC membership, we<br \/>\ncurrently have over 5,400 Members<br \/>\nwho are true professionals involved in a<br \/>\ndiversified array of practices. Having met<br \/>\nmany of these individuals on my travels<br \/>\nacross Canada, I believe they look at our<br \/>\nour Board and our staff as people they<br \/>\ncan readily approach to ask questions<br \/>\nof, make comments to and generally<br \/>\nshare their feelings about their personal<br \/>\nsituations or the industry overall. They are<br \/>\nvery committed to their careers and to<br \/>\nthe valuation profession, and they seem<br \/>\nto be pleased overall with the direction of<br \/>\nour Institute. <\/p>\n<p>Was there anything that surprised <\/p>\n<p>you during your tenure as President?<\/p>\n<p>RC: In my training and experiences<br \/>\nthroughout the years, I have firmly come<br \/>\nto believe that communication is the key<br \/>\nto achieving a successful outcome in <\/p>\n<p>any endeavor. I would have to say that my<br \/>\nbiggest surprise was discovering that,<br \/>\nwhile you think communication has been<br \/>\ngood and people have gotten the message,<br \/>\nsuch is often not the case. Put another<br \/>\nway, never assume that people know what<br \/>\nyou think they know about a particular<br \/>\nsubject, and never underestimate the<br \/>\npower of good communication skills.<\/p>\n<p>Are there particular memories <\/p>\n<p>from the past year that stand out <\/p>\n<p>in your mind?<\/p>\n<p>RC: Without question, one of my fondest<br \/>\nmemories has been travelling across<br \/>\nthe country to meet our Members. I have<br \/>\nalso had the special privilege to meet<br \/>\nwith like-minded organizations across<br \/>\nCanada, the United States and in Europe.<br \/>\nThese visits to special destinations gave<br \/>\nme a glimpse of life in those areas.<br \/>\nWhether in Belgrade, Chicago, Houston or<br \/>\nLas Vegas, my preference has always been<br \/>\nto avoid the tourist approach by getting out<br \/>\nand walking around the neighbourhoods<br \/>\nto see how and where people actually<br \/>\nlive day in and day out. It has given me<br \/>\na more intimate perspective on these<br \/>\nwonderful places. <\/p>\n<p>Another memory that stands out<br \/>\nwas the meeting we had at TEGoVA<br \/>\n(The European Group of Valuation<br \/>\nAssociations), where more than 60<br \/>\nrepresentatives from countries around<br \/>\nEurope get together each year to discuss<br \/>\na variety of property valuation topics.<br \/>\nI will never forget the diversity of people,<br \/>\nlanguages and cultures all coming<br \/>\ntogether to share their common interest<br \/>\nin property valuation. It was an incredible<br \/>\nexample of what can be accomplished<br \/>\nwhen people come together with a<br \/>\ncommon purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Third on the list is the memory I<br \/>\nhave of the tremendous respect there<br \/>\nis around the world for AIC and our<br \/>\nMembers. Whether it is AIC as an<br \/>\norganization, our standards, our practices <\/p>\n<p>Continued on page 11.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 8 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Comment d\u00e9cririez-vous vos <\/p>\n<p>exp\u00e9riences depuis un an, aussi <\/p>\n<p>bien sur le plan professionnel <\/p>\n<p>que personnel ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Ce fut vraiment une ann\u00e9e<br \/>\nextraordinaire. Du point de vue<br \/>\nprofessionnel, mon mandat a \u00e9t\u00e9 une<br \/>\noccasion r\u00eav\u00e9e d\u2019observer et d\u2019interagir<br \/>\navec des professionnels de toute l\u2019industrie<br \/>\nde l\u2019immobilier et de l\u2019\u00e9valuation. Des<br \/>\nbanquiers aux l\u00e9gislateurs, en passant par<br \/>\nles fournisseurs de services et les agents<br \/>\nimmobiliers, j\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert les rouages du<br \/>\nsyst\u00e8me, son fonctionnement et la fa\u00e7on<br \/>\ndont les diff\u00e9rents segments de l\u2019industrie<br \/>\ncorrespondent entre eux. En tant que<br \/>\npr\u00e9sident de l\u2019ICE, j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9 des<br \/>\ngens, assist\u00e9 \u00e0 des r\u00e9unions et acc\u00e9d\u00e9<br \/>\n\u00e0 des informations qui m\u2019ont donn\u00e9 une<br \/>\nperspective tr\u00e8s vaste et tout \u00e0 fait unique.<\/p>\n<p>Cette ann\u00e9e en a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 une<br \/>\nde croissance personnelle. Peu importe<br \/>\ndans quelle mesure vous vous sentez<br \/>\npr\u00eat \u00e0 entrer dans un tel sc\u00e9nario, vous<br \/>\nrencontrez des obstacles qui vous forcent<br \/>\n\u00e0 apprendre tous les aspects de la<br \/>\nprofession et \u00e0 g\u00e9rer personnellement les<br \/>\nd\u00e9fis qui vous attendent. Ma philosophie<br \/>\na toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 que \u00ab vous n\u2019apprenez pas<br \/>\nsi vous ne faites pas d\u2019erreurs \u00bb et j\u2019en ai<br \/>\ncertainement commis en cours de route.<br \/>\nHeureusement, j\u2019ai pu apprendre de ces <\/p>\n<p>Alors que s\u2019ach\u00e8ve son mandat<br \/>\nd\u2019un an \u00e0 titre<br \/>\nde pr\u00e9sident de<br \/>\nl\u2019Institut canadien<br \/>\ndes \u00e9valuateurs<br \/>\n(ICE), Rick<br \/>\nColbourne, AACI, <\/p>\n<p>P.App sait que ce<br \/>\nfut une ann\u00e9e<br \/>\nremplie de d\u00e9fis, <\/p>\n<p>de changements<br \/>\net de croissance<br \/>\npour la profession<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuateur <\/p>\n<p>immobilier, tant pour<br \/>\nl\u2019ICE que pour lui <\/p>\n<p>personnellement. Un<br \/>\nhomme \u00e0 l\u2019engagement<br \/>\nind\u00e9fectible pour<br \/>\ns\u2019am\u00e9liorer lui-m\u00eame <\/p>\n<p>et am\u00e9liorer son<br \/>\nentourage, il<br \/>\nrevient sur <\/p>\n<p>sa pr\u00e9sidence et<br \/>\npartage ce qu\u2019il ressent par <\/p>\n<p>rapport aux exp\u00e9riences acquises<br \/>\nl\u2019ann\u00e9e pass\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>exp\u00e9riences, qui ont \u00e9ventuellement<br \/>\nfait de moi une meilleure personne de<br \/>\nmani\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Je peux maintenant<br \/>\nappliquer cette connaissance et cette<br \/>\nexp\u00e9rience dans tous les domaines de<br \/>\nma vie.<\/p>\n<p>Selon vous, quelles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 <\/p>\n<p>les principaux accomplissements <\/p>\n<p>l\u2019an dernier ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Nous avons de la chance, car<br \/>\nnos pr\u00e9d\u00e9cesseurs au Conseil<br \/>\nd\u2019administration de l\u2019ICE n\u2019ont pas<br \/>\nm\u00e9nag\u00e9 les efforts pour \u00e9tablir une<br \/>\norganisation solide et efficace. En<br \/>\ncontinuant de \u00ab surfer sur la cr\u00eate de la<br \/>\nvague \u00bb, notre d\u00e9fi consistait \u00e0 maintenir<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9lan qu\u2019ils avaient initi\u00e9. Je crois<br \/>\nque nous y sommes parvenus. L\u2019ICE,<br \/>\nqui autrefois cherchait sa place pour<br \/>\nparticiper aux discussions qui avaient<br \/>\nlieu sur l\u2019industrie immobili\u00e8re, est<br \/>\nmaintenant sollicit\u00e9e pour y prendre<br \/>\npart. Notre voix et notre influence<br \/>\nsont d\u00e9sormais incontournables<br \/>\ndans le monde de l\u2019immobilier et de<br \/>\nl\u2019investissement immobilier.<\/p>\n<p>En janvier dernier, nous avons mis<br \/>\nen \u0153uvre le Plan strat\u00e9gique 2018-<br \/>\n2020 qui, apr\u00e8s consultation de nos<br \/>\nmembres et d\u2019intervenants cl\u00e9s, est<br \/>\nla confirmation que nous sommes sur <\/p>\n<p>Une entrevue avec<br \/>\nle pr\u00e9sident sortant de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\nRick Colbourne, AACI, P.App<\/p>\n<p>R<br \/>\nic<\/p>\n<p>k<br \/>\n C<\/p>\n<p>o<br \/>\nlb<\/p>\n<p>o<br \/>\nu<\/p>\n<p>rn<br \/>\ne<\/p>\n<p>,<br \/>\nA<\/p>\n<p>A<br \/>\nC<\/p>\n<p>I,<br \/>\n P<\/p>\n<p>.A<br \/>\np<\/p>\n<p>p<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 9Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>LE COIN DE L\u2019EX\u00c9CUTIF<\/p>\n<p>la bonne voie, mais que nous devons<br \/>\nmettre plus d\u2019emphase et d\u2019\u00e9nergie<br \/>\ndans quelques-uns de nos champs<br \/>\nd\u2019activit\u00e9. Nous avons pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9dition<br \/>\n2018 des Normes uniformes de pratique<br \/>\nprofessionnelle en mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nau Canada (NUPPEC) et travaill\u00e9 avec<br \/>\nle personnel exceptionnel de l\u2019ICE pour<br \/>\ncontinuer \u00e0 faire des progr\u00e8s dans<br \/>\nnos divers programmes de services<br \/>\naux membres. Prenons par exemple<br \/>\nl\u2019Entrevue virtuelle sur les comp\u00e9tences<br \/>\nprofessionnelles, en vigueur depuis peu,<br \/>\nqui d\u00e9montre comment nous utilisons<br \/>\nla nouvelle technologie et augmentons<br \/>\nles \u00e9conomies pour mieux servir<br \/>\nnos membres.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019application du Plan strat\u00e9gique se<br \/>\nd\u00e9roule bien, mais c\u2019est un processus<br \/>\nvivant et changeant, alors que nous<br \/>\nvisons aujourd\u2019hui l\u2019orientation<br \/>\nprofessionnelle, la consolidation de<br \/>\nnotre \u00e9ducation et l\u2019expansion de nos<br \/>\nmoyens de d\u00e9fense.<\/p>\n<p>Croyez-vous qu\u2019on aurait pu en <\/p>\n<p>faire plus dans certains domaines ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: L\u2019un de mes objectifs personnels<br \/>\n\u00e9tait d\u2019avoir une structure de<br \/>\ngouvernance plus diversifi\u00e9e,<br \/>\nnotamment avec plus de femmes.<br \/>\nPr\u00e9sentement, nous n\u2019en avons qu\u2019une<br \/>\nseule au Conseil d\u2019administration<br \/>\net je me suis laiss\u00e9 dire que c\u2019\u00e9tait<br \/>\ntr\u00e8s difficile pour une femme d\u2019\u00eatre<br \/>\naccept\u00e9e dans la profession, qui avait<br \/>\ntoujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un \u00ab monde d\u2019hommes \u00bb.<br \/>\nFort heureusement, la conversation<br \/>\ncommence \u00e0 changer. De plus en<br \/>\nplus de membres f\u00e9minins disent ce<br \/>\nqu\u2019ils pensent des enjeux importants<br \/>\nde l\u2019industrie et de ce qu\u2019ils doivent<br \/>\nfaire pour contribuer au succ\u00e8s de la<br \/>\nprofession. J\u2019esp\u00e8re que nous ferons<br \/>\nplus de perc\u00e9es \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard. Alors<br \/>\nque davantage de femmes font des<br \/>\ncontributions importantes au niveau des<br \/>\ncomit\u00e9s, il reste beaucoup \u00e0 faire pour<br \/>\nqu\u2019elles forment une partie significative<br \/>\nde notre tissu de gouvernance.<\/p>\n<p>Pouvez-vous d\u00e9crire comment vous <\/p>\n<p>avez v\u00e9cu le travail avec le Conseil <\/p>\n<p>d\u2019administration, le personnel du bureau <\/p>\n<p>national et les membres de l\u2019ICE ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Les membres du Conseil<br \/>\nd\u2019administration de l\u2019ICE ne cessent<br \/>\njamais de m\u2019impressionner. Ils donnent<br \/>\ng\u00e9n\u00e9reusement de leur temps, ils se<br \/>\nconsacrent enti\u00e8rement \u00e0 ce qu\u2019ils font,<br \/>\nils respectent les opinions d\u2019autrui, ils<br \/>\ntravaillent tous dans le m\u00eame sens vers<br \/>\ndes buts communs et ils ont \u00e0 c\u0153ur<br \/>\nl\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat sup\u00e9rieur de nos membres et de<br \/>\nnotre profession. Somme toute, c\u2019est un<br \/>\nmerveilleux groupe de gens avec qui il fait<br \/>\nbon travailler.<\/p>\n<p>Mon opinion est aussi bonne sur les<br \/>\nemploy\u00e9s de notre bureau national, qui<br \/>\nfont souvent preuve d\u2019un d\u00e9vouement<br \/>\nexceptionnel. Notre chef de la direction,<br \/>\nKeith Lancastle et les membres de notre<br \/>\npersonnel connaissent bien les syst\u00e8mes<br \/>\net les processus en place pour servir nos<br \/>\nmembres. Ils sont patients, tol\u00e9rants et<br \/>\nefficaces dans l\u2019ex\u00e9cution de leurs t\u00e2ches<br \/>\nquotidiennes. J\u2019ai constat\u00e9 moi-m\u00eame que<br \/>\nnotre Conseil d\u2019administration ne pourrait<br \/>\npas fonctionner sans les conseils et le<br \/>\nsupport de notre personnel exceptionnel.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ICE compte actuellement 5400<br \/>\nmembres, de v\u00e9ritables professionnels<br \/>\nengag\u00e9s dans une batterie de pratiques<br \/>\ntr\u00e8s diversifi\u00e9e. J\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9 beaucoup<br \/>\nde ces personnes dans mes d\u00e9placements<br \/>\n\u00e0 travers le Canada et je crois qu\u2019elles<br \/>\nvoient nos membres de notre Conseil et de<br \/>\nnotre personnel comme des gens ais\u00e9ment<br \/>\naccessibles pour poser leurs questions, pour<br \/>\nfaire des commentaires ou, de fa\u00e7on globale,<br \/>\npour partager ce qu\u2019ils ressentent sur leur <\/p>\n<p>situation personnelle ou sur l\u2019industrie en<br \/>\ng\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Ils sont tr\u00e8s impliqu\u00e9s dans leur<br \/>\ncarri\u00e8re et dans la profession d\u2019\u00e9valuateur<br \/>\net ils semblent heureux de l\u2019orientation<br \/>\ng\u00e9n\u00e9rale de notre Institut.<\/p>\n<p>Avez-vous \u00e9t\u00e9 surpris par quelque  <\/p>\n<p>chose durant votre mandat <\/p>\n<p>de pr\u00e9sident ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Dans ma formation et mon exp\u00e9rience<br \/>\nau cours des ann\u00e9es, j\u2019en suis venu \u00e0<br \/>\ncroire fermement que la communication<br \/>\nest la cl\u00e9 pour obtenir de bons r\u00e9sultats,<br \/>\ndans quelque entreprise que ce soit.<br \/>\nJe dirais que ma plus grande surprise fut<br \/>\nde d\u00e9couvrir que, m\u00eame si vous pensez<br \/>\nque la communication \u00e9tait bonne et que<br \/>\nles gens ont saisi le message, tel n\u2019est<br \/>\npas toujours le cas. Autrement dit, ne<br \/>\npr\u00e9sumez jamais que les gens savent<br \/>\nce que vous pensez qu\u2019ils savent sur un<br \/>\nsujet donn\u00e9 et ne sous-estimez jamais la<br \/>\npuissance de l\u2019aptitude \u00e0 communiquer.<\/p>\n<p>Des souvenirs pr\u00e9cis de l\u2019an dernier <\/p>\n<p>s\u2019imposent-il \u00e0 votre m\u00e9moire ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Sans aucun doute, j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s<br \/>\nmarqu\u00e9 par mes voyages \u00e0 travers le pays<br \/>\npour rencontrer nos membres. En outre,<br \/>\nj\u2019ai eu le grand privil\u00e8ge de rencontrer<br \/>\ndes organisations de m\u00eame mentalit\u00e9<br \/>\nau Canada, aux \u00c9tats-Unis et en Europe.<br \/>\nCes visites \u00e0 des destinations sp\u00e9ciales<br \/>\nm\u2019ont donn\u00e9 un aper\u00e7u de la vie dans ces<br \/>\nr\u00e9gions. Que je sois \u00e0 Belgrade, \u00e0 Chicago,<br \/>\nHouston ou Las Vegas, ma pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence a<br \/>\ntoujours \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9viter l\u2019approche touristique<br \/>\nen sortant et en arpentant les quartiers,<br \/>\npour voir comment et o\u00f9 les gens<br \/>\nvivent le jour et la nuit. Cela m\u2019a donn\u00e9 <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ICE, qui autrefois cherchait sa place pour<br \/>\nparticiper aux discussions qui avaient lieu sur<br \/>\nl\u2019industrie immobili\u00e8re, est maintenant sollicit\u00e9e pour<br \/>\ny prendre part. <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 10 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>LE COIN DE L\u2019EX\u00c9CUTIF<\/p>\n<p>or the professionalism of our Members,<br \/>\neverywhere you go on the world stage<br \/>\npeople talk about the Canadian appraisal<br \/>\nprofession. We are good at what we do and<br \/>\nthe world knows it.<\/p>\n<p>How did the challenges of fulfilling <\/p>\n<p>your President\u2019s role affect the <\/p>\n<p>challenges of your full-time career?<\/p>\n<p>RC: When I struck an agreement with<br \/>\nYoung and Associates that would allow me<br \/>\nto serve as AIC President, it was with the<br \/>\nmutual understanding that there needed<br \/>\nto be a 100% commitment to the demands<br \/>\nof the presidency. I certainly have to thank<br \/>\nthem for their cooperation in this regard.<br \/>\nBut the bottom line is that there is a <\/p>\n<p>definite price to be paid, both financially<br \/>\nand emotionally. The time commitment<br \/>\nrequired to serve as president definitely<br \/>\ntakes significant time away from the home<br \/>\nfront. Is it worth it? Absolutely, and it is an<br \/>\nexperience I will always cherish.<\/p>\n<p>What advice would you pass on <\/p>\n<p>to incoming presidents?<\/p>\n<p>RC: Recognize that you do not know<br \/>\neverything, but that you are surrounded by<br \/>\npeople who collectively do, and you should<br \/>\nreadily tap into that knowledge. Be patient<br \/>\nand do not feel that you have to weigh in on<br \/>\nevery discussion. Be part of the solution,<br \/>\nnot the problem. Self-awareness and self-<br \/>\nmanagement are critical. <\/p>\n<p>How do you see your role as <\/p>\n<p>Past-President in the year ahead?<\/p>\n<p>RC: The Past-President definitely has a<br \/>\nrole to play, particularly now that he or she<br \/>\nis Co-Chair of the Professional Practice<br \/>\nCommittee during that period. I see my<br \/>\nrole as being a mentor who offers support<br \/>\nto the incoming President by being a<br \/>\nsounding board and a non-judgmental ear.<br \/>\nI believe that all Past-Presidents have an<br \/>\namazing wealth of experience to share and<br \/>\nit is important that AIC takes advantage of<br \/>\nthat opportunity. <\/p>\n<p>une perspective plus intime de ces<br \/>\nendroits merveilleux.<\/p>\n<p>Un autre souvenir qui se d\u00e9marque<br \/>\nest la rencontre que nous avons eue<br \/>\n\u00e0 TEGoVA (The European Group of<br \/>\nValuation Associations), o\u00f9 plus de<br \/>\n60 repr\u00e9sentants de pays europ\u00e9ens<br \/>\nse rassemblent chaque ann\u00e9e pour<br \/>\ndiscuter de divers sujets touchant<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation immobili\u00e8re. Je n\u2019oublierai<br \/>\njamais la diversit\u00e9 de gens, de<br \/>\nlangues et de cultures r\u00e9unies dans<br \/>\nun seul forum pour partager leur<br \/>\nint\u00e9r\u00eat commun pour la profession<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuateur. Ce fut un exemple<br \/>\nincroyable de ce que l\u2019on peut accomplir<br \/>\nen joignant nos forces dans un m\u00eame<br \/>\ndessein.<\/p>\n<p>En troisi\u00e8me place sur la liste de<br \/>\nmes souvenirs, je retiens l\u2019\u00e9norme<br \/>\nrespect dont jouissent l\u2019ICE et ses<br \/>\nmembres \u00e0 travers le monde. Que ce<br \/>\nsoit l\u2019Institut en tant qu\u2019organisation,<br \/>\nnos normes ou le professionnalisme de<br \/>\nnos membres, partout o\u00f9 vous allez sur <\/p>\n<p>la sc\u00e8ne mondiale, les gens parlent de<br \/>\nla profession d\u2019\u00e9valuateur canadien.<br \/>\nNous excellons dans ce que nous<br \/>\nfaisons et la plan\u00e8te le sait.<\/p>\n<p>Quelle influence les d\u00e9fis de votre <\/p>\n<p>r\u00f4le comme pr\u00e9sident ont-ils eu <\/p>\n<p>sur les d\u00e9fis de votre carri\u00e8re \u00e0 <\/p>\n<p>temps plein ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Quand j\u2019ai conclu une entente avec<br \/>\nYoung and Associates me permettant<br \/>\nde servir comme pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019ICE,<br \/>\nles deux parties reconnaissaient que je<br \/>\ndevais m\u2019engager enti\u00e8rement envers<br \/>\nles exigences de la pr\u00e9sidence. Je tiens<br \/>\n\u00e0 remercier mon employeur pour sa<br \/>\ncoop\u00e9ration \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard. Mais, tout<br \/>\nbien consid\u00e9r\u00e9, il y a d\u00e9finitivement<br \/>\nun prix \u00e0 payer, tant financi\u00e8rement<br \/>\nqu\u2019\u00e9motionnellement. Le temps que<br \/>\nj\u2019ai d\u00fb consacrer au service de la<br \/>\npr\u00e9sidence m\u2019a \u00e9loign\u00e9 du domicile<br \/>\nfamilial. Cela en vaut-il la peine ?<br \/>\nAbsolument, c\u2019est une exp\u00e9rience que<br \/>\nje ch\u00e9rirai toujours.<\/p>\n<p>Quels conseils donneriez-vous <\/p>\n<p>aux prochains pr\u00e9sidents ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Admettez que vous ne savez pas tout,<br \/>\nmais que les gens qui vous entourent savent<br \/>\ntout, collectivement. N\u2019h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 puiser<br \/>\ndans ce tr\u00e9sor de connaissances. Faites<br \/>\npreuve de patience et ne vous sentez pas<br \/>\noblig\u00e9 de donner votre avis dans toutes les<br \/>\ndiscussions. Faites partie de la solution,<br \/>\npas du probl\u00e8me. La conscience de soi et<br \/>\nl\u2019autogestion sont critiques.<\/p>\n<p>Comment voyez-vous votre r\u00f4le <\/p>\n<p>de pr\u00e9sident sortant durant <\/p>\n<p>l\u2019ann\u00e9e qui vient ?<\/p>\n<p>RC\u00a0: Le pr\u00e9sident sortant a d\u00e9finitivement un<br \/>\nr\u00f4le \u00e0 jouer, surtout maintenant qu\u2019il copr\u00e9side<br \/>\nle Comit\u00e9 sur la pratique professionnelle<br \/>\ndurant cette p\u00e9riode. Je me vois comme<br \/>\nun mentor offrant son soutien au nouveau<br \/>\npr\u00e9sident en lui donnant des sons de cloche et<br \/>\nen l\u2019\u00e9coutant sans poser de jugement. Je crois<br \/>\nque tous les pr\u00e9sidents sortants ont un riche<br \/>\nbagage d\u2019exp\u00e9riences \u00e0 partager et il est<br \/>\nessentiel que l\u2019ICE en profite. <\/p>\n<p>EXECUTIVE CORNERContinued from page 8.<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 11Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>V<br \/>\nirtually every industry is currently<br \/>\nworking to create greater value<br \/>\nthrough process efficiencies,<br \/>\nbetter data and analytics, and <\/p>\n<p>new applications that help to streamline<br \/>\nbusiness and commercial real estate (CRE)<br \/>\nis no different. In an article I wrote last year<br \/>\nfor Canadian Property Valuation, I talked <\/p>\n<p>about how the CRE industry was<br \/>\nbeginning to recognize the benefits<br \/>\nof investing in technology and the<br \/>\noverall value of data and analytics.<br \/>\nValuations and Appraisals is a sector<br \/>\nof the industry where many aspects<br \/>\nare ripe for automation, so this year<br \/>\nwe are looking at the next phase of<br \/>\nhow the industry is adopting new<br \/>\ndisruptive technology, and which<br \/>\ntechnologies will have the most<br \/>\nsignificant effect on the appraisal<br \/>\nindustry specifically. <\/p>\n<p>With CRE\u2019s established position<br \/>\nas the fourth asset class, we are now<br \/>\nseeing an explosion of venture capital<br \/>\ninvestment in PropTech. Both real estate<br \/>\nallocations and PropTech investments are<br \/>\ncontinuing to grow, as, increasingly, firms<br \/>\nare recognizing they must start thinking<br \/>\ncritically about how technology can be used<br \/>\nto create efficiencies and enhance the ways<br \/>\nin which data and analytics are used. <\/p>\n<p>EMERGING\u00a0TECHNOLOGIES<br \/>\nThe 2017 Altus Group CRE Innovation<br \/>\nReport surveyed 400 CRE C-level and<br \/>\nsenior executives globally and discovered<br \/>\na big disconnect amongst this group when<br \/>\nit comes to technology and innovation,<br \/>\nand what is upcoming for the industry<br \/>\nin these areas. When asked about six<br \/>\nemerging disruptive technologies and their<br \/>\npotential impact on the industry, only a<br \/>\nminority of respondents recognized these<br \/>\ntechnologies as having the potential for<br \/>\nmajor disruptive impact.<\/p>\n<p>Of these disruptive technologies, two<br \/>\nstand out from a valuation standpoint:<br \/>\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine<br \/>\nIntelligence (also known as Machine<br \/>\nLearning) and Big Data and Predictive<br \/>\nAnalytics. There is no doubt in my mind that<br \/>\nthese technologies are going to upend the<br \/>\nappraisal profession, but only a quarter<br \/>\nof executives surveyed see these two<br \/>\ntechnologies as having the potential for<br \/>\nmajor disruption. <\/p>\n<p>Accelerating\u00a0innovation\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nin\u00a0commercial\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nreal\u00a0estate<\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0Colin\u00a0Johnston,\u00a0MBA,\u00a0AACI,\u00a0<br \/>\nP. App.,\u00a0FRICS, President of Research,<br \/>\nValuation and Advisory at Altus Group <\/p>\n<p>REAL ESTATE ALLOCATIONS AND PROPTECH INVESTMENT LEVEL<\/p>\n<p>CRE Investment Allocation PropTech Investment<\/p>\n<p>Source: 2017 Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor (Cornell University&rsquo;s Baker Program in Real Estate \u2013 Hodes Weill &#038; Associates<br \/>\nSource: Real Estate Tech Funding Reaches New Highs in 2016, CB Insights Research Briefs, January 2017<\/p>\n<p>$2665<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 12 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>USING\u00a0AI\u00a0TO\u00a0OPTIMIZE\u00a0EFFICIENCY\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nThe most extensive benefit AI can offer<br \/>\nlies in mundane tasks that can be<br \/>\nautomated, and 52% of respondents see<br \/>\nValuations and Appraisals as one of these<br \/>\nareas. Take lease review for example: a<br \/>\ncompany in Sweden is working on a tool<br \/>\nthat optically scans leases and pulls out<br \/>\nkey terms like \u2018net rent,\u2019 which can cut<br \/>\ndown the review time of these documents<br \/>\nby 75%. Implementing AI and Machine<br \/>\nLearning in areas like this can generate<br \/>\nmajor cost savings and greatly increase<br \/>\nefficiencies in a firm. Technology is also<br \/>\nbeing used to normalize and standardize<br \/>\npractices across the industry, and<br \/>\nspreadsheets are a great example.<br \/>\nSpreadsheets are one of the fundamental<br \/>\ntools used by CRE professionals<br \/>\nand can be meaningfully improved<br \/>\nby technology. Products like ARGUS<br \/>\nDeveloper and ARGUS EstateMaster are<br \/>\nalready in market and using technology<br \/>\nto standardize and normalize the<br \/>\ndevelopment feasibility process. <\/p>\n<p>Altus Group and several other firms<br \/>\nare also working on enhancing automated<br \/>\nreport templates in ways that will make<br \/>\nthem more succinct, informative and<br \/>\nultimately interactive. Gone (or soon to be<br \/>\ngone) are the days of paper reporting. In<br \/>\n2018, our clients are consuming reports<br \/>\nin different ways than in the past, and<br \/>\ndifferent groups within a given firm<br \/>\n(i.e., finance, portfolio management,<br \/>\ndevelopment, risk, etc.) are utilizing<br \/>\nappraisal reports. What we are seeing <\/p>\n<p>now is a shift where reports are becoming<br \/>\nshorter in length, more graphic and visual,<br \/>\nand also more collaborative, pulling data<br \/>\nfrom various sources.<\/p>\n<p>HARNESSING\u00a0THE\u00a0POWER\u00a0OF\u00a0BIG\u00a0DATA<br \/>\nAs CRE transitions into a data-driven<br \/>\nindustry, firms of all sizes need to<br \/>\nembrace technology. Having the ability to<br \/>\naccess and collect Big Data is one aspect,<br \/>\nbut Big Data and Predictive Analytics go<br \/>\nhand in hand, and firms also need to be<br \/>\nable to process and interpret this data.<br \/>\nHow quickly can your firm sift through<br \/>\nyour data and extract key information,<br \/>\ntrends or patterns to provide meaningful<br \/>\ninsights? As the industry increases its use<br \/>\nof data, the answer to this question will be<br \/>\nthe difference between successful firms<br \/>\nand those left behind.<\/p>\n<p>A perfect example of how Big Data and<br \/>\nPredictive Analytics can be used to create<br \/>\nvalue lies in the rise of e-commerce and<br \/>\nthe related demand for distribution centres.<br \/>\nCompanies like Amazon use data to look<br \/>\nat where consumers are and they use that<br \/>\ndata in combination with other factors to<br \/>\ndetermine which locations provide the best<br \/>\nvalue for distribution centres. The growth<br \/>\nof e-commerce represents a fundamental<br \/>\nshift in CRE and the disproportionately<br \/>\nhigh costs associated with last mile<br \/>\nfulfillment gives valuation professionals<br \/>\nan opportunity to provide greater value for<br \/>\ntheir industrial clients in assisting them<br \/>\nwith things such as site selection criteria<br \/>\nand ultimately development strategy. <\/p>\n<p>ENHANCING\u00a0PERFORMANCE\u00a0<br \/>\nMANAGEMENT<br \/>\nAdvancements in technology provide<br \/>\na major opportunity for CRE firms to<br \/>\nimprove their operational efficiency and<br \/>\nperformance management and, in turn,<br \/>\nimprove shareholder and client returns.<br \/>\n56% of executives surveyed are already<br \/>\nbenchmarking valuations against<br \/>\ncompetitors, the market or the industry,<br \/>\nbut 72% see valuations as an area with<br \/>\nsignificant potential to conduct more<br \/>\nextensive benchmarking.<\/p>\n<p>We are also seeing systematic changes<br \/>\nin how valuation teams are set up across<br \/>\nthe country, as many firms shift to a<br \/>\nmore centralized model. Instead of using<br \/>\nregional teams to value assets across the<br \/>\ncountry, there may be a national portfolio <\/p>\n<p>Can be fully or highly automated across all<br \/>\nprocesses and workflows<\/p>\n<p>Debt Underwriting 61%<\/p>\n<p>59%<\/p>\n<p>54%<\/p>\n<p>53%<\/p>\n<p>52%<\/p>\n<p>39%<\/p>\n<p>29%<\/p>\n<p>Capital Markets Brokerage<\/p>\n<p>Property Management<\/p>\n<p>Valuation and Appraisal<\/p>\n<p>Acquisitions and Dispositions<\/p>\n<p>Leasing<\/p>\n<p>Asset Management, Budgeting and Forecasting<\/p>\n<p>PROCESSES WITH<br \/>\nPOTENTIAL FOR AUTOMATION<\/p>\n<p>No or only minimal<br \/>\nimpact on how business  <\/p>\n<p>is conducted<\/p>\n<p>Potential for significant<br \/>\ncost savings but no<br \/>\ndisruptive change<\/p>\n<p>Will create major<br \/>\ndisruptive changes in the  <\/p>\n<p>CRE Industry<\/p>\n<p>POTENTIAL IMPACT OF EMERGING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES<\/p>\n<p>Smart Building Technology<\/p>\n<p>Artificial or Machine Intelligence<\/p>\n<p>Big Data and Predictive Analytics<\/p>\n<p>Augmented and Virtual Reality<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain Technology<\/p>\n<p>Driverless Vehicles<\/p>\n<p>35%<\/p>\n<p>28%<\/p>\n<p>24%<\/p>\n<p>18%<\/p>\n<p>15%<\/p>\n<p>9%<\/p>\n<p>45%<\/p>\n<p>34%<\/p>\n<p>34%<\/p>\n<p>27%<\/p>\n<p>23%<\/p>\n<p>18%<\/p>\n<p>20%<\/p>\n<p>38%<\/p>\n<p>42%<\/p>\n<p>55%<\/p>\n<p>62%<\/p>\n<p>73%<\/p>\n<p>0%      10%    20%     30%    40%    50%    60%    70%<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 13Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>team which centralizes some of the<br \/>\nprocesses and creates efficiencies in that<br \/>\nway. As technology becomes more ingrained<br \/>\nin different aspects of the valuation<br \/>\nprofession, it will be crucial for firms to<br \/>\nexamine both their processes and structure,<br \/>\nto make sure new technology is being used<br \/>\nto derive maximum value for their clients. <\/p>\n<p>COMMERCIAL\u00a0VS.\u00a0RESIDENTIAL<br \/>\nThe commercial real estate industry<br \/>\nis lagging the residential sector in<br \/>\nadopting new disruptive technology,<br \/>\nsimply by the nature of the sectors.<br \/>\nThe residential market is much more<br \/>\nhomogeneous than the commercial<br \/>\nmarket, and is already using <\/p>\n<p>regression models, indexes and<br \/>\nvarious tools aimed at quickly<br \/>\nand accurately valuing residential<br \/>\nproperties. This is an interesting<br \/>\ntime for the commercial sector, as<br \/>\nwe are starting to see some of these<br \/>\nnew technologies come to bear,<br \/>\nand firms that will be successful<br \/>\nare already embracing new<br \/>\ntechnologies and figuring out how<br \/>\nto marry them with their existing<br \/>\nbusiness models. <\/p>\n<p>THE\u00a0WAVE\u00a0OF\u00a0THE\u00a0FUTURE<br \/>\nThe bottom line is that we, as an<br \/>\nindustry, need to embrace disruptive<br \/>\ntechnologies as the wave of the<br \/>\nfuture. We need to augment our<br \/>\nskillsets and think critically about<br \/>\nhow tools like AI and Machine<br \/>\nLearning can be used to replace<br \/>\nsome of the more mundane tasks.<br \/>\nWe are not going to be replaced by<br \/>\nrobots anytime soon, but factors like<br \/>\ncontinuing fee compression requires<br \/>\nthe automation of certain tasks to<br \/>\ncreate efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>The CRE industry will change<br \/>\na lot in the next three to five years<br \/>\nand will look dramatically different<br \/>\nin 10 years. While successful firms<br \/>\nwill be maximizing their use of<br \/>\nautomation to create efficiencies,<br \/>\njudgment and market knowledge<br \/>\nare going to be more important<br \/>\nthan ever, particularly around data<br \/>\ninterpretation, feasibility analysis<br \/>\nand development, and redevelopment<br \/>\nstrategies. When increasing amounts<br \/>\nof the industry has access to data,<br \/>\nthe major competitive advantage<br \/>\nlies in how quickly you can interpret,<br \/>\nprocess, normalize and standardize<br \/>\nyour data to pull out meaningful<br \/>\ninsights that can inform your clients.<br \/>\nAs I mentioned earlier, our research<br \/>\nfound that over half of CRE executives<br \/>\nbelieve Valuations and Appraisals<br \/>\ncan be fully or highly automated, so<br \/>\nwe should be preparing now, and<br \/>\ncritically thinking about how AI,<br \/>\nMachine Learning and Predictive<br \/>\nAnalytics can be strategically<br \/>\nimplemented to build a sustainable<br \/>\ncompetitive advantage. <\/p>\n<p>Suite 101, 24 Inglewood Drive, St. Albert, AB T8N 6K4<\/p>\n<p>Please send resumes to: info@crvg.com<br \/>\nAACI &#038; Candidates<\/p>\n<p>Tel: (780) 424-8856  \u2022  Fax: (587) 290-2267<\/p>\n<p>AREAS IN WHICH FIRMS ARE CURRENTLY BENCHMARKING THEIR<br \/>\nPERFORMANCE AGAINST COMPETITORS, THE MARKET OR INDUSTRY<\/p>\n<p>AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO<br \/>\nCONDUCT MORE EXTENSIVE\/IN-DEPTH BENCHMARKING<\/p>\n<p>VALUATIONS            RETURNS                   LEASING OPERTATIONAL EXPENSES<\/p>\n<p>VALUATIONS            RETURNS                   LEASING OPERTATIONAL EXPENSES<\/p>\n<p>56%<\/p>\n<p>72%<\/p>\n<p>49%<\/p>\n<p>70%<\/p>\n<p>22%<\/p>\n<p>80%<\/p>\n<p>14%<\/p>\n<p>69%<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 14 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OvaSvyDZd1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crvg.com\/\">CRVG Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"oembed-iframe\"  class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;CRVG Home&#8221; &#8212; CRVG - Canadian Resource Valuation Group\" src=\"https:\/\/crvg.com\/embed\/#?secret=GP0earjbwK#?secret=OvaSvyDZd1\" data-secret=\"OvaSvyDZd1\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nmailto:info@crvg.com<\/p>\n<p>P<br \/>\nratiquement toutes les industries<br \/>\ntravaillent actuellement<br \/>\n\u00e0 cr\u00e9er plus de valeur en<br \/>\naugmentant l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 de <\/p>\n<p>leurs processus, en am\u00e9liorant les<br \/>\ndonn\u00e9es et analyses et en d\u00e9veloppant<br \/>\nde nouvelles applications qui aident \u00e0<br \/>\nrationaliser les affaires. L\u2019immobilier<br \/>\ncommercial (IC) ne fait pas exception.<br \/>\nDans un article que j\u2019ai \u00e9crit l\u2019an dernier <\/p>\n<p>pour \u00c9valuation immobili\u00e8re au Canada,<br \/>\nj\u2019ai expliqu\u00e9 comment l\u2019industrie de l\u2019IC<br \/>\ncommen\u00e7ait \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre les avantages<br \/>\nd\u2019investir dans la technologie et la valeur<br \/>\nglobale des donn\u00e9es et des analyses.<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9valuation constitue un secteur de<br \/>\nl\u2019industrie o\u00f9 de nombreux aspects<br \/>\nsont m\u00fbrs pour l\u2019automatisation. Cette<br \/>\nann\u00e9e, nous examinons la prochaine<br \/>\n\u00e9tape de l\u2019adoption, par l\u2019industrie, d\u2019une<br \/>\nnouvelle technologie perturbatrice et les<br \/>\ntechnologies qui auront le plus d\u2019impact<br \/>\nsur le travail de l\u2019\u00e9valuateur. <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019IC \u00e9tant reconnue comme la<br \/>\nquatri\u00e8me classe d\u2019actifs, nous assistons <\/p>\n<p>pr\u00e9sentement \u00e0 une explosion des<br \/>\ninvestissements en capital-risque dans<br \/>\nPropTech. Les dotations immobili\u00e8res et les<br \/>\ninvestissements PropTech continuent de<br \/>\ncro\u00eetre, car les entreprises reconnaissent<br \/>\nde plus en plus qu\u2019elles doivent commencer<br \/>\n\u00e0 r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir de mani\u00e8re critique sur la<br \/>\nfa\u00e7on dont la technologie peut \u00eatre utilis\u00e9e<br \/>\npour cr\u00e9er des efficiences et am\u00e9liorer<br \/>\nles m\u00e9thodes d\u2019utilisation des donn\u00e9es et<br \/>\ndes analyses. <\/p>\n<p>TECHNOLOGIES\u00a0\u00c9MERGENTES<br \/>\nLe rapport 2017 du groupe Altus sur<br \/>\nl\u2019innovation dans le domaine de l\u2019IC<br \/>\na interrog\u00e9 400 dirigeants et cadres<br \/>\nsup\u00e9rieurs de l\u2019IC dans le monde et a<br \/>\nd\u00e9couvert un grand d\u00e9calage entre ce<br \/>\nque per\u00e7oit ce groupe en mati\u00e8re de<br \/>\ntechnologie et d\u2019innovation et ce qui<br \/>\nest \u00e0 venir pour l\u2019industrie dans ces<br \/>\ndomaines. Interrog\u00e9s sur six technologies<br \/>\nperturbatrices \u00e9mergentes et leur impact<br \/>\npotentiel sur l\u2019industrie, seulement une<br \/>\nminorit\u00e9 de r\u00e9pondants ont reconnu<br \/>\nque ces technologies pouvaient avoir un<br \/>\nimpact perturbateur majeur. <\/p>\n<p>Parmi ces technologies perturbatrices,<br \/>\ndeux se d\u00e9marquent au chapitre de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation : l\u2019intelligence artificielle<br \/>\n(IA) ou l\u2019intelligence machine (\u00e9galement<br \/>\nappel\u00e9e apprentissage machine) et les<br \/>\nm\u00e9gadonn\u00e9es et analyses pr\u00e9dictives.<br \/>\nIl ne fait aucun doute dans mon esprit<br \/>\nque ces technologies vont bouleverser la<br \/>\nprofession d\u2019\u00e9valuateur, mais seulement<br \/>\nun quart des cadres sup\u00e9rieurs interrog\u00e9s <\/p>\n<p>Innovation\u00a0acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9e\u00a0<br \/>\ndans\u00a0l\u2019immobilier\u00a0<br \/>\ncommercial<\/p>\n<p>Par\u00a0Colin\u00a0Johnston,\u00a0MBA,\u00a0AACI,\u00a0<br \/>\nP. App.,\u00a0FRICS, pr\u00e9sident de Recherche,<br \/>\n\u00e9valuation et conseil au groupe Altus <\/p>\n<p>NIVEAU DES DOTATIONS IMMOBILI\u00c8RES ET DES INVESTISSEMENTS PROPTECH<\/p>\n<p>Dotation d\u2019investissements IC Investissements PropTech<\/p>\n<p>Source :<br \/>\njanvier 2017<\/p>\n<p>Pro<br \/>\njet<\/p>\n<p>\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>459 $<\/p>\n<p>8.9 %<\/p>\n<p>9.3 %<\/p>\n<p>1148 $<\/p>\n<p>1902 $<\/p>\n<p>2665 $<\/p>\n<p>9.6 %<\/p>\n<p>9.9 %<br \/>\n10.1 %<\/p>\n<p>10.3 %<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 15Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>consid\u00e8rent ces deux technologies comme<br \/>\n\u00e9tant susceptibles de provoquer des<br \/>\nperturbations majeures. <\/p>\n<p>UTILISATION\u00a0DE\u00a0L\u2019IA\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nPOUR\u00a0OPTIMISER\u00a0L\u2019EFFICIENCE\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nLe plus important avantage que peut offrir<br \/>\nl\u2019IA r\u00e9side dans l\u2019ex\u00e9cution de t\u00e2ches<br \/>\nbanales qui peuvent \u00eatre automatis\u00e9es.<br \/>\nC\u2019est ainsi que 52 % des r\u00e9pondants<br \/>\nconsid\u00e8rent les \u00e9valuations comme l\u2019un<br \/>\nde ces domaines. Prenons l\u2019exemple de<br \/>\nla location \u00e0 bail : une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 su\u00e9doise<br \/>\ntravaille \u00e0 mettre au point un outil qui<br \/>\nanalyse de mani\u00e8re optique les baux<br \/>\net qui d\u00e9gage des termes cl\u00e9s tels<br \/>\nque le \u00ab loyer net \u00bb, qui peut r\u00e9duire<br \/>\nde 75% le temps de r\u00e9vision de ces<br \/>\ndocuments. La mise en \u0153uvre de l\u2019IA et<br \/>\nde l\u2019apprentissage automatique dans des<br \/>\ndomaines comme celui-ci peut g\u00e9n\u00e9rer<br \/>\ndes \u00e9conomies majeures et augmenter<br \/>\nconsid\u00e9rablement l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 d\u2019une<br \/>\nentreprise. La technologie est \u00e9galement<br \/>\nutilis\u00e9e pour normaliser et uniformiser les<br \/>\npratiques dans l\u2019industrie et les tableurs<br \/>\nen sont un bon exemple. Les feuilles<br \/>\nde calcul, un des outils fondamentaux<br \/>\nutilis\u00e9s par les professionnels de l\u2019IC,<br \/>\npeuvent \u00eatre significativement am\u00e9lior\u00e9es<br \/>\npar la technologie. Des produits comme<br \/>\nARGUS Developer et ARGUS EstateMaster<br \/>\nsont d\u00e9j\u00e0 sur le march\u00e9. Ils utilisent<br \/>\nla technologie pour normaliser et<br \/>\nuniformiser le processus de faisabilit\u00e9<br \/>\ndu d\u00e9veloppement. <\/p>\n<p>Le groupe Altus et plusieurs autres<br \/>\nentreprises travaillent \u00e9galement <\/p>\n<p>\u00e0 l\u2019am\u00e9lioration de mod\u00e8les de<br \/>\nrapports automatis\u00e9s de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 les<br \/>\nrendre plus succincts, informatifs et,<br \/>\nultimement, interactifs. Finis (ou presque)<br \/>\nsont les jours des rapports sur papier.<br \/>\nEn 2018, nos clients consomment des<br \/>\nrapports de mani\u00e8res diff\u00e9rentes que par<br \/>\nle pass\u00e9, et diff\u00e9rents groupes au sein<br \/>\nd\u2019une entreprise donn\u00e9e (finances, gestion<br \/>\nde portefeuille, d\u00e9veloppement, risque,<br \/>\netc.) utilisent des rapports d\u2019\u00e9valuation.<br \/>\nCe que nous voyons maintenant est un<br \/>\nchangement o\u00f9 les rapports deviennent<br \/>\nde plus en plus courts, plus graphiques et<br \/>\nvisuels, et aussi plus collaboratifs, tirant<br \/>\ndes donn\u00e9es de diverses sources.<\/p>\n<p>MOBILISER\u00a0LA\u00a0PUISSANCE\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nDES\u00a0M\u00c9GADONN\u00c9ES<br \/>\nAlors que l\u2019IC se transforme en une<br \/>\nindustrie ax\u00e9e sur les donn\u00e9es, les<br \/>\nentreprises de toutes tailles doivent<br \/>\nadopter la technologie. Il importe d\u2019avoir<br \/>\nla capacit\u00e9 d\u2019acc\u00e9der et de collecter<br \/>\ndes donn\u00e9es volumineuses, mais les<br \/>\nm\u00e9gadonn\u00e9es et l\u2019analyse pr\u00e9dictive<br \/>\nvont de pair, de sorte que les entreprises<br \/>\ndoivent \u00e9galement \u00eatre capables de traiter<br \/>\net d\u2019interpr\u00e9ter ces donn\u00e9es. Avec quelle<br \/>\nrapidit\u00e9 votre entreprise peut-elle passer<br \/>\nau crible les donn\u00e9es dont elle dispose et<br \/>\nen extraire des informations, tendances ou<br \/>\nmod\u00e8les cl\u00e9s pour fournir des informations<br \/>\nsignificatives? \u00c0 mesure que l\u2019industrie<br \/>\naugmente son utilisation des donn\u00e9es, la<br \/>\nr\u00e9ponse \u00e0 cette question sera la diff\u00e9rence<br \/>\nentre les entreprises prosp\u00e8res et celles<br \/>\nqui se laissent distancer. <\/p>\n<p>Un exemple parfait de la fa\u00e7on<br \/>\ndont les m\u00e9gadonn\u00e9es et l\u2019analyse<br \/>\npr\u00e9dictive peuvent \u00eatre utilis\u00e9es pour<br \/>\ncr\u00e9er de la valeur r\u00e9side dans l\u2019essor du<br \/>\ncommerce \u00e9lectronique et la demande<br \/>\nconnexe de centres de distribution.<br \/>\nDes soci\u00e9t\u00e9s comme Amazon utilisent<br \/>\ndes donn\u00e9es pour voir o\u00f9 se trouvent les<br \/>\nconsommateurs et utilisent ces donn\u00e9es<br \/>\nen combinaison avec d\u2019autres facteurs<br \/>\npour d\u00e9terminer quels emplacements<br \/>\noffrent le meilleur rapport qualit\u00e9-<br \/>\nprix pour leurs centres de distribution.<br \/>\nLa croissance du commerce \u00e9lectronique<br \/>\nrepr\u00e9sente un changement fondamental<br \/>\ndans l\u2019IC et les co\u00fbts disproportionn\u00e9s<br \/>\nassoci\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019accomplissement du dernier<br \/>\nkilom\u00e8tre donnent aux professionnels<br \/>\nde l\u2019\u00e9valuation la possibilit\u00e9 d\u2019offrir une<br \/>\nvaleur ajout\u00e9e \u00e0 leurs clients industriels <\/p>\n<p>IMPACT POTENTIEL DES TECHNOLOGIES PERTURBATRICES \u00c9MERGENTES<\/p>\n<p>Technologie d\u2019immeuble intelligent<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence artificielle ou machine<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e9gadonn\u00e9es et analyse pr\u00e9dictive<\/p>\n<p>R\u00e9alit\u00e9 augment\u00e9e et virtuelle<\/p>\n<p>Technologie blockchain<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e9hicules sans conducteur<\/p>\n<p>Aucun impact ou impact<br \/>\nminime sur la conduite  <\/p>\n<p>des affaires<\/p>\n<p>Potentiel de grandes<br \/>\n\u00e9conomies mais sans  <\/p>\n<p>perturbations<\/p>\n<p>Cause de grandes<br \/>\nperturbations dans<br \/>\nl\u2019industrie de l\u2019IC<\/p>\n<p>35 %<\/p>\n<p>28 %<\/p>\n<p>24 %<\/p>\n<p>18 %<\/p>\n<p>15 %<\/p>\n<p>9 %<\/p>\n<p>45 %<\/p>\n<p>34 %<\/p>\n<p>34 %<\/p>\n<p>27 %<\/p>\n<p>23 %<\/p>\n<p>18 %<\/p>\n<p>20 %<\/p>\n<p>38 %<\/p>\n<p>42 %<\/p>\n<p>55 %<\/p>\n<p>62 %<\/p>\n<p>73 %<\/p>\n<p>Peut \u00eatre enti\u00e8rement ou hautement automatis\u00e9<br \/>\ndans tous les proc\u00e9d\u00e9s et flux de travail<\/p>\n<p>Souscription de cr\u00e9ances 61 %<\/p>\n<p>59 %<\/p>\n<p>54 %<\/p>\n<p>53 %<\/p>\n<p>52 %<\/p>\n<p>39 %<\/p>\n<p>29 %<\/p>\n<p>Courtage du march\u00e9 des capitaux<\/p>\n<p>Gestion d\u2019immeubles<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9valuation<\/p>\n<p>Acquisitions et dispositions<\/p>\n<p>Location \u00e0 bail<\/p>\n<p>Gestion, budg\u00e9tisation et planification des actifs<\/p>\n<p>PROC\u00c9D\u00c9S AVEC POTENTIEL<br \/>\nD\u2019AUTOMATISATION <\/p>\n<p>0 %     10 %   20 %    30 %   40 %   50 %    60 %   70 %<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 16 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>en les aidant \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 des questions<br \/>\ntelles les crit\u00e8res de s\u00e9lection d\u2019un site et<br \/>\nla strat\u00e9gie ultime de d\u00e9veloppement. <\/p>\n<p>AM\u00c9LIORATION\u00a0DE\u00a0LA\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nGESTION\u00a0DE\u00a0LA\u00a0PERFORMANCE<br \/>\nLes progr\u00e8s de la technologie fournissent<br \/>\naux entreprises de l\u2019IC une opportunit\u00e9<br \/>\nmajeure d\u2019am\u00e9liorer leur efficacit\u00e9<br \/>\nop\u00e9rationnelle et leur gestion de la<br \/>\nperformance et d\u2019am\u00e9liorer ainsi le<br \/>\nrendement des actionnaires et des clients.<br \/>\nQuelque 56 % des cadres interrog\u00e9s<br \/>\ncomparent d\u00e9j\u00e0 les \u00e9valuations \u00e0 celles<br \/>\nde leurs concurrents, au march\u00e9 ou \u00e0<br \/>\nl\u2019industrie, mais 72 % consid\u00e8rent que<br \/>\nles \u00e9valuations constituent un domaine<br \/>\no\u00f9 il est possible d\u2019effectuer des analyses<br \/>\ncomparatives plus approfondies. <\/p>\n<p>Nous assistons \u00e9galement \u00e0 des<br \/>\nchangements syst\u00e9matiques dans la fa\u00e7on<br \/>\ndont les \u00e9quipes d\u2019\u00e9valuation sont \u00e9tablies<br \/>\n\u00e0 travers le pays, car de nombreuses<br \/>\nentreprises passent \u00e0 un mod\u00e8le plus<br \/>\ncentralis\u00e9. Au lieu de recourir \u00e0 des<br \/>\n\u00e9quipes r\u00e9gionales pour \u00e9valuer les biens<br \/>\ndans l\u2019ensemble du pays, il se peut qu\u2019il<br \/>\ny ait une \u00e9quipe nationale de gestion du<br \/>\nportefeuille qui centralise certains des<br \/>\nprocessus et cr\u00e9e des gains d\u2019efficience de<br \/>\ncette fa\u00e7on. <\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 mesure que la technologie devient<br \/>\nplus ancr\u00e9e dans diff\u00e9rents aspects de<br \/>\nla profession d\u2019\u00e9valuation, il sera crucial<br \/>\npour les entreprises d\u2019examiner \u00e0 la fois<br \/>\nleurs proc\u00e9d\u00e9s et leur structure afin de<br \/>\ns\u2019assurer que la nouvelle technologie est<br \/>\nutilis\u00e9e de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 maximiser la valeur<br \/>\npour leurs clients. <\/p>\n<p>COMMERCIAL\u00a0C.\u00a0R\u00c9SIDENTIEL<br \/>\nL\u2019industrie de l\u2019immobilier commercial<br \/>\nest en retard sur le secteur r\u00e9sidentiel<br \/>\ndans l\u2019adoption de nouvelles technologies<br \/>\nperturbatrices, simplement en raison<br \/>\nde la nature des secteurs. Le march\u00e9<br \/>\nr\u00e9sidentiel est beaucoup plus homog\u00e8ne<br \/>\nque le march\u00e9 commercial et utilise<br \/>\nd\u00e9j\u00e0 des mod\u00e8les de r\u00e9gression,<br \/>\ndes indices et divers outils visant \u00e0 <\/p>\n<p>\u00e9valuer rapidement et pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment les<br \/>\npropri\u00e9t\u00e9s r\u00e9sidentielles. <\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est une p\u00e9riode int\u00e9ressante<br \/>\npour le secteur commercial, car nous<br \/>\ncommen\u00e7ons \u00e0 voir certaines de ces<br \/>\nnouvelles technologies prendre le dessus,<br \/>\net les entreprises qui r\u00e9ussiront adoptent<br \/>\nd\u00e9j\u00e0 les nouvelles technologies et trouvent<br \/>\ncomment les marier \u00e0 leurs mod\u00e8les<br \/>\nd\u2019affaires existants. <\/p>\n<p>VAGUE\u00a0DE\u00a0L\u2019AVENIR<br \/>\nL\u2019essentiel est que nous, en tant<br \/>\nqu\u2019industrie, devons adopter les<br \/>\ntechnologies perturbatrices comme<br \/>\nla vague de l\u2019avenir. Nous devons<br \/>\naugmenter nos comp\u00e9tences et r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir<br \/>\nde fa\u00e7on critique sur la fa\u00e7on dont des<br \/>\noutils tels que l\u2019IA et l\u2019apprentissage<br \/>\nautomatique peuvent \u00eatre utilis\u00e9s pour<br \/>\nremplacer certaines des t\u00e2ches les plus<br \/>\nbanales. <\/p>\n<p>Nous ne serons pas bient\u00f4t remplac\u00e9s<br \/>\npar des robots, mais des facteurs tels<br \/>\nque la compression continue des frais<br \/>\nn\u00e9cessitent l\u2019automatisation de certaines<br \/>\nt\u00e2ches pour cr\u00e9er des gains d\u2019efficacit\u00e9. <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019industrie de l\u2019IC va beaucoup<br \/>\nchanger au cours des trois \u00e0 cinq<br \/>\nprochaines ann\u00e9es et sera radicalement <\/p>\n<p>diff\u00e9rente dans 10 ans. Alors que les<br \/>\nentreprises prosp\u00e8res maximiseront<br \/>\nleur utilisation de l\u2019automatisation pour<br \/>\ncr\u00e9er des efficiences, le jugement et la<br \/>\nconnaissance du march\u00e9 seront plus<br \/>\nimportants que jamais, particuli\u00e8rement<br \/>\nen ce qui concerne l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation des<br \/>\ndonn\u00e9es, l\u2019analyse et le d\u00e9veloppement<br \/>\nde la faisabilit\u00e9 et les strat\u00e9gies<br \/>\nde r\u00e9am\u00e9nagement. <\/p>\n<p>Lorsque de plus en plus<br \/>\nd\u2019entreprises ont acc\u00e8s aux donn\u00e9es,<br \/>\nl\u2019avantage concurrentiel majeur r\u00e9side<br \/>\ndans la rapidit\u00e9 avec laquelle vous<br \/>\npouvez interpr\u00e9ter, traiter, normaliser<br \/>\net rationnaliser vos donn\u00e9es pour en<br \/>\ntirer des informations significatives<br \/>\nsusceptibles d\u2019informer vos clients.<br \/>\nComme je l\u2019ai mentionn\u00e9 plus t\u00f4t, notre<br \/>\nrecherche a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que plus de la moiti\u00e9<br \/>\ndes cadres de l\u2019IC pensent que les<br \/>\n\u00e9valuations peuvent \u00eatre enti\u00e8rement<br \/>\nou hautement automatis\u00e9es. <\/p>\n<p>Nous devons donc nous pr\u00e9parer<br \/>\nmaintenant et r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir de mani\u00e8re<br \/>\ncritique \u00e0 la mise en \u0153uvre<br \/>\nstrat\u00e9gique de l\u2019IA, de l\u2019apprentissage<br \/>\nautomatique et de l\u2019analyse pr\u00e9dictive<br \/>\nafin de nous doter d\u2019un avantage<br \/>\ncomp\u00e9titif durable. <\/p>\n<p>DOMAINES DANS LESQUELS LES ENTREPRISES COMPARENT PR\u00c9SENTEMENT LEUR<br \/>\nPERFORMANCE \u00c0 CELLE DE LEURS CONCURRENTS, DU MARCH\u00c9 ET DE L\u2019INDUSTRIE<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9VALUATIONS        RENDEMENT         LOCATION \u00c0 BAIL D\u00c9PENSES D\u2019EXPLOITATION<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9VALUATIONS        RENDEMENT         LOCATION \u00c0 BAIL D\u00c9PENSES D\u2019EXPLOITATION<\/p>\n<p>DOMAINES OFFRANT DE BONNE POSSIBILIT\u00c9S DE MENER DES<br \/>\n\u00c9TUDES COMPARATIVES PLUS LARGES\/APPROFONDIES <\/p>\n<p>56 %<\/p>\n<p>72 %<\/p>\n<p>49 %<\/p>\n<p>70 %<\/p>\n<p>22 %<\/p>\n<p>80 %<\/p>\n<p>14 %<\/p>\n<p>69 %<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 17Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>H<br \/>\nousing is at the centre of a<br \/>\nvigorous debate about the<br \/>\nkinds of communities we want<br \/>\nto have in this country. Daily <\/p>\n<p>headlines remind us of the affordability<br \/>\npressures many Canadians are facing,<br \/>\nespecially in Toronto and Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2016, the government asked<br \/>\nCMHC to lead the development of a<br \/>\nNational Housing Strategy (NHS). <\/p>\n<p>Over many months, we talked to<br \/>\nprovinces and territories, as well as<br \/>\nhundreds of experts and stakeholders to<br \/>\nget their input. We supported Indigenous<br \/>\ngroups in carrying out their own<br \/>\nconversations, met with the mayors of our<br \/>\nlargest cities, and sat down with those who<br \/>\nlive our most difficult housing challenges:<br \/>\nthe homeless, people with disabilities,<br \/>\nnewcomers, low-income earners, seniors,<br \/>\nsurvivors of family violence, refugees<br \/>\nand veterans.<\/p>\n<p>The vision we developed was simple:<br \/>\nensure that Canadians have access to<br \/>\nhousing that meets their needs and that<br \/>\nthey can afford. Building and executing that<br \/>\nvision, however, is anything but simple.  <\/p>\n<p>We are a federal state and nothing<br \/>\ngets done unless we work alongside our<br \/>\nprovincial and territorial partners. They<br \/>\nplayed an integral role in shaping this<br \/>\nstrategy and will be crucial in delivering<br \/>\nresults to those who need them most.<\/p>\n<p>We looked beyond our own borders<br \/>\nto find successful housing policies and<br \/>\ninitiatives that could be successfully<br \/>\nadapted here at home. We found these in<br \/>\nrecent programs from Germany, Ireland,<br \/>\nNew Zealand, the United Kingdom and<br \/>\nthe United States. We took the best ideas<br \/>\nand key themes and began framing our<br \/>\nStrategy. Then, we put up the walls, a roof,<br \/>\nfashioned the interior space, and furnished<br \/>\nit as a balanced strategy to serve our most<br \/>\nvulnerable citizens. On November 22 last<br \/>\nyear, we threw open the doors on our new<br \/>\nNational Housing Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>It is a 10-year, $40 billion dollar<br \/>\ncommitment \u2013 the federal government\u2019s<br \/>\nplan is to re-establish a leadership role in<br \/>\nhousing through key investments in social<br \/>\ninfrastructure that will help strengthen the<br \/>\nmiddle class, promote inclusive growth<br \/>\nfor Canadians and lift more Canadians out<br \/>\nof poverty. In 2016, 1.7 million Canadians<br \/>\nwere living in housing need, meaning<br \/>\nthat more than 30% of their income was<br \/>\ncommitted to shelter. <\/p>\n<p>The Strategy will lift 530,000<br \/>\nhouseholds out of need, help cut chronic<br \/>\nand episodic homelessness by half, repair<br \/>\n300,000 affordable housing units and build<br \/>\n100,000 new ones across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at one example of a market<br \/>\nwhere the NHS will make a difference:<br \/>\nVancouver is a beautiful, liveable city, but <\/p>\n<p>it has its challenges \u2013 affordability for<br \/>\none. In fact, a recent survey ranking<br \/>\nunaffordable cities put Vancouver third<br \/>\n\u2013 after only Hong Kong and Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these challenges in<br \/>\nVancouver are market-based. They are<br \/>\nlinked to supply issues, high housing<br \/>\nprices, high demand for rental housing<br \/>\nand a correspondingly rock-bottom<br \/>\nvacancy rate.  <\/p>\n<p>Vancouver is missing the \u2018right\u2019<br \/>\nsupply to respond to its strong housing<br \/>\ndemands. Much of the construction<br \/>\nis for one-bedroom or high end units.<br \/>\nThis is not ideal for residents who need<br \/>\nfamily-oriented homes with three or<br \/>\nmore bedrooms or affordable rental<br \/>\nunits, more in line with their incomes. <\/p>\n<p>Vancouver is also dealing with high<br \/>\nhousing prices sparked by demand<br \/>\nfrom both residents and non-residents.<br \/>\nSpeculation in the housing market has<br \/>\nalso contributed to increased prices. <\/p>\n<p>In the rental market, high demand<br \/>\nhas led to consistently low vacancy<br \/>\nrates. With the price of homeownership<br \/>\nsteadily increasing, many prospective<br \/>\nhome buyers choose to stay in rental<br \/>\naccommodation longer. Further,<br \/>\nhigh levels of migration to Vancouver<br \/>\nare placing greater strain on the<br \/>\nalready-limited supply of affordable<br \/>\nrental units. <\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s National<br \/>\nHousing Strategy<br \/>\nBy Debbie Stewart, Vice President of Affordable Housing, CMHC<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 18 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Homelessness, too, is a pressing issue<br \/>\nthat cannot be ignored. On any given night in<br \/>\nCanada, 25,000 people are without a warm<br \/>\nplace to sleep. On a night in March 2017,<br \/>\nthe B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association<br \/>\ntook a homelessness count: 3,605 in Metro<br \/>\nVancouver and an additional 606 people in<br \/>\nthe Fraser Valley Regional District.  <\/p>\n<p>This is unacceptable in a country as<br \/>\nprosperous as Canada. When it comes to<br \/>\nhomelessness, a key component of the<br \/>\nNHS is $2.2 billion over 10 years to help<br \/>\ncommunities provide stable housing for<br \/>\nthose who are homeless. Our goal is to<br \/>\nreduce chronic homelessness by 50%.  <\/p>\n<p>The NHS is primarily focused on<br \/>\nhelping those in greatest need. However, it<br \/>\nincludes tools, initiatives and investments<br \/>\nthat will benefit all Canadians, regardless<br \/>\nof whether they are seeking temporary<br \/>\nshelter, living in community housing,<br \/>\nlooking for an affordable rental or<br \/>\nconsidering buying a home. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to billions of dollars in<br \/>\ninvestments to encourage the construction<br \/>\nof new and repair of existing affordable<br \/>\nhousing, the Strategy includes new data<br \/>\nand research initiatives to inform policy on<br \/>\naffordable homeownership, urban planning<br \/>\nand infrastructure spending. This will<br \/>\nenable all levels of government to better<br \/>\naddress housing needs. All programs and<br \/>\ninitiatives will be flexible, developed with<br \/>\nsignificant local input, to best tackle issues<br \/>\nacross the country \u2013 including high-priced<br \/>\nhousing markets like Vancouver.  <\/p>\n<p>We are already seeing this work in<br \/>\naction in Vancouver. In February 2016,<br \/>\na 40-unit building opened its doors at<br \/>\n220 Terminal Avenue in the city\u2019s<br \/>\nStrathcona neighbourhood. The project\u2019s<br \/>\nmodular units can be moved to another<br \/>\nvacant site when the current land is<br \/>\nneeded for development. It was the first<br \/>\nproject announced under the Affordable<br \/>\nRental Innovation Fund and made possible<br \/>\nthrough partnerships with the City of<br \/>\nVancouver and the Vancouver Affordable<br \/>\nHousing Agency (VAHA).  <\/p>\n<p>This is just one example. There will<br \/>\nbe more of these exciting partnerships<br \/>\nand projects to come, as we continue to<br \/>\nroll out the NHS in 2018. Working hand <\/p>\n<p>in hand with the provinces, territories,<br \/>\nmunicipalities and housing partners, we<br \/>\nwill achieve better housing outcomes<br \/>\nfor Canadians. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the federal<br \/>\ngovernment began consultations to<br \/>\nsupport legislation promoting a human<br \/>\nrights-based approach to housing. Future<br \/>\ngovernments will be obligated to maintain<br \/>\na strategy that prioritizes the needs of the<br \/>\nmost vulnerable.  <\/p>\n<p>At the core of the NHS is the idea of<br \/>\naffordability as the key to increasing and<br \/>\nmaintaining a stock of affordable housing<br \/>\nthat will help alleviate supply challenges in<br \/>\nsome of Canada\u2019s highest priced housing<br \/>\nmarkets. We need a concerted effort<br \/>\ninvolving all levels of government as well<br \/>\nas the private and not-for-profit sectors to<br \/>\nfundamentally rethink how land is planned,<br \/>\nzoned and developed. We also need to<br \/>\nwork together to de-stigmatize the idea of<br \/>\nrenting. Remember: rent or own, it is still<br \/>\na home.<\/p>\n<p>affordable housing, preserve the existing<br \/>\naffordable housing supply, and develop new<br \/>\nhousing solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The National Housing Co-Investment<br \/>\nFund represents our primary financial<br \/>\ncontribution to new housing supply.<br \/>\nThrough this Fund, we expect to create up<br \/>\nto 60,000 new units of housing and repair<br \/>\nup to 240,000 units of existing affordable<br \/>\nand community housing. We are also<br \/>\nsupporting increased supply through the<br \/>\nRental Construction Financing Initiative, by<br \/>\noffering loans to municipalities and housing<br \/>\ndevelopers during the earliest and riskiest<br \/>\nphase of rental property development.<\/p>\n<p>To maximize the impact of the Co-<br \/>\nInvestment Fund, over the next 10 years,<br \/>\nthe Government of Canada will transfer<br \/>\nup to $200 million in federal lands to<br \/>\ncommunity and affordable housing<br \/>\nproviders, to encourage the development of<br \/>\nsustainable, accessible, mixed-income and<br \/>\nmixed-use communities. It was recently<br \/>\nsuggested that only cities are offering<br \/>\nsurplus land; we are doing our part too.<br \/>\nStarting later this year, we will also provide<br \/>\nfunding for renovations, retrofits and<br \/>\nenvironmental remediation to ensure that<br \/>\nsurplus federal buildings are suitable for<br \/>\nuse as housing.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS is an ambitious plan and<br \/>\ngetting it right is a big job. As Canada\u2019s<br \/>\nauthority on housing, CMHC is leading<br \/>\nthe way. Our goal is to be an organization<br \/>\nthat is innovative, gets things done and is<br \/>\nadmired by Canadians. Three years ago we<br \/>\ntook a hard look at ourselves and decided<br \/>\nwe needed to do things differently. We<br \/>\nhave undergone a difficult and liberating<br \/>\ntransformation in order to better manage<br \/>\nhousing risks and help Canadians<br \/>\nmeet their housing needs. Our team of<br \/>\n1,900 employees across the country now<br \/>\nstands ready to help ensure that every<br \/>\nCanadian has a home that meets their<br \/>\nneeds and they can afford.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS is not just building housing \u2013<br \/>\nit  is building communities where families<br \/>\nthrive, where children learn and grow,<br \/>\nwhere parents find the stability to succeed<br \/>\nin the job market and where the elderly<br \/>\nlive in dignity. It is community renewal on a<br \/>\nnational scale. <\/p>\n<p>The NHS is building <\/p>\n<p>communities where families <\/p>\n<p>thrive, children learn and <\/p>\n<p>grow, parents find the <\/p>\n<p>stability to succeed in <\/p>\n<p>the job market and the <\/p>\n<p>elderly live in dignity.<\/p>\n<p>This shift in thinking supports the<br \/>\nmost vulnerable groups in our society by<br \/>\nensuring a greater supply of housing for<br \/>\nlow-and middle-income workers so that<br \/>\nthey can move closer to the jobs they want.<\/p>\n<p>Through a combination of low-cost<br \/>\nloans and contributions through the<br \/>\nnew National Housing Co-investment<br \/>\nFund, and existing Rental Construction<br \/>\nFinancing Initiative and Affordable Housing<br \/>\nInnovation Fund, CMHC will make more<br \/>\nthan $17 billion available over 10 years.<br \/>\nThese investments will encourage other<br \/>\nlevels of government and the private<br \/>\nand not-for-profit sectors to build new <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 19Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Le logement est au c\u0153ur d\u2019un vigoureux d\u00e9bat sur les types de collectivit\u00e9s que nous voulons cr\u00e9er dans ce pays.<br \/>\nLes pressions sur l\u2019abordabilit\u00e9 auxquelles<br \/>\nsont confront\u00e9s de nombreux Canadiens, en<br \/>\nparticulier \u00e0 Toronto et \u00e0 Vancouver, font tous<br \/>\nles jours les manchettes.<\/p>\n<p>En juin 2016, le gouvernement a demand\u00e9<br \/>\n\u00e0 la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 canadienne d\u2019hypoth\u00e8ques et de<br \/>\nlogement (SCHL) de diriger l\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019une<br \/>\nStrat\u00e9gie nationale sur le logement (SNL). <\/p>\n<p>Pendant de nombreux mois, nous<br \/>\navons discut\u00e9 avec les provinces et les<br \/>\nterritoires, ainsi qu\u2019avec des centaines<br \/>\nd\u2019experts et d\u2019intervenants pour recueillir<br \/>\nleurs commentaires. Nous avons aid\u00e9 les<br \/>\ngroupes autochtones \u00e0 mener leurs propres<br \/>\ndiscussions, avons rencontr\u00e9 les maires des<br \/>\nplus grandes villes et avons eu des \u00e9changes<br \/>\navec ceux qui font face aux plus grands d\u00e9fis<br \/>\nau chapitre du logement : les sans-abri,<br \/>\nles personnes handicap\u00e9es, les nouveaux<br \/>\narrivants, les travailleurs \u00e0 faible revenu, les<br \/>\npersonnes \u00e2g\u00e9es, les personnes ayant surv\u00e9cu<br \/>\n\u00e0 de la violence familiale, les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et les<br \/>\nanciens combattants.<\/p>\n<p>La vision que nous avons cr\u00e9\u00e9e est simple :<br \/>\nfaire en sorte que les Canadiens disposent d\u2019un<br \/>\nlogement abordable qui r\u00e9pond \u00e0 leurs besoins.<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9tablissement et la mise en \u0153uvre de cette<br \/>\nvision sont toutefois tout, sauf simples. <\/p>\n<p>Nous sommes un \u00c9tat f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, ce qui<br \/>\nsignifie que rien ne peut \u00eatre fait sans la<br \/>\ncollaboration de nos partenaires provinciaux et<br \/>\nterritoriaux. Ceux-ci ont jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le cl\u00e9 dans<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9laboration de cette Strat\u00e9gie, et ils seront<br \/>\nessentiels \u00e0 la production de r\u00e9sultats pour<br \/>\nceux qui en ont le plus besoin.<\/p>\n<p>Nous avons cherch\u00e9 au-del\u00e0 de nos<br \/>\npropres fronti\u00e8res pour trouver des politiques<br \/>\net des initiatives de logement pouvant \u00eatre<br \/>\nadapt\u00e9es ici. Nous en avons trouv\u00e9 dans <\/p>\n<p>des programmes r\u00e9cemment mis en place<br \/>\nen Allemagne, en Irlande, en Nouvelle-<br \/>\nZ\u00e9lande, au Royaume-Uni et aux \u00c9tats-Unis.<br \/>\nNous avons gard\u00e9 les meilleures id\u00e9es et<br \/>\nles principaux th\u00e8mes et avons jet\u00e9 les<br \/>\nfondements de notre Strat\u00e9gie. Puis, nous<br \/>\navons construit les murs et le toit, et nous<br \/>\navons fa\u00e7onn\u00e9 et meubl\u00e9 l\u2019espace int\u00e9rieur<br \/>\npour en faire une strat\u00e9gie \u00e9quilibr\u00e9e \u00e0<br \/>\nl&rsquo;intention des plus vuln\u00e9rables de nos<br \/>\nconcitoyens. Le 22 novembre dernier, nous<br \/>\navons ouvert toutes grandes les portes<br \/>\nde notre nouvelle Strat\u00e9gie nationale sur<br \/>\nle logement.<\/p>\n<p>Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un engagement de 10 ans<br \/>\nd\u2019une valeur de 40 milliards de dollars \u2013 le<br \/>\ngouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral pr\u00e9voit r\u00e9tablir son r\u00f4le<br \/>\nde chef de file dans le secteur du logement<br \/>\npar l\u2019interm\u00e9diaire d\u2019investissements cl\u00e9s<br \/>\ndans l\u2019infrastructure sociale qui permettront<br \/>\nde renforcer la classe moyenne, de<br \/>\npromouvoir une croissance inclusive pour les<br \/>\nCanadiens et de sortir plus de Canadiens de<br \/>\nla pauvret\u00e9. En 2016, 1,7 million de Canadiens<br \/>\navaient des besoins en mati\u00e8re de logement,<br \/>\nce qui signifie qu\u2019ils consacraient plus de 30 %<br \/>\nde leur revenu au loyer. <\/p>\n<p>La Strat\u00e9gie permettra de r\u00e9pondre aux<br \/>\nbesoins en logement de 530 000 m\u00e9nages,<br \/>\nde r\u00e9duire de moiti\u00e9 l\u2019itin\u00e9rance chronique<br \/>\net \u00e9pisodique, de r\u00e9parer 300 000 logements<br \/>\nabordables et d\u2019en construire<br \/>\n100 000 nouveaux aux quatre coins du pays.<\/p>\n<p>Prenons par exemple un march\u00e9<br \/>\npour lequel la SNL fera une diff\u00e9rence :<br \/>\nVancouver. C\u2019est une ville magnifique o\u00f9 il<br \/>\nfait bon vivre, mais elle pr\u00e9sente certains<br \/>\nd\u00e9fis, dont l\u2019abordabilit\u00e9 des logements.<br \/>\nEn fait, un r\u00e9cent sondage visant \u00e0 classer<br \/>\nles villes inabordables a plac\u00e9 Vancouver<br \/>\nau troisi\u00e8me rang, tout juste derri\u00e8re Hong<br \/>\nKong et Sydney. Certaines des difficult\u00e9s de <\/p>\n<p>Vancouver sont li\u00e9es au march\u00e9. Elles ont trait<br \/>\naux probl\u00e8mes d\u2019offre, aux prix \u00e9lev\u00e9s des<br \/>\nlogements, \u00e0 la forte demande de logements<br \/>\nlocatifs et, par cons\u00e9quent, \u00e0 un tr\u00e8s faible taux<br \/>\nd\u2019inoccupation.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver n\u2019a pas l\u2019offre \u00ab ad\u00e9quate \u00bb pour<br \/>\nr\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la solide demande de logements.<br \/>\nLa plus grande partie des mises en chantier<br \/>\nvise des logements d\u2019une chambre ou haut<br \/>\nde gamme. Ces types d\u2019habitations ne sont<br \/>\npas id\u00e9ales pour les r\u00e9sidents qui ont besoin<br \/>\nde maisons familiales comptant au moins<br \/>\ntrois chambres ou d\u2019appartements locatifs<br \/>\nabordables qui correspondent davantage \u00e0<br \/>\nleurs revenus.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver est aussi aux prises avec des<br \/>\nlogements dont le prix \u00e9lev\u00e9 s\u2019explique par la<br \/>\ndemande des r\u00e9sidents et des non-r\u00e9sidents.<br \/>\nLa sp\u00e9culation sur le march\u00e9 de l\u2019habitation a<br \/>\naussi contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la hausse des prix. <\/p>\n<p>Sur le march\u00e9 locatif, la demande \u00e9lev\u00e9e a<br \/>\ndonn\u00e9 lieu \u00e0 des taux d\u2019inoccupation qui sont<br \/>\nconstamment bas. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 qu\u2019il en co\u00fbte<br \/>\ntoujours davantage pour devenir propri\u00e9taire,<br \/>\nbon nombre de candidats \u00e0 l\u2019accession \u00e0<br \/>\nla propri\u00e9t\u00e9 choisissent de demeurer plus<br \/>\nlongtemps dans un logement locatif. En outre,<br \/>\nles taux \u00e9lev\u00e9s d\u2019immigration \u00e0 Vancouver<br \/>\nexercent une plus grande pression sur l\u2019offre<br \/>\nd\u00e9j\u00e0 limit\u00e9e de logements locatifs abordables. <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019itin\u00e9rance constitue aussi un enjeu urgent<br \/>\nqui ne peut \u00eatre ignor\u00e9. Chaque nuit au Canada,<br \/>\n25 000 personnes n\u2019ont pas d\u2019endroit chaud o\u00f9<br \/>\ndormir. Une nuit de mars 2017, la BC Non-<br \/>\nProfit Housing Association a fait un d\u00e9compte<br \/>\ndes sans-abri : 3 605 dans le Grand Vancouver,<br \/>\nauxquels se sont ajout\u00e9s 606 personnes dans le<br \/>\ndistrict r\u00e9gional de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser. <\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est une situation inacceptable dans<br \/>\nun pays aussi prosp\u00e8re que le Canada.<br \/>\nL\u2019une des principales composantes de la<br \/>\nStrat\u00e9gie nationale sur le logement touche <\/p>\n<p>La Strat\u00e9gie nationale sur<br \/>\nle logement du Canada<\/p>\n<p>Par Debbie Stewart, la vice-pr\u00e9sidente, Logement abordable, \u00e0 la SCHL.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 20 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>donc l\u2019itin\u00e9rance. Une enveloppe de 2,2 milliards<br \/>\nde dollars sur 10 ans a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9vue pour aider<br \/>\nles collectivit\u00e9s \u00e0 loger les sans-abri de fa\u00e7on<br \/>\nstable. Notre objectif est de r\u00e9duire l\u2019itin\u00e9rance<br \/>\nchronique de moiti\u00e9. <\/p>\n<p>La SNL vise principalement \u00e0 aider ceux<br \/>\nqui sont le plus dans le besoin. Cependant,<br \/>\nelle comprend des outils, des initiatives et<br \/>\ndes investissements qui profiteront \u00e0 tous les<br \/>\nCanadiens, peu importe qu\u2019ils cherchent un<br \/>\nrefuge temporaire, qu\u2019ils habitent dans un<br \/>\nlogement communautaire, qu\u2019ils cherchent un<br \/>\nlogement locatif abordable ou qu\u2019ils envisagent<br \/>\nd\u2019acheter une maison. <\/p>\n<p>En plus des milliards de dollars<br \/>\nd\u2019investissements destin\u00e9s \u00e0 encourager la<br \/>\nconstruction et la r\u00e9paration de logements<br \/>\nabordables, la Strat\u00e9gie comprend de nouvelles<br \/>\ninitiatives pour recueillir des donn\u00e9es et<br \/>\neffectuer de la recherche afin d\u2019\u00e9clairer la<br \/>\npolitique sur l\u2019accession \u00e0 la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 abordable,<br \/>\nla planification urbaine et les d\u00e9penses<br \/>\nen infrastructure. Ainsi, tous les ordres de<br \/>\ngouvernement seront davantage en mesure de<br \/>\nr\u00e9pondre aux besoins en mati\u00e8re de logement.<br \/>\nTous les programmes et toutes les initiatives<br \/>\nseront souples et \u00e9labor\u00e9s \u00e0 la suite de vastes<br \/>\nconsultations locales de fa\u00e7on \u00e0 mieux s\u2019attaquer<br \/>\n\u00e0 ces probl\u00e8mes partout au pays \u2013 y compris les<br \/>\nmarch\u00e9s de l\u2019habitation o\u00f9 les prix sont \u00e9lev\u00e9s,<br \/>\ncomme Vancouver. <\/p>\n<p>On en voit d\u00e9j\u00e0 les r\u00e9sultats \u00e0 Vancouver.<br \/>\nEn f\u00e9vrier 2016, un immeuble de 40 logements<br \/>\na ouvert ses portes au 220, avenue Terminal,<br \/>\ndans le quartier Strathcona. Les logements<br \/>\nmodulaires de l\u2019ensemble pourront \u00eatre<br \/>\nd\u00e9plac\u00e9s sur un terrain inoccup\u00e9 quand le site<br \/>\nactuel sera requis aux fins d\u2019am\u00e9nagement.<br \/>\nIl s\u2019agit du premier projet \u00e0 avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 annonc\u00e9<br \/>\ndans le cadre du Fonds d\u2019innovation pour le<br \/>\nlogement abordable et qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 rendu possible<br \/>\npar l\u2019interm\u00e9diaire des partenariats avec la<br \/>\nVille de Vancouver et la Vancouver Affordable<br \/>\nHousing Agency. <\/p>\n<p>Ce n\u2019est pas le seul exemple. D\u2019autres<br \/>\nr\u00e9alisations et partenariats emballants de<br \/>\nce genre verront le jour \u00e0 mesure que nous<br \/>\nd\u00e9ploierons la SNL en 2018. Nous atteindrons de<br \/>\nmeilleurs r\u00e9sultats en mati\u00e8re de logement pour<br \/>\nles Canadiens en travaillant de concert avec les<br \/>\nprovinces, les territoires, les municipalit\u00e9s et les<br \/>\npartenaires du secteur de l\u2019habitation. <\/p>\n<p>Plus t\u00f4t cette ann\u00e9e, le gouvernement<br \/>\nf\u00e9d\u00e9ral a lanc\u00e9 des consultations \u00e0 l\u2019appui<br \/>\nd\u2019une loi visant \u00e0 promouvoir une approche du<br \/>\nlogement ax\u00e9e sur les droits de la personne. <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019id\u00e9e est d\u2019obliger les gouvernements<br \/>\nfuturs \u00e0 maintenir une strat\u00e9gie qui met la<br \/>\npriorit\u00e9 sur les besoins des personnes les<br \/>\nplus vuln\u00e9rables. <\/p>\n<p>Au c\u0153ur de la SNL, on avance le principe<br \/>\nselon lequel l\u2019abordabilit\u00e9 est la cl\u00e9 pour<br \/>\naugmenter et maintenir un parc de logements<br \/>\nabordables qui permettra de surmonter les<br \/>\nprobl\u00e8mes d\u2019offre dans certains des march\u00e9s<br \/>\ncanadiens les plus chers. Nous devons<br \/>\nmobiliser tous les ordres de gouvernement,<br \/>\nle secteur priv\u00e9 et les organismes sans but<br \/>\nlucratif pour repenser du tout au tout la<br \/>\nplanification, le zonage et l\u2019am\u00e9nagement<br \/>\ndes terres. Nous devons \u00e9galement travailler<br \/>\nensemble pour faire tomber la stigmatisation<br \/>\nentourant l\u2019id\u00e9e de la location. Souvenez-<br \/>\nvous : que vous soyez locataire ou propri\u00e9taire,<br \/>\nun chez-soi c\u2019est un chez-soi.<\/p>\n<p>Le Fonds national de co-investissement<br \/>\npour le logement repr\u00e9sente notre principale<br \/>\ncontribution financi\u00e8re \u00e0 la nouvelle offre de<br \/>\nlogements. Nous pr\u00e9voyons que ce Fonds<br \/>\npermettra de cr\u00e9er jusqu\u2019\u00e0 60 000 logements<br \/>\net de r\u00e9parer jusqu\u2019\u00e0 240 000 logements<br \/>\nabordables et communautaires. Nous appuyons<br \/>\n\u00e9galement la hausse de l\u2019offre par l\u2019interm\u00e9diaire<br \/>\nde l\u2019initiative Financement de la construction<br \/>\nde logements locatifs en offrant des pr\u00eats aux<br \/>\nmunicipalit\u00e9s et aux promoteurs immobiliers au<br \/>\ncours de la premi\u00e8re phase, la plus risqu\u00e9e, de<br \/>\nl\u2019am\u00e9nagement des immeubles locatifs.<\/p>\n<p>Pour maximiser l\u2019incidence du Fonds de<br \/>\nco-investissement, le gouvernement du Canada<br \/>\nva c\u00e9der au cours des 10 prochaines ann\u00e9es des<br \/>\nterrains f\u00e9d\u00e9raux d\u2019une valeur pouvant atteindre<br \/>\n200 millions de dollars \u00e0 des fournisseurs de<br \/>\nlogements communautaires et abordables<br \/>\nafin d\u2019encourager la production d\u2019ensembles<br \/>\nr\u00e9sidentiels durables et accessibles favorisant<br \/>\nla mixit\u00e9 des revenus et des usages dans les<br \/>\ncollectivit\u00e9s. On a r\u00e9cemment laiss\u00e9 entendre<br \/>\nque seules les villes offraient des terrains<br \/>\nexc\u00e9dentaires; nous contribuons aussi. Plus<br \/>\ntard cette ann\u00e9e, nous fournirons \u00e9galement un<br \/>\nfinancement pour des travaux d\u2019assainissement<br \/>\nenvironnemental et les r\u00e9novations ou remises<br \/>\nen \u00e9tat n\u00e9cessaires afin que des b\u00e2timents<br \/>\nexc\u00e9dentaires f\u00e9d\u00e9raux puissent \u00eatre utilis\u00e9s<br \/>\ncomme logements.<\/p>\n<p>La SNL est un plan ambitieux, et sa r\u00e9ussite<br \/>\nexige beaucoup d\u2019efforts. \u00c0 titre d\u2019autorit\u00e9 en<br \/>\nmati\u00e8re d\u2019habitation au Canada, la SCHL ouvre<br \/>\nla voie. Notre but est d\u2019\u00eatre une organisation<br \/>\nnovatrice qui fait avancer les choses et qui est<br \/>\nadmir\u00e9e par les Canadiens. Il y a trois ans,<br \/>\nnous avons jet\u00e9 un regard critique sur nous-<br \/>\nm\u00eames et nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de faire les<br \/>\nchoses diff\u00e9remment. Nous avons subi une<br \/>\ntransformation difficile, mais lib\u00e9ratrice, afin<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00eatre en mesure de mieux g\u00e9rer les risques dans<br \/>\nle domaine du logement et d\u2019aider les Canadiens<br \/>\n\u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 leurs besoins en cette mati\u00e8re.<br \/>\nPartout au pays, notre \u00e9quipe de 1 900 employ\u00e9s<br \/>\nest maintenant pr\u00eate \u00e0 faire en sorte que tous les<br \/>\nCanadiens disposent d\u2019un logement abordable et<br \/>\nr\u00e9pondant \u00e0 leurs besoins.<\/p>\n<p>La SNL ne porte pas seulement sur la<br \/>\nconstruction de logements \u2013 elle forge des<br \/>\ncollectivit\u00e9s o\u00f9 les familles prosp\u00e8rent, o\u00f9 les<br \/>\nenfants apprennent et grandissent, o\u00f9 les parents<br \/>\ntrouvent la stabilit\u00e9 dont ils ont besoin pour r\u00e9ussir<br \/>\nsur le march\u00e9 du travail et o\u00f9 les a\u00een\u00e9s vivent dans<br \/>\nla dignit\u00e9. Bref, cette strat\u00e9gie vise \u00e0 faire \u00e9voluer<br \/>\nles collectivit\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle nationale. <\/p>\n<p>Par Debbie Stewart, la vice-pr\u00e9sidente, Logement abordable, \u00e0 la SCHL.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab<br \/>\nCe changement dans les mentalit\u00e9s vient <\/p>\n<p>en aide aux groupes les plus vuln\u00e9rables de<br \/>\nnotre soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en assurant une meilleure offre<br \/>\nde logements pour les travailleurs \u00e0 revenu<br \/>\nfaible ou moyen de sorte qu\u2019ils puissent se<br \/>\nrapprocher des emplois qu\u2019ils veulent.<\/p>\n<p>Par l\u2019interm\u00e9diaire des pr\u00eats \u00e0 faible<br \/>\nco\u00fbt et des contributions du nouveau<br \/>\nFonds national de co-investissement pour<br \/>\nle logement, de l\u2019initiative Financement<br \/>\nde la construction de logements locatifs<br \/>\net du Fonds d\u2019innovation pour le logement<br \/>\nabordable, la SCHL investira plus de<br \/>\n17 milliards de dollars sur 10 ans. Ces<br \/>\ninvestissements encourageront les autres<br \/>\nordres de gouvernement ainsi que le secteur<br \/>\npriv\u00e9 et les organismes sans but lucratif<br \/>\n\u00e0 construire des logements abordables, \u00e0<br \/>\npr\u00e9server les logements abordables existants<br \/>\net \u00e0 \u00e9laborer de nouvelles solutions pour<br \/>\nle logement.<\/p>\n<p>La SNL forge des collectivit\u00e9s <\/p>\n<p>o\u00f9 les familles prosp\u00e8rent, <\/p>\n<p>o\u00f9 les enfants apprennent et <\/p>\n<p>grandissent, o\u00f9 les parents <\/p>\n<p>trouvent la stabilit\u00e9 dont ils <\/p>\n<p>ont besoin pour r\u00e9ussir sur <\/p>\n<p>le march\u00e9 du travail et o\u00f9 les <\/p>\n<p>a\u00een\u00e9s vivent dans la dignit\u00e9. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 21Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Real estate appraisers rely on a primary communication tool \u2013 technical writing \u2013 to<br \/>\nclearly explain our opinions to clients. How well do we communicate \u2013 is there clarity or<br \/>\nfog? This article provides my take on best practices for appraisal communications and<br \/>\noffers recommendations for improving the clarity of our reports. <\/p>\n<p>After 35 years of public and private sector experience reviewing narrative appraisal<br \/>\nreports, I have concluded that appraisers frequently depart from the principles of clear<br \/>\nwriting. A client who has laid out thousands of dollars should expect a report that is a joy<br \/>\nto read, not a Rubik\u2019s Cube experience of searching for links between the author\u2019s logic,<br \/>\nopinions and conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>Improve your<br \/>\nappraisal writing skills<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive us the<br \/>\ntools and we will<br \/>\nfinish the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> (Winston Churchill, February 1941)<\/p>\n<p>By John Peebles, AACI, P. App., (RPF Ret.). John currently practices real estate consulting<br \/>\nand valuation as the principal of Land Ethic Consulting Ltd., Victoria, BC<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 22 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>I note that other technical professions, such as accountants,<br \/>\nscientists, engineers, and software programmers, also struggle<br \/>\nwith technical writing. Common issues are the failure to write<br \/>\nfor the audience, an inability to write clearly or follow the rules of<br \/>\nEnglish grammar, a passive rather than active tone, and lack of<br \/>\nbrevity. Poor writing is a communications barrier that can leave<br \/>\nclients and others with a negative (perhaps unfair) impression of<br \/>\nyour skills and abilities.  <\/p>\n<p>Write for your audience<br \/>\nThe goal of an appraisal report is to communicate the author\u2019s<br \/>\nopinion of value to a specific audience. The audience may be<br \/>\nknowledgeable about real estate (e.g., owners, investors, lenders)<br \/>\nor may have limited or no experience with valuation matters (e.g.,<br \/>\nthe courts, non-government organizations, government, general<br \/>\npublic). Your aim is to put the reader first and avoid the abstract.1<\/p>\n<p>You need to consider the appraisal literacy of your target<br \/>\naudience and focus on what is important to them. In the appraisal<br \/>\nreports I see, this principle is often forgotten. An example of<br \/>\nignoring the audience is often encountered in the Market Overview<br \/>\nsection of a report. It should provide the context and set the<br \/>\nstage for the valuation analysis to follow. Written well, the reader<br \/>\nnot only understands the context of the Market Overview, but is<br \/>\nintrigued to learn more. Yet, most Market Overviews end up as<br \/>\na dumping ground of random demographic and socio-economic<br \/>\nstatistics bundled together with anecdotal information. Some<br \/>\nOverviews are so detailed that they would be the envy of the local<br \/>\nEconomic Development Commission. Market Overviews may<br \/>\nbe 30% or more of the entire report, detailing everything you<br \/>\nwould ever want to know about Victoria, Vancouver, Brampton,<br \/>\nor Montreal, if moving there from Outer Mongolia. However, if a<br \/>\nreader owns a residential rental building, information about retail<br \/>\nand industrial markets may not be useful. University attendance,<br \/>\nweather, transit and ferry service, or the trend in office vacancy<br \/>\nrates for the past five years may also be of little interest or use to<br \/>\nthat particular reader. The residential rental building owner needs<br \/>\ninformation about the residential rental market and answers to<br \/>\nthese questions: what buildings compete with my building; who<br \/>\nare the likely or typical buyers and sellers; and what are the<br \/>\ntrends in vacancy, cap rates, and rents?  <\/p>\n<p>Also, do not let the Market Overview section suffer in isolation.<br \/>\nIt is a waste of time and space to complete a comprehensive<br \/>\nMarket Overview and then never refer to it again in the subsequent<br \/>\nhighest and best use and valuation analysis sections of the<br \/>\nappraisal report. You must eliminate the non-essential and<br \/>\nboilerplating \u2013 tailor the Market Overview and other sections to<br \/>\nfocus on the property being valued. Aim for a punchy conclusion,<br \/>\nwhere you offer a reasoned analysis of the competitiveness of the<br \/>\nproperty in relation to its peers (i.e., investment appeal) and then<br \/>\ndraw on these findings later in the report.<\/p>\n<p>Writing clearly<br \/>\nLike all professions, appraisers rely on technical jargon and<br \/>\nacronyms as shortcuts to communicate complex processes. But,<br \/>\npicture the non-technical reader: excessive use of jargon is akin to<br \/>\nreading the newspaper where every second word is in Spanish. A<br \/>\nreader should not have to guess the meaning and fill in the blanks.<br \/>\nThis quote sums up the problem with jargon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is that you educate people by explaining<br \/>\ncomplex ideas in a simple way, not by explaining simple ideas<br \/>\nin a complex way.\u201d2<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, you should use plain English as much as possible.<br \/>\nExplain terms as if speaking to a non-technical friend or relative.<br \/>\nIf you must use jargon, ensure you define it and always spell<br \/>\nout acronyms in the first use. Some audiences have higher<br \/>\nexpectations for linguistic clarity in appraisal reports. For<br \/>\nexample, the courts or a tribunal may expect a lexicon of terms at<br \/>\nthe beginning of an appraisal report.  <\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the volume of words, less is usually better<br \/>\nfor clarity of facts, reasoning and opinions. Consider the following<br \/>\nwordy examples and their slimmed down versions.<\/p>\n<p>Wordy: An inspection of the property terrain revealed that<br \/>\nit was moderately sloping down at 20%.<br \/>\nClear and concise: The property slopes downward at 20%.<\/p>\n<p>Wordy: Most of the industrial indices are now dated,<br \/>\nhowever, it has been the appraiser\u2019s market observation<br \/>\nthat industrial land values have been relatively flat over<br \/>\nthe past decade and, indeed, have declined in some areas,<br \/>\nas there have been many mill closures, etc. which have<br \/>\ncreated a surplus of acreage industrial sites in rural and<br \/>\nsmall town locations.<br \/>\nClear and concise: There is an over-supply of acreage<br \/>\nindustrial sites in rural and small town locations. Land values<br \/>\nhave been flat over the past decade.  <\/p>\n<p>Notice that the same message can be conveyed more accurately<br \/>\nwith fewer words. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 23Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Active or passive writing style<br \/>\nThe passive voice may be Public Enemy Number One when it<br \/>\ncomes to style problems in professional writing. Passive writing is<br \/>\noften wordy, convoluted and mind numbing to read. It also tends to<br \/>\nbe \u2018impersonal,\u2019 where the sentence structure hides the author\u2019s<br \/>\nidentity, and, in a way, prevents you from taking credit for your own<br \/>\ngreat work.  <\/p>\n<p>The move to plain language makes for clear, unambiguous<br \/>\nand concise writing. An active writing voice is more effective<br \/>\nat capturing a reader\u2019s attention and conveying your thoughts<br \/>\nclearly and succinctly. However, writing in the active tone moves<br \/>\nus out of our comfort zone. An \u2018old school\u2019 perception is that<br \/>\nconvoluted writing sounds smarter. Similarly, an enduring belief<br \/>\nis that speaking in the first person is unprofessional. Judges have<br \/>\ntraditionally provided written judgements in the third person, but<br \/>\nthis is now changing to first person and plain English \u2013 so not only<br \/>\ndoes the reader now understand the decision, but also knows<br \/>\nspecifically who is making the ruling, rather than some detached<br \/>\nimpersonal \u2018other.\u2019   <\/p>\n<p>Consider some examples of passive versus active voice, with<br \/>\nthe sentence subject highlighted in bold. In the active voice the<br \/>\nsentence subject performs the action; in the passive voice the<br \/>\naction is performed on the sentence subject.<\/p>\n<p>Passive: In estimating the market value of the subject<br \/>\nproperty, we have assumed the subject property is<br \/>\nfree and clear of any and all contamination and are to<br \/>\nbe marketed to a single purchaser and, it is our opinion,<br \/>\nsubject to our Assumptions and Limiting Conditions<br \/>\nincluded in this report that the market value of the subject<br \/>\nas of May 1, 2017 is $1,000,000.3 <\/p>\n<p>Active: In my opinion, the property\u2019s market value,<br \/>\neffective May 1, 2017, is $1,000,000. The value is subject to<br \/>\nthe Assumptions and Limiting Conditions in this report.<\/p>\n<p>Passive: The preceding market information is considered<br \/>\nthe most representative of the property value.<br \/>\nActive: The property value is best represented by the<br \/>\npreceding market information.<\/p>\n<p>Some caution is warranted, though, as the use of the active<br \/>\nvoice in writing is not a universal rule. Active writing is good for<br \/>\nemphasizing key messages and opinions, but can lose reader<br \/>\nimpact when overdone, such as a succession of short, clipped,<br \/>\nto-the-point sentences with no variation. In some situations,<br \/>\nthe passive voice may even be preferable, when it is obvious or<br \/>\nunimportant who is performing the action.  <\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of using the first person to avoid<br \/>\nvague or indirect writing. <\/p>\n<p>Vague: It is the opinion of the author that \u2026<br \/>\nDirect: In my opinion\u2026 or My opinion is\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>Vague: One may find\u2026 or One may conclude\u2026<br \/>\nDirect: I find\u2026 or I conclude\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Vague: This leads to our conclusion that \u2026(gives false<br \/>\nimpression that a group is writing rather than a single author).<br \/>\nDirect: I conclude\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Vague: The appraiser (could be anyone) has determined<br \/>\nthat the Direct Comparison Approach is most applicable<br \/>\nfor this assignment.<br \/>\nDirect: I conclude that the Direct Comparison Approach is<br \/>\nthe most relevant valuation method for this assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Paragraph misdemeanors<br \/>\nI recall reading an appraisal report with a paragraph that started<br \/>\nat the top of a page and ended halfway through the next page.<br \/>\nBy the time I got to the end, I had already forgotten the ideas and<br \/>\nopinions expressed near the beginning. I picture a client, growing<br \/>\nincreasingly annoyed, while reading and re-reading this monster<br \/>\nparagraph to extract its meaning, or, worse, perhaps giving up and<br \/>\nnot reading it at all. <\/p>\n<p>A paragraph should be restricted to one idea. Think of it<br \/>\nas a mini-essay, with an introduction, body and conclusion.<br \/>\nEach sentence in the paragraph\u2019s body presents a supporting<br \/>\npoint. The points should flow in a logical order; one common<br \/>\nmethod is to flow from general to specific. Here is an example of a<br \/>\npoorly worded paragraph with suggested improvements.<\/p>\n<p>Before: With respect to topography, a large portion of<br \/>\nthe subject site lies within a central valley corridor that<br \/>\ncontains all of Main Lake and the headwaters of Spring<br \/>\nCreek, which, with a series of other minor creeks, drain<br \/>\nthe Highlands Range that lies east of the subject lands.<br \/>\nMain Lake is approximately nine acres in size and is more<br \/>\nor less centrally located within the subject parcel. A new<br \/>\ndock costing \u00b1 $15,000 was constructed within the past<br \/>\nfew months. A smaller lake, identified as Little Lake and<br \/>\nlocated immediately south of the subject on the adjoining<br \/>\nproperty, drains into Summer Lake, which then feeds<br \/>\nSpring Creek and ultimately drains into Autumn Lake.<br \/>\nThe site is otherwise generally undulating with a stronger<br \/>\nslope noted on the west side of the lake that leads towards<br \/>\nthe west boundary of the site.<br \/>\nSolution: split into two or more separate statements and<br \/>\neliminate non-relevant information.<br \/>\nAfter: Terrain: the west and east portions of the site slope<br \/>\ndown to a nine-acre lake (Main Lake) at the centre. The<br \/>\nremainder of the site is undulating. Refer to the contour<br \/>\nmap in the Addenda.  [Note that the hydrology of Summer<br \/>\nLake, Spring Creek, and the Autumn Lake watershed were<br \/>\nomitted, as they were not relevant to the assignment.]<br \/>\nSite Improvements: The property has a new floating dock<br \/>\n(replacement cost of \u00b1 $15,000) located on the west shore<br \/>\nof Summer Lake.  <\/p>\n<p>Archaic language and superlatives<br \/>\nRemove the following archaic terms and redundancies from<br \/>\nyour reports:  <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 24 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Poor: Thank you for this opportunity to be of service and I remain,<br \/>\nBetter: Sincerely<\/p>\n<p>Poor: Implicit in this concept is the further requirement that<br \/>\nan adequate, sufficient and reasonable effort is applied to<br \/>\naffect a sale.<br \/>\nBetter: The opinion of value is based on a reasonable effort<br \/>\nto complete a sale.<\/p>\n<p>Poor: The analysis conducted of the indices is considered<br \/>\nappropriate given all factors and this leads to a market value<br \/>\nestimate for the subject property as of May 1, 2017.<br \/>\nBetter: Eliminate sentence \u2013 it states the obvious. Why would<br \/>\nan appraiser complete an analysis if he or she did not believe<br \/>\nthe sales analysis was reasonable?<\/p>\n<p>More archaic phrases to avoid: my considered opinion; herein,<br \/>\nenclosed please find; respectfully submitted; according to<br \/>\nmy research; null and void; fair and reasonable; hereafter or<br \/>\nherewith; before mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful about using superlatives like \u2018extremely\u2019 or<br \/>\n\u2018obviously\u2019 in technical writing. These terms have no absolute<br \/>\nmeaning for the reader. For example, what is the difference<br \/>\nbetween an active market and an extremely active market? If the<br \/>\nproperty is obviously superior to the comparable sales \u2013 why is it<br \/>\nobvious? Superlatives may also give an impression the author is<br \/>\nan advocate or biased, rather than an independent professional<br \/>\n\u2013 meaning non-compliance with Appraisal Institute of Canada<br \/>\nethical standards. Be warned that judges and lawyers are trained<br \/>\nto pick out the use of superlatives in technical expert reports.  <\/p>\n<p>Poor: The subject lands are unquestionably under-improved<br \/>\n(very low building site coverage), however, the existence of<br \/>\nthe lease effectively binds the titles and use of the lands to<br \/>\nthat of the existing use only.<br \/>\nBetter: The subject lands are under-improved. However, the<br \/>\nlease restricts the use of the lands to the current use.<\/p>\n<p>Poor: Extensive historic research.<br \/>\nBetter: Research.<\/p>\n<p>Poor: The right of way is clearly excessive.<br \/>\nBetter: The right of way is excessive.<\/p>\n<p>Do not use these superlatives: exceedingly, exceptional, without<br \/>\nequal, obvious or obviously.<\/p>\n<p>Visual clarity<br \/>\nEven if your writing is excellent, the reader may miss your insights<br \/>\nif the report is poorly formatted and difficult to navigate. Here are<br \/>\nsome tips for report formatting:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Use 1.5-line or 18-point spacing and an Arial font for easier<br \/>\non-screen reading comprehension.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Use bullets and sub-headings \u2013 these make it easier for the<br \/>\naudience to quickly scan your report, follow the logic and<br \/>\nunderstand the facts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sentences should be short with eight to<br \/>\n10 words for maximum impact. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Use graphs rather than tables \u2013<br \/>\na picture tells a thousand words. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Cite your sources with footnotes \u2013<br \/>\nthe Canadian Style Guide is recommended.4  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Summarize the key findings at the end of each report section.<br \/>\nThen cite these findings as support for the major opinions<br \/>\nin your report: Highest and Best Use, selection of Value<br \/>\nMethods, Value Indicators (e.g., sales, rents, cap rates), and<br \/>\nExposure Time.<\/p>\n<p>Summary<br \/>\nChallenge yourself to improve your technical writing in 2018.<br \/>\nAlways have your readers in mind and keep searching for ways<br \/>\nto help them find the information they are looking for. If you can<br \/>\nreduce a sprawling 50-page report to a concise 20 to 30 pages, this<br \/>\nwill not only be easier and faster to read, but also more convincing<br \/>\nto the reader. Clarity of communication makes for a happier client<br \/>\nand a better showcase of your skills and professionalism. <\/p>\n<p>End notes<br \/>\n1 Harold Evans, Do I Make Myself Clear: Why Writing Well <\/p>\n<p>Matters, New York, May 2017. JB: probably don\u2019t need to cite this<br \/>\n2  Ed Yong, On Jargon and Why it Matters in Science Writing, <\/p>\n<p>Discover Magazine, Nov 2010.<br \/>\n3  Appraisers have a habit using the term \u201csubject\u201d to refer to the <\/p>\n<p>property being appraised.  A more direct approach is to refer<br \/>\nto the property being as \u201cthe lands\u201d or \u201c711 Yale Road\u201d or the<br \/>\n\u201cMilner Building\u201d.  <\/p>\n<p>4  JB: rather than footnote, can include with references at end<\/p>\n<p>Additional resources<br \/>\n\u2022 The Canadian Style Guide: A Guide to Writing and Editing, <\/p>\n<p>Dundurn Press Ltd. Toronto, 1997.<br \/>\n\u2022 The Writing Centre, University of Wisconsin. <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/Handbook\/CCS_activevoice.html<br \/>\n\u2022 Purdue Online Writing Lab <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/539\/02\/<br \/>\n\u2022 University of BC Learning Commons <\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/improve-your-writing\/<br \/>\nwriting-resources\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 University of Waterloo Writing and Communications Centre<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/writing-and-communication-centre\/<br \/>\nwriting-resources\/external-resources. <\/p>\n<p>Say more with less: punchy, convincing writing<br \/>\nuses as few words as possible to convey the <\/p>\n<p>same message. Remember back in school when<br \/>\nthe teacher would set page limits for reports?<br \/>\nThe best advice I recall was \u201cWrite a 20-page <\/p>\n<p>report, but present it in only five pages.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 25Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/Handbook\/CCS_activevoice.html<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/539\/02\/<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/improve-your-writing\/writing-resources\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/writing-and-communication-centre\/writing-resources\/external-resources<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/improve-your-writing\/writing-resources\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/writing-and-communication-centre\/writing-resources\/external-resources<\/p>\n<p>Les \u00e9valuateurs immobiliers s\u2019appuient sur le principal outil de<br \/>\ncommunication qu\u2019est la r\u00e9daction technique pour expliquer<br \/>\nclairement leurs opinions aux clients. Dans quelle mesure<br \/>\ncommuniquons-nous vraiment \u2013 sommes-nous clairs ou n\u00e9buleux?<br \/>\nCet article pr\u00e9sente mes observations des pratiques exemplaires en<br \/>\ncommunications d\u2019\u00e9valuation et propose des recommandations pour<br \/>\nam\u00e9liorer la clart\u00e9 de nos rapports. <\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s 35 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans le secteur public et priv\u00e9 \u00e0<br \/>\nexaminer des rapports d\u2019\u00e9valuation narratifs, j\u2019en arrive \u00e0 la<br \/>\nconclusion que les \u00e9valuateurs s\u2019\u00e9cartent souvent des principes de<br \/>\nr\u00e9daction claire. Un client qui a investi des milliers de dollars devrait<br \/>\ns\u2019attendre \u00e0 un rapport agr\u00e9able \u00e0 lire plut\u00f4t que d\u2019\u00eatre confront\u00e9 \u00e0<br \/>\nun Rubik\u2019s Cube l\u2019obligeant \u00e0 chercher des liens entre la logique, les<br \/>\nopinions et les conclusions de l\u2019auteur. <\/p>\n<p>Je note que d\u2019autres professions techniques, comme les<br \/>\ncomptables, les scientifiques, les ing\u00e9nieurs et les programmeurs<br \/>\nde logiciels, ont aussi du mal en r\u00e9daction technique. Les probl\u00e8mes<br \/>\nles plus fr\u00e9quents sont l\u2019incapacit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9crire pour un public non initi\u00e9<br \/>\net d\u2019\u00e9crire clairement en observant les r\u00e8gles de la grammaire<br \/>\nfran\u00e7aise, et un manque de concision. Un texte mal \u00e9crit est un<br \/>\nobstacle \u00e0 la communication qui peut cr\u00e9er, peut-\u00eatre injustement,<br \/>\nune impression n\u00e9gative de vos comp\u00e9tences et de vos capacit\u00e9s<br \/>\nchez les clients et les autres lecteurs.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00c9crivez pour votre auditoire<br \/>\nUn rapport d\u2019\u00e9valuation a pour but de communiquer \u00e0 un auditoire<br \/>\nsp\u00e9cifique l\u2019opinion de l\u2019auteur quant \u00e0 la valeur d\u2019un bien. L\u2019auditoire<br \/>\npeut avoir de bonnes connaissances dans le domaine immobilier<br \/>\n(p. ex., propri\u00e9taires, investisseurs, pr\u00eateurs) ou avoir peu ou pas<br \/>\nd\u2019exp\u00e9rience en mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9valuation (p. ex., tribunaux, organisations<br \/>\nnon gouvernementales, gouvernement, grand public). Votre but est<br \/>\nd\u2019accorder la priorit\u00e9 au lecteur et d\u2019\u00e9viter les abstractions.<\/p>\n<p>Ameliorez<br \/>\nvos rapports<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation<\/p>\n<p>&laquo;&nbsp;Donnez-nous les outils<br \/>\net nous ferons le travail.&nbsp;&raquo; <\/p>\n<p> (Winston Churchill, f\u00e9vrier 1941)<\/p>\n<p>Par John Peebles, AACI, P. App., (RPF ret.).<br \/>\nJohn pratique actuellement l&rsquo;immobilier<br \/>\nconseil et \u00e9valuation \u00e0 titre de directeur de<br \/>\nLand Ethic Consulting Ltd., Victoria, C.-B.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 26 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Vous devez tenir compte de la litt\u00e9ratie de votre auditoire cible<br \/>\nen mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9valuation et vous concentrer sur ce qui est important<br \/>\npour vos lecteurs. Dans les rapports d\u2019\u00e9valuation que je suis appel\u00e9<br \/>\n\u00e0 lire, ce principe est souvent oubli\u00e9. Cet oubli est tr\u00e8s souvent<br \/>\n\u00e9vident dans la section du rapport donnant un aper\u00e7u du march\u00e9.<br \/>\nCette section devrait fournir le contexte et pr\u00e9parer le terrain pour<br \/>\nl\u2019analyse de l\u2019\u00e9valuation qui suivra. Lorsque bien \u00e9crit, cet aper\u00e7u<br \/>\npermet au lecteur de comprendre la conjoncture du march\u00e9 et<br \/>\nsuscite l\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat du lecteur \u00e0 en savoir davantage. Pourtant, la<br \/>\nplupart des aper\u00e7us du march\u00e9 deviennent une sorte de d\u00e9potoir<br \/>\nde statistiques d\u00e9mographiques et socio-\u00e9conomiques al\u00e9atoires<br \/>\ncombin\u00e9es \u00e0 des informations anecdotiques. Certains aper\u00e7us<br \/>\nsont si d\u00e9taill\u00e9s qu\u2019ils feraient l\u2019envie de la commission locale<br \/>\nde d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique. Les aper\u00e7us du march\u00e9 peuvent<br \/>\nrepr\u00e9senter 30 % ou plus de l\u2019ensemble d\u2019un rapport, examinant<br \/>\n\u00e0 fond tout ce qu\u2019un lecteur de la Mongolie ext\u00e9rieure voudrait<br \/>\nsavoir au sujet du march\u00e9 de Victoria, Vancouver, Brampton ou<br \/>\nMontr\u00e9al. Cependant, si un lecteur poss\u00e8de un immeuble locatif<br \/>\nr\u00e9sidentiel, les donn\u00e9es sur les march\u00e9s de la vente au d\u00e9tail et<br \/>\nindustriels peuvent ne lui \u00eatre d\u2019aucune utilit\u00e9. Il peut en \u00eatre de<br \/>\nm\u00eame pour les donn\u00e9es sur la population \u00e9tudiante, les conditions<br \/>\nm\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques, le transport en commun et le service de<br \/>\ntraversier, ou sur l\u2019\u00e9volution des taux d\u2019inoccupation des bureaux<br \/>\nau cours des cinq derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. Le propri\u00e9taire de l\u2019immeuble<br \/>\nlocatif r\u00e9sidentiel a besoin d\u2019information sur le march\u00e9 de la<br \/>\nlocation r\u00e9sidentielle et de r\u00e9ponses aux questions suivantes : quels<br \/>\nimmeubles sont en concurrence avec le mien, qui sont les acheteurs<br \/>\net les vendeurs probables ou typiques et quelles sont les tendances<br \/>\nen mati\u00e8re de taux d\u2019inoccupation, de taux de capitalisation et<br \/>\nde loyers? <\/p>\n<p>Par ailleurs, ne laissez pas la section Aper\u00e7u du march\u00e9 souffrir<br \/>\ndans l\u2019isolement. Autrement dit, pourquoi investir du temps et des<br \/>\nefforts \u00e0 r\u00e9diger une vue d\u2019ensemble compl\u00e8te du march\u00e9 et ne<br \/>\nplus y faire r\u00e9f\u00e9rence dans les sections subs\u00e9quentes d\u2019analyse<br \/>\nde l\u2019utilisation optimale et de l\u2019\u00e9valuation de votre rapport? Vous<br \/>\ndevez \u00e9liminer le non-essentiel et les clich\u00e9s en adaptant la vue<br \/>\nd\u2019ensemble du march\u00e9 et les autres sections en fonction des<br \/>\nparticularit\u00e9s du bien \u00e0 \u00e9valuer. Cherchez \u00e0 formuler une conclusion<br \/>\npercutante dans laquelle vous offrez une analyse raisonn\u00e9e de la<br \/>\ncomp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 du bien par rapport \u00e0 ses pairs (c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire, l\u2019attrait de<br \/>\nl\u2019investissement) et tirez ensuite parti de ces constatations plus tard<br \/>\ndans le rapport. <\/p>\n<p>\u00c9crivez clairement<br \/>\nComme toutes les professions, les \u00e9valuateurs s\u2019appuient sur<br \/>\nun jargon technique et des acronymes comme raccourcis pour<br \/>\ncommuniquer entre eux des processus complexes. Mais, pensez au<br \/>\nlecteur non technique : pour lui, l\u2019utilisation excessive du jargon est<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9quivalent de la lecture d\u2019un journal dans lequel un mot sur deux<br \/>\nest en chinois. Un lecteur ne devrait pas avoir \u00e0 deviner le sens et<br \/>\nremplir les blancs. La citation suivante r\u00e9sume bien le probl\u00e8me de<br \/>\nl\u2019utilisation du jargon. <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Votre t\u00e2che consiste \u00e0 \u00e9duquer les gens en expliquant des<br \/>\nid\u00e9es complexes d\u2019une mani\u00e8re simple et non \u00e0 expliquer des<br \/>\nid\u00e9es simples d\u2019une mani\u00e8re complexe. \u00bb2<\/p>\n<p>Id\u00e9alement, vous devriez utiliser un fran\u00e7ais simple autant que<br \/>\npossible. Expliquez les termes comme si vous parliez \u00e0 un ami ou <\/p>\n<p>un parent non technique. Si vous devez utiliser le jargon, assurez-<br \/>\nvous de d\u00e9finir les termes et de toujours indiquer la signification<br \/>\ndes acronymes \u00e0 leur premi\u00e8re utilisation. Certains publics ont<br \/>\ndes attentes plus \u00e9lev\u00e9es en mati\u00e8re de clart\u00e9 linguistique dans les<br \/>\nrapports d\u2019\u00e9valuation. Par exemple, les tribunaux peuvent s\u2019attendre<br \/>\n\u00e0 ce que vous dressiez un lexique des termes utilis\u00e9s au d\u00e9but d\u2019un<br \/>\nrapport d\u2019\u00e9valuation. <\/p>\n<p>En ce qui concerne la quantit\u00e9 de mots, il est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement<br \/>\npr\u00e9f\u00e9rable d\u2019en dire moins par souci de clart\u00e9 des faits, des<br \/>\nraisonnements et des opinions. Comparez les exemples verbeux<br \/>\nsuivants \u00e0 leurs versions all\u00e9g\u00e9es. <\/p>\n<p>Verbeux : Une inspection du relief de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9<br \/>\nun terrain mod\u00e9r\u00e9ment inclin\u00e9 de quelque 20 %.<br \/>\nClair et concis : Le terrain a une pente de 20 %. <\/p>\n<p>Verbeux : La plupart des indices industriels sont maintenant<br \/>\np\u00e9rim\u00e9s, mais l\u2019observateur a constat\u00e9 que la valeur des<br \/>\nterrains industriels a \u00e9t\u00e9 relativement stable au cours de la<br \/>\nderni\u00e8re d\u00e9cennie et qu\u2019elle a m\u00eame diminu\u00e9 dans certaines<br \/>\nr\u00e9gions, car il y a eu de nombreuses fermetures d\u2019usines,<br \/>\netc. qui ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 un exc\u00e9dent de sites industriels dans les<br \/>\nzones rurales et les petites villes.<br \/>\nClair et concis : Il y a une surabondance de sites industriels<br \/>\ndans les r\u00e9gions rurales et les petites villes. La valeur des<br \/>\nterrains a \u00e9t\u00e9 stable au cours de la derni\u00e8re d\u00e9cennie.  <\/p>\n<p>Notez que le m\u00eame message peut \u00eatre communiqu\u00e9 plus<br \/>\npr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment en moins de mots. <\/p>\n<p>Forme active ou passive<br \/>\nLa forme passive peut \u00eatre l\u2019ennemi public num\u00e9ro un en r\u00e9daction<br \/>\nde rapports professionnels. La forme passive est souvent<br \/>\nverbeuse, alambiqu\u00e9e et ennuyante. Elle a aussi tendance \u00e0 \u00eatre<br \/>\n\u00ab impersonnelle \u00bb, \u00e0 donner des tournures de phrase qui cachent<br \/>\nl\u2019identit\u00e9 de l\u2019auteur et qui vous emp\u00eachent, en quelque sorte, de<br \/>\nprendre le cr\u00e9dit pour votre bon travail. <\/p>\n<p>Un style sobre permet une \u00e9criture claire, sans ambigu\u00eft\u00e9 et<br \/>\nconcise. La forme active est plus efficace pour capter l\u2019attention d\u2019un<br \/>\nlecteur et transmettre vos pens\u00e9es clairement et succinctement.<br \/>\nUne perception \u00ab vieille \u00e9cole \u00bb est que l&rsquo;\u00e9criture alambiqu\u00e9e<br \/>\nsemble plus intelligente. Une autre croyance persistante est qu\u2019il<br \/>\nn\u2019est pas professionnel de parler \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re personne. <\/p>\n<p>Comparez les quelques exemples suivants de phrases au passif<br \/>\net \u00e0 l\u2019actif. J\u2019ai mis le sujet de la phrase en caract\u00e8res gras. Dans la<br \/>\nforme active, le sujet de la phrase effectue l\u2019action; dans la forme<br \/>\npassive, le sujet de la phrase subit l\u2019action. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 27Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Forme passive :  Pour estimer la valeur marchande de la<br \/>\npropri\u00e9t\u00e9 en question, nous avons suppos\u00e9 que la propri\u00e9t\u00e9<br \/>\nen question est libre de toute contamination et qu\u2019elle<br \/>\ndoit \u00eatre commercialis\u00e9e aupr\u00e8s d\u2019un seul acheteur de<br \/>\nsorte que, \u00e0 notre avis et compte tenu des hypoth\u00e8ses et<br \/>\nconditions limitatives contenues dans ce rapport, la valeur<br \/>\nmarchande de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en question au 1er mai 2017 est<br \/>\nde 1 000 000 $.3 <\/p>\n<p>Forme active : \u00c0 mon avis, la valeur marchande de la<br \/>\npropri\u00e9t\u00e9, en date du 1er mai 2017, est de 1 000 000 $.<br \/>\nLa valeur est soumise aux hypoth\u00e8ses et conditions<br \/>\nlimitatives de ce rapport.<br \/>\nForme passive : Les informations de march\u00e9 pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes<br \/>\nsont consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme les plus repr\u00e9sentatives de la<br \/>\nvaleur de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9.<br \/>\nForme active : La valeur de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 est mieux<br \/>\nrepr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par les informations de march\u00e9 pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes. <\/p>\n<p>Une certaine prudence s\u2019impose cependant, car l\u2019utilisation de<br \/>\nla forme active par \u00e9crit ne convient pas \u00e0 toutes les situations.<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9criture active est utile pour mettre l\u2019accent sur les messages<br \/>\net les opinions cl\u00e9s, mais elle peut perdre son impact lorsqu\u2019elle<br \/>\nest surutilis\u00e9e et qu\u2019elle donne lieu \u00e0 succession de phrases<br \/>\ncourtes, tronqu\u00e9es, point \u00e0 point et sans relief. Dans certaines<br \/>\nsituations, la forme passive peut m\u00eame \u00eatre pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable, quand<br \/>\nl\u2019auteur de l\u2019action pos\u00e9e est connu ou sans importance.  <\/p>\n<p>Voici quelques exemples d\u2019utilisation de la premi\u00e8re personne<br \/>\npour \u00e9viter des tournures vagues ou indirectes. <\/p>\n<p>Vague : Il est de l\u2019avis de l\u2019auteur que &#8230;<br \/>\nDirect : \u00c0 mon avis &#8230; ou Mon opinion est &#8230; <\/p>\n<p>Vague : On peut trouver &#8230; ou On peut conclure &#8230;<br \/>\nDirect : Je trouve &#8230; ou je conclus &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Vague : Cela conduit \u00e0 notre conclusion que &#8230; (donne une<br \/>\nfausse impression qu\u2019un groupe \u00e9crit plut\u00f4t qu\u2019un seul<br \/>\nauteur).<br \/>\nDirect : Je conclus\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Vague : L\u2019\u00e9valuateur (pourrait \u00eatre n\u2019importe qui) a<br \/>\nd\u00e9termin\u00e9 que la m\u00e9thode de la comparaison directe est la<br \/>\nplus applicable \u00e0 ce contrat de service.<br \/>\nDirect : Je conclus que la m\u00e9thode de la comparaison<br \/>\ndirecte est la m\u00e9thode d\u2019\u00e9valuation la plus pertinente \u00e0 ce<br \/>\ncontrat de service. <\/p>\n<p>Les m\u00e9faits d\u2019un paragraphe<br \/>\nJe me souviens avoir lu un rapport d\u2019\u00e9valuation contenant un<br \/>\nparagraphe qui commen\u00e7ait au haut d\u2019une page et se terminait au<br \/>\nmilieu de la page suivante. Quand je suis arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 la fin, j\u2019avais d\u00e9j\u00e0<br \/>\noubli\u00e9 les id\u00e9es et les opinions exprim\u00e9es au d\u00e9but. J\u2019imagine un<br \/>\nclient, de plus en plus contrari\u00e9, lisant et relisant ce paragraphe<br \/>\nmonstre pour en extraire le sens, ou pire, abandonnant avant<br \/>\nm\u00eame d\u2019en entreprendre la lecture. <\/p>\n<p>Un paragraphe devrait se limiter \u00e0 une id\u00e9e. Il devrait contenir<br \/>\nune introduction, un corps et une conclusion. Chaque phrase dans<br \/>\nle corps du paragraphe sert de point d\u2019appui. Ces points devraient<br \/>\ns\u2019encha\u00eener dans un ordre logique; une m\u00e9thode courante consiste \u00e0<br \/>\npasser du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral au particulier. Voici un exemple d\u2019un paragraphe<br \/>\nmal r\u00e9dig\u00e9 et les am\u00e9liorations sugg\u00e9r\u00e9es. <\/p>\n<p>Avant : En ce qui concerne la topographie, une grande<br \/>\npartie du site vis\u00e9 se trouve dans un couloir central de la<br \/>\nvall\u00e9e qui contient tout le lac Majeur et le cours sup\u00e9rieur<br \/>\ndu ruisseau Printemps, qui avec d\u2019autres ruisselets,<br \/>\ndraine les hautes terres \u00e0 l&rsquo;est des terrains en objet.<br \/>\nLe lac Majeur a une superficie d\u2019environ neuf acres et est<br \/>\nsitu\u00e9 plus ou moins au centre de la parcelle en question.<br \/>\nUn nouveau quai d\u2019une valeur de \u00b1 15 000 $ a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit<br \/>\nau cours des derniers mois. Un lac plus petit, appel\u00e9 lac<br \/>\nMineur, situ\u00e9 sur la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 adjacente imm\u00e9diatement<br \/>\nau sud de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 vis\u00e9e, se d\u00e9verse dans le lac \u00c9t\u00e9,<br \/>\nqui alimente ensuite le ruisseau Printemps qui finit par<br \/>\ns\u2019\u00e9couler dans le lac Automne. Le site est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement<br \/>\nvallonn\u00e9 avec une pente plus prononc\u00e9e du c\u00f4t\u00e9 ouest du<br \/>\nlac qui m\u00e8ne vers la limite ouest du site.<br \/>\nSolution : diviser en deux ou plusieurs descriptions<br \/>\ndistinctes et \u00e9liminer les informations non pertinentes.<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s : Relief : les parties ouest et est du site descendent<br \/>\nvers un lac de neuf acres (lac Majeur) au centre. Le reste<br \/>\ndu site est vallonn\u00e9. Reportez-vous \u00e0 la carte de contour<br \/>\ndans l\u2019Addenda. [Notons que l\u2019hydrologie du lac \u00c9t\u00e9, du<br \/>\nruisseau Printemps et du bassin versant du lac Automne<br \/>\na \u00e9t\u00e9 omise, car elles n&rsquo;\u00e9taient pas pertinentes au contrat<br \/>\nde service.]<br \/>\nAm\u00e9liorations du site : La propri\u00e9t\u00e9 a un nouveau quai<br \/>\nflottant (co\u00fbt de remplacement de \u00b1 15 000 $) situ\u00e9 sur la<br \/>\nrive ouest du lac \u00c9t\u00e9.  <\/p>\n<p>Redondances et superlatifs<br \/>\nSupprimez les redondances suivantes de vos rapports :  <\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 \u00e9viter : En vous remerciant de me donner l\u2019occasion de<br \/>\nvous servir, je vous prie d\u2019agr\u00e9er \u2026<br \/>\nMeilleur : Salutations<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 \u00e9viter : Ce concept suppose implicitement qu\u2019un effort<br \/>\nad\u00e9quat, suffisant et raisonnable a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 pour donner<br \/>\nlieu \u00e0 une vente.<br \/>\nMeilleur : L\u2019opinion sur la valeur repose sur un effort<br \/>\nraisonnable pour compl\u00e9ter une vente. <\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 \u00e9viter : L\u2019analyse des indices qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 effectu\u00e9e est jug\u00e9e<br \/>\nappropri\u00e9e \u00e0 la lumi\u00e8re de tous les facteurs, ce qui donne<br \/>\nlieu \u00e0 une estimation de la valeur marchande de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9<br \/>\nen question au 1er mai 2017.<br \/>\nMeilleur : \u00c9liminer cette phrase \u2013 elle \u00e9nonce une \u00e9vidence.<br \/>\nPourquoi un \u00e9valuateur compl\u00e9terait-il une analyse s\u2019il ne<br \/>\ncroyait pas que son analyse des ventes a \u00e9t\u00e9 raisonnable? <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 28 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9vitez d\u2019utiliser des superlatifs comme \u00ab extr\u00eamement \u00bb ou<br \/>\n\u00ab \u00e9videmment \u00bb dans un texte technique. Ces termes n\u2019ont aucune<br \/>\nsignification absolue pour le lecteur. Par exemple, quelle est la<br \/>\ndiff\u00e9rence entre un march\u00e9 actif et un march\u00e9 extr\u00eamement actif?<br \/>\nSi la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 est de valeur \u00e9videmment sup\u00e9rieure aux ventes<br \/>\ncomparables &#8211; pourquoi est-ce \u00e9vident? Les superlatifs peuvent<br \/>\naussi donner l\u2019impression que l\u2019auteur est un promoteur ou un<br \/>\nvendeur, et non un professionnel ind\u00e9pendant, ce qui signifie qu\u2019il<br \/>\nne respecte pas les normes d\u2019\u00e9thique de l\u2019Institut canadien des<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateurs. Sachez que les juges et les avocats sont \u00e0 l\u2019aff\u00fbt des<br \/>\nsuperlatifs dans les rapports d\u2019experts techniques.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 \u00e9viter : Les terres en question sont incontestablement<br \/>\nsous-am\u00e9lior\u00e9es (tr\u00e8s faible proportion sous un toit), mais<br \/>\nl\u2019existence du bail lie effectivement les titres et l\u2019utilisation<br \/>\ndes terrains \u00e0 ceux de l\u2019usage existant seulement.<br \/>\nMeilleur : Les terres vis\u00e9es sont sous-am\u00e9lior\u00e9es.<br \/>\nCependant, le bail limite l\u2019utilisation des terrains \u00e0 l\u2019usage<br \/>\nactuel. <\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 \u00e9viter : Recherche historique approfondie.<br \/>\nMeilleur : Recherche.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 \u00e9viter : Le droit de passage est clairement excessif.<br \/>\nMeilleur : Le droit de passage est excessif.<\/p>\n<p>N\u2019utilisez pas ces superlatifs : excessivement, exceptionnels, sans<br \/>\n\u00e9gal, \u00e9vident ou \u00e9videmment. <\/p>\n<p>Clart\u00e9 visuelle<br \/>\nM\u00eame si votre texte est excellent, le lecteur peut ne pas saisir vos<br \/>\nid\u00e9es si le rapport est mal format\u00e9 et difficile \u00e0 naviguer. Voici<br \/>\nquelques trucs de formatage pour vos rapports : <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Utilisez un espacement de 1,5 ou 18 points et une police<br \/>\nArial pour faciliter la compr\u00e9hension \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cran. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Utilisez des points centr\u00e9s et des sous-titres &#8211; ceux-ci<br \/>\npermettent au lecteur d\u2019analyser rapidement votre<br \/>\nrapport, d\u2019en suivre la logique et de comprendre les faits.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Les phrases devraient \u00eatre courtes, de huit \u00e0 dix mots,<br \/>\npour un impact maximum. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Utilisez des graphiques plut\u00f4t que des tableaux &#8211;<br \/>\nune image vaut mille mots. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Citez vos sources au moyen de notes en bas de page &#8211;<br \/>\nle Canadian Style Guide est recommand\u00e9.4 (Le Guide du<br \/>\nr\u00e9dacteur).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 R\u00e9sumez les principales conclusions \u00e0 la fin de chaque<br \/>\nsection du rapport. Ensuite, citez ces constatations<br \/>\npour appuyer les principales opinions de votre rapport :<br \/>\nutilisation optimale, s\u00e9lection des m\u00e9thodes d\u2019\u00e9valuation,<br \/>\nindicateurs de valeur (par ex., ventes, loyers, taux de<br \/>\ncapitalisation) et dur\u00e9e d\u2019exposition. <\/p>\n<p>R\u00e9sum\u00e9<br \/>\nRelevez le d\u00e9fi d\u2019am\u00e9liorer votre r\u00e9daction technique en 2018.<br \/>\nAyez toujours vos lecteurs \u00e0 l\u2019esprit et continuez de chercher des<br \/>\nmoyens de les aider \u00e0 trouver l\u2019information qu\u2019ils recherchent. <\/p>\n<p>Si vous pouvez r\u00e9duire un document de 50 pages \u00e0 un rapport<br \/>\nconcis de 20 \u00e0 30 pages, celui-ci sera non seulement plus facile<br \/>\net plus rapide \u00e0 lire, mais aussi plus convaincant pour le lecteur.<br \/>\nUne communication claire m\u00e8ne \u00e0 la satisfaction du client et met<br \/>\nen \u00e9vidence vos comp\u00e9tences et votre professionnalisme. <\/p>\n<p>Renvois<br \/>\n1 Harold Evans, Do I Make Myself Clear: Why Writing Well <\/p>\n<p>Matters, New York, May 2017. JB: probably don\u2019t need to cite this<br \/>\n2 Ed Yong, On Jargon and Why it Matters in Science Writing, <\/p>\n<p>Discover Magazine, novembre 2010.<br \/>\n3  Appraisers have a habit using the term \u201csubject\u201d to refer to the <\/p>\n<p>property being appraised.  A more direct approach is to refer<br \/>\nto the property being as \u201cthe lands\u201d or \u201c711 Yale Road\u201d or the<br \/>\n\u201cMilner Building\u201d.  <\/p>\n<p>4  JB: rather than footnote, can include with references at end<\/p>\n<p>Additional resources<br \/>\n\u2022 The Canadian Style Guide: A Guide to Writing and Editing, <\/p>\n<p>Dundurn Press Ltd. Toronto, 1997.<br \/>\n\u2022 The Writing Centre, University of Wisconsin. <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/Handbook\/CCS_activevoice.html<br \/>\n\u2022 Purdue Online Writing Lab <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/539\/02\/<br \/>\n\u2022 University of BC Learning Commons <\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/improve-your-writing\/<br \/>\nwriting-resources\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 University of Waterloo Writing and Communications Centre<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/writing-and-communication-centre\/<br \/>\nwriting-resources\/external-resources  <\/p>\n<p>Dites-en plus en moins de mots :<br \/>\nun style percutant et convaincant<br \/>\ncherche \u00e0 faire passer le m\u00eame <\/p>\n<p>message en moins de mots.<br \/>\nRappelez-vous \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole quand <\/p>\n<p>l\u2019enseignant limitait le nombre de<br \/>\npage de vos rapports? Le meilleur<br \/>\nconseil que j\u2019ai re\u00e7u : \u00ab \u00c9crivez un<br \/>\nrapport de 20 pages mais faites-le <\/p>\n<p>tenir sur cinq pages. \u00bb  <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 29Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/Handbook\/CCS_activevoice.html<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/539\/02\/<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/improve-your-writing\/writing-resources\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/writing-and-communication-centre\/writing-resources\/external-resources<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/improve-your-writing\/writing-resources\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/writing-and-communication-centre\/writing-resources\/external-resources<\/p>\n<p>A s a new member of the Investigating Sub-committee, Co-chair Kim Maber, AACI, P.App<br \/>\nadvised me of the most common Real<br \/>\nProperty Appraisal Standard issues<br \/>\nfound by members of the committee<br \/>\nin reports subject to investigation.<br \/>\nThe most common issues have been<br \/>\nthe following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 inadequate description and<br \/>\nanalyses of all data relevant to the<br \/>\nassignment;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 lack of detailed reasoning in<br \/>\nsupporting the analyses and<br \/>\nconclusions; and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 failure of linking exposure time to<br \/>\nthe opinion of market value.1<\/p>\n<p>As a Member should know, each of the<br \/>\nthree issues is a breach of the Real<br \/>\nProperty Appraisal Standard Rules<br \/>\n(RPAS Rules) of the Canadian Uniform<br \/>\nStandards of Professional Appraisal<br \/>\nPractice (CUSPAP) 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The key verbs in the RPAS Rules<br \/>\nthat set out the requirements for the<br \/>\nMember\u2019s appraisal report are identify,<br \/>\ndefine, analyze, state, resolve, describe,<br \/>\napply, detail, comment and reconcile.<br \/>\nThese key verbs can be categorized under<br \/>\none of three headings of \u2018stating data,\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018describing data\u2019 and \u2018analyzing data.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Stating Data<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 identify<br \/>\n\u2022 define<br \/>\n\u2022 state<\/p>\n<p>Describing Data<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 describe<\/p>\n<p>Analyzing Data<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 analyze<br \/>\n\u2022 resolve<br \/>\n\u2022 apply<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018stating data\u2019 Rules of Section 6.2 are<br \/>\nsubsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,<br \/>\n13, 23 and 24. The \u2018describing data\u2019 Rules of<br \/>\nSection 6.2 are subsections 8, 14, 15, and 16.<br \/>\nThe \u2018analyzing data\u2019 Rules are subsections<br \/>\n5, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22.<br \/>\nWhile the proper application of the \u2018stating<br \/>\ndata\u2019 Rules defines the assignment, the<br \/>\nproper application of the \u2018describing data\u2019<br \/>\nand the \u2018analyzing data\u2019 Rules is paramount<br \/>\nto providing an appraisal report that \u201cthe<br \/>\nMember knows, or ought to know, is defective,<br \/>\nerroneous, and\/or misleading\u201d (Ethics<br \/>\nStandard Comment 5.2.1).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Report\u2019 is defined in Section 2.53 of<br \/>\nCUSPAP 2018 as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Any communication, written or oral, of a<br \/>\nprofessional service that is transmitted to<br \/>\nthe client or intended user of an assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Note 1: These Standards do not dictate<br \/>\nthe format or style of reports. The<br \/>\nsubstantive content of a report determines<br \/>\nits compliance with CUSPAP. When using a<br \/>\nform or document created or copyrighted<br \/>\nby the Appraisal Institute of Canada<br \/>\n(AIC), a Member must use the most<br \/>\nrecent version.<br \/>\nNote 2: Report types may include form<br \/>\nreports, short narrative reports or<br \/>\ncomprehensive reports in complete or<br \/>\ndraft formats. Letters of opinion are not<br \/>\nacceptable report types.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the individual appraisal<br \/>\npractices of Members, there are Members<br \/>\nwho only prepare form reports, Members<br \/>\nwho only prepare short narrative\/<br \/>\ncomprehensive reports, and Members who<br \/>\nprepare both form reports and narrative<br \/>\nreports. Since there are differences in the<br \/>\nappraisal report, the reporting of the \u2018stating<br \/>\ndata,\u2019 \u2018describing data\u2019 and \u2018analyzing data\u2019<br \/>\nwill be significantly different in conveying the<br \/>\nappraisal with each type of report. Whether<br \/>\nthe appraisal is conveyed in a form report, a<br \/>\nshort narrative report or a comprehensive<br \/>\nreport, the RPAS Rules and Comments<br \/>\napply. The onus is placed on the Member to<br \/>\nconduct the appraisal and prepare the report<br \/>\nconveying the data, analyses, conclusions<br \/>\nand opinions to support the appraisal in<br \/>\ncompliance with RPAS Rules and Comments.<\/p>\n<p>BY GRANT S. UBA, AACI, P.APP, FELLOW<\/p>\n<p>Member, Investigating Sub-committee<\/p>\n<p>Real Property Appraisal<br \/>\nStandard Rules:<br \/>\nStating, Describing<br \/>\nand Analyzing Data<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 report<br \/>\n\u2022 include<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 comment<br \/>\n\u2022 reconcile<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 detail<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 30 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE MATTERS<\/p>\n<p>The Member in her\/his application of<br \/>\nthe RPAS Rules and Comments should<br \/>\nalways be asking herself\/himself, \u201cWhat<br \/>\nwould the reasonable appraiser do?\u201d<br \/>\n\u2018Reasonable appraiser\u2019 is defined in<br \/>\nCUSPAP 2018 as follows:<\/p>\n<p>A Member providing professional<br \/>\nservices within an acceptable standard<br \/>\nof skill and expertise, and based on<br \/>\nrational assumptions.<br \/>\nNote: For the purposes of CUSPAP and<br \/>\nthe Professional Liability Insurance<br \/>\nProgram, the term \u2018appraiser,\u2019 when<br \/>\nemployed or referenced outside of the<br \/>\nRPAS and Machinery &#038; Equipment<br \/>\nAppraisal Standard, is deemed to<br \/>\nbe generic and synonymous to \u2018AIC<br \/>\nMember,\u2019 \u2018the Member,\u2019 \u2018the practitioner,\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018the reviewer\u2019 (under the Review<br \/>\nStandard), \u2018the Consultant\u2019 (under the<br \/>\nConsulting Standard), \u2018the reserve<br \/>\nfund planner\u2019 (under the Reserve Fund<br \/>\nStandard) and \u2018the assessor\u2019 (under the<br \/>\nMass Appraisal Standard).<\/p>\n<p>The Member is reminded that, in addition<br \/>\nto the RPAS Rules and Comments, the<br \/>\nDefinitions in Section 2 of CUSPAP 2018<br \/>\nare compulsory. In addition, the Member<br \/>\nis reminded of the usefulness of the<br \/>\nPractice Notes:<\/p>\n<p>Practice Notes [see Section 18] provide<br \/>\nguidance in meeting the reasonable<br \/>\nappraiser test. Practice Notes are<br \/>\nnot compulsory or binding. They<br \/>\nare intended to provide a convenient<br \/>\nresource for everyday application,<br \/>\ngiving examples for application of<br \/>\nRules for real property appraisal,<br \/>\nreview, consulting, reserve fund<br \/>\nplanning, machinery and equipment<br \/>\nappraisal, and mass appraisal<br \/>\nassignments. Practice Notes are<br \/>\nintended to promote discussion and<br \/>\nprovide leadership to Members in<br \/>\nunderstanding how to comply with<br \/>\nStandards.<\/p>\n<p>Now to the three common issues found by<br \/>\ninvestigators, which are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 inadequate description and analyses<br \/>\nof all data relevant to the assignment;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 lack of detailed reasoning in<br \/>\nsupporting the analyses and<br \/>\nconclusions; and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 failure of linking exposure time to the<br \/>\nopinion of market value.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to using the guidance in the<br \/>\nPractice Notes to ensure that a Member\u2019s<br \/>\nreport does not contain any one of these<br \/>\nthree common issues, the Member may<br \/>\nconsider the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 re-acquainting herself\/himself<br \/>\nwith AIC\u2019s \u2018book of knowledge\u2019<br \/>\n\u2013 The Appraisal of Real Estate,<br \/>\nThird Canadian Edition; <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 acquiring a library of publications<br \/>\non specific property types available<br \/>\nthrough the Appraisal Institute (US); <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 having reports peer reviewed by an<br \/>\nassociate (subject to meeting the<br \/>\nConfidentiality Standard); and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 submitting reports voluntarily to the<br \/>\nAIC Peer Review Program.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Member may consider<br \/>\nseveral of the Continuing Professional<br \/>\nDevelopment (CPD) courses offered<br \/>\nthrough the Real Estate Division of the<br \/>\nSauder School of Business, University<br \/>\nof British Columbia. Co-Chair Maber<br \/>\nadvised that, where a Member is<br \/>\nfound to have breached CUSPAP, the<br \/>\nmain CPD courses that Members are<br \/>\nrequired to take are one or more of<br \/>\nthe following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Highest and Best Use Analysis<br \/>\n\u2022 Creative Critical Thinking: Advancing <\/p>\n<p>Appraisal to Strategic Advising<br \/>\n\u2022 Exposure &#038; Marketing Time: <\/p>\n<p>Valuation Impacts<br \/>\n\u2022 Adjustment Support in the Direct <\/p>\n<p>Comparison Approach<\/p>\n<p>The descriptions for these CPD courses<br \/>\nare as follows:<br \/>\nCPD 105: Highest and Best Use Analysis<br \/>\nPre-requisite: None.<br \/>\nThis lesson examines real estate market<br \/>\nanalysis in terms of how it impacts the<br \/>\nmost profitable legal use of property.<br \/>\nThis lesson offers a broad overview of<br \/>\nhow market forces shape residential,<br \/>\ncommercial, recreational and community<br \/>\nland uses. It then examines highest and<br \/>\nbest use analysis in detail, first offering<br \/>\na general overview of underlying theory<br \/>\nand techniques, and then discussing<br \/>\nhighest and best use for both vacant and<br \/>\nimproved properties.<\/p>\n<p>CPD 110: Creative Critical Thinking:<br \/>\nAdvancing Appraisal to Strategic Advising<br \/>\nThese three lessons provide an introduction<br \/>\nto the conceptual foundations underlying<br \/>\nconsulting and advisory services related<br \/>\nto real estate. Students will learn how to:<br \/>\ncritically analyze the context for real estate<br \/>\nproblems, creating an effective foundation<br \/>\nfor further in-depth analysis of issues;<br \/>\neffectively apply traditional and online<br \/>\nresearch skills; identify risk and describe<br \/>\nhow it can be managed in real estate<br \/>\ndecisions; and develop the \u2018meta-skills\u2019<br \/>\nnecessary to succeed in the real estate<br \/>\nservice supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>CPD 117: Exposure and Marketing Time:<br \/>\nValuation Impacts<br \/>\nThis course explores how the concepts<br \/>\nof exposure time and marketing time<br \/>\nimpact market value appraisals, and the <\/p>\n<p>Continued on page 34.<\/p>\n<p>The onus is placed on the Member to conduct<br \/>\nthe appraisal and prepare the report conveying<br \/>\nthe data, analyses, conclusions and opinions to<br \/>\nsupport the appraisal in compliance with RPAS<br \/>\nRules and Comments.<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 31Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>E n tant que nouveau membre du sous-comit\u00e9 d\u2019enqu\u00eate, la copr\u00e9sidente Kim Maber, AACI, P.App m\u2019a inform\u00e9 des<br \/>\nprobl\u00e8mes les plus courants concernant la<br \/>\nNorme relative aux activit\u00e9s d\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nimmobili\u00e8re soulev\u00e9s par les membres du<br \/>\ncomit\u00e9 dans les rapports faisant l\u2019objet d\u2019une<br \/>\nenqu\u00eate. Les probl\u00e8mes les plus courants<br \/>\nsont les suivants : <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 une description et des analyses<br \/>\ninad\u00e9quates de toutes les donn\u00e9es<br \/>\npertinentes au contrat de service;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 l\u2019absence d\u2019un raisonnement d\u00e9taill\u00e9 \u00e0<br \/>\nl\u2019appui des analyses et des conclusions;<br \/>\net <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 l\u2019\u00e9chec de lier la dur\u00e9e d\u2019exposition \u00e0<br \/>\nl\u2019opinion sur la valeur marchande.1<\/p>\n<p>Comme un membre devrait le savoir,<br \/>\nchacune des trois questions constitue<br \/>\nune infraction aux R\u00e8gles sur la Norme<br \/>\nrelative aux activit\u00e9s d\u2019\u00e9valuation des biens<br \/>\nimmobiliers (R\u00e8gles NEBI) des Normes<br \/>\nuniformes de pratique professionnelle<br \/>\nen mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9valuation au Canada<br \/>\n(NUPPEC) 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Les verbes cl\u00e9s dans les R\u00e8gles NEBI<br \/>\nqui d\u00e9finissent les exigences pour le rapport<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation du membre sont : pr\u00e9ciser,<br \/>\nd\u00e9finir, analyser, \u00e9noncer, r\u00e9soudre, d\u00e9crire,<br \/>\nappliquer, d\u00e9tailler, commenter et concilier.<br \/>\nCes verbes cl\u00e9s peuvent \u00eatre cat\u00e9goris\u00e9s <\/p>\n<p>sous l\u2019une des trois rubriques suivantes :<br \/>\n\u00ab \u00e9noncer les donn\u00e9es \u00bb, \u00ab d\u00e9crire les<br \/>\ndonn\u00e9es \u00bb et \u00ab analyser les donn\u00e9es \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9noncer les donn\u00e9es <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 pr\u00e9ciser<br \/>\n\u2022 d\u00e9finir<br \/>\n\u2022 d\u00e9clarer<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9crire les donn\u00e9es<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 d\u00e9crire<\/p>\n<p>Analyser les donn\u00e9es<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 analyser<br \/>\n\u2022 r\u00e9soudre<br \/>\n\u2022 appliquer<\/p>\n<p>Les r\u00e8gles portant sur l\u2019\u00e9nonc\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es<br \/>\n\u00e0 la section 6.2 sont aux paragraphes 1, 2,<br \/>\n3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23 et 24. Les<br \/>\nr\u00e8gles portant sur la description des donn\u00e9es<br \/>\n\u00e0 la section 6.2 sont aux paragraphes 8, 14,<br \/>\n15 et 16. Les r\u00e8gles portant sur l\u2019analyse<br \/>\ndes donn\u00e9es sont aux paragraphes 5, 11,<br \/>\n13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 et 22. Alors<br \/>\nque la bonne application des r\u00e8gles portant<br \/>\nsur l\u2019\u00e9nonc\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es d\u00e9finit le contrat<br \/>\nde service, la bonne application des r\u00e8gles<br \/>\nportant sur la description des donn\u00e9es et<br \/>\nsur l\u2019analyse des donn\u00e9es est essentielle \u00e0 la<br \/>\nprestation d\u2019un rapport d\u2019\u00e9valuation que \u00ab le<br \/>\nmembre sait (ou devrait savoir) \u00eatre fautif, <\/p>\n<p>erron\u00e9 et(ou) trompeur \u00bb (Norme relative aux<br \/>\nquestions d\u2019\u00e9thique \u2013 Commentaires 5.2.1).<\/p>\n<p>Le terme \u00ab rapport \u00bb est d\u00e9fini comme<br \/>\nsuit \u00e0 la section 2.53 des NUPPEC 2018 :<\/p>\n<p>Toute communication, \u00e9crite ou orale, d\u2019un<br \/>\nservice professionnel transmise au client<br \/>\nou \u00e0 l\u2019utilisateur pr\u00e9vu dans le cadre d\u2019un<br \/>\ncontrat de service.<br \/>\nRemarque 1 : Les pr\u00e9sentes normes<br \/>\nne dictent pas le format ou le style des<br \/>\nrapports. Le contenu concret des rapports<br \/>\nd\u00e9termine leur conformit\u00e9 aux NUPPEC.<br \/>\nCependant, lorsque vous utilisez un<br \/>\nformulaire cr\u00e9\u00e9 et publi\u00e9 par l\u2019ICE, un<br \/>\nmembre doit utiliser le formulaire le plus<br \/>\nr\u00e9cent publi\u00e9 par l\u2019ICE.<br \/>\nRemarque 2 : Les types de rapports<br \/>\npeuvent inclure les rapports sur<br \/>\nformulaires, des rapports narratifs brefs<br \/>\net concis ou des rapports d\u00e9taill\u00e9s et plus<br \/>\ncompr\u00e9hensifs en formats complets ou<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9bauche. Les lettres d\u2019opinion ne sont<br \/>\npas des types de rapports acceptables. <\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9pendamment de leurs pratiques<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation individuelles, certains<br \/>\nmembres ne pr\u00e9parent que des rapports<br \/>\nsur formulaires, d\u2019autres membres ne<br \/>\npr\u00e9parent que de courts rapports narratifs \/<br \/>\nexhaustifs et d\u2019autres enfin qui pr\u00e9parent \u00e0<br \/>\nla fois des rapports sur formulaires et des<br \/>\nrapports narratifs. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 qu\u2019il y a des<br \/>\ndiff\u00e9rences dans le rapport d\u2019\u00e9valuation, la <\/p>\n<p>PAR GRANT S. UBA, AACI, P.APP, FELLOW<\/p>\n<p>Membre du sous-comit\u00e9 d\u2019enqu\u00eate<\/p>\n<p>Norme relative aux activit\u00e9s<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation immobili\u00e8re \u2013<br \/>\nR\u00e8gles : \u00c9nonc\u00e9, description<br \/>\net analyse des donn\u00e9es<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 faire rapport<br \/>\n\u2022 inclure<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 d\u00e9tailler<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 commenter<br \/>\n\u2022 concilier<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 32 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>PARLONS PRATIQUE PROFESSIONNELLE<\/p>\n<p>pr\u00e9paration de \u00ab l\u2019\u00e9nonc\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es \u00bb,<br \/>\nde \u00ab la description des donn\u00e9es \u00bb et de<br \/>\n\u00ab l\u2019analyse des donn\u00e9es \u00bb sera tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rente<br \/>\ndans la communication de l\u2019\u00e9valuation dans<br \/>\nchaque type de rapport. Que l\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nsoit communiqu\u00e9e dans un rapport sur<br \/>\nformulaire, un court rapport narratif ou un<br \/>\nrapport complet, les R\u00e8gles et Commentaires<br \/>\nNEBI s\u2019appliquent. Il incombe au membre<br \/>\nde proc\u00e9der \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9valuation et de pr\u00e9parer le<br \/>\nrapport contenant les donn\u00e9es, les analyses,<br \/>\nles conclusions et les opinions \u00e0 l\u2019appui de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation, conform\u00e9ment aux R\u00e8gles et<br \/>\nCommentaires NEBI. <\/p>\n<p>Dans son application des R\u00e8gles et<br \/>\nCommentaires NEBI, le Membre devrait<br \/>\ntoujours se demander ce que ferait<br \/>\nun \u00e9valuateur raisonnable. Le terme<br \/>\n\u00ab \u00e9valuateur raisonnable \u00bb est d\u00e9fini comme<br \/>\nsuit dans les NUPPEC 2018 :<\/p>\n<p>Membre qui fournit des services<br \/>\nprofessionnels conformes \u00e0 une norme<br \/>\nacceptable de comp\u00e9tences et d\u2019expertise<br \/>\net fond\u00e9s sur des hypoth\u00e8ses rationnelles.<br \/>\nRemarque : Aux fins des NUPPEC et du<br \/>\nProgramme d\u2019assurance responsabilit\u00e9<br \/>\nprofessionnelle, le terme \u00e9valuateur,<br \/>\nlorsqu\u2019utilis\u00e9 ou r\u00e9f\u00e9renc\u00e9 en marge<br \/>\nde la Norme relative aux activit\u00e9s<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation de biens immobiliers et de la<br \/>\nNorme relative aux activit\u00e9s d\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nde machinerie et d\u2019\u00e9quipement, est<br \/>\nr\u00e9put\u00e9 \u00eatre g\u00e9n\u00e9rique et synonyme de<br \/>\n\u00ab membre de l\u2019ICE \u00bb, \u00ab le membre \u00bb,<br \/>\n\u00ab le praticien \u00bb, \u00ab l\u2019examinateur \u00bb (en<br \/>\nvertu de la Norme relative aux activit\u00e9s<br \/>\nd\u2019examen), \u00ab l\u2019expert-conseil \u00bb (en vertu<br \/>\nde la Norme relative aux activit\u00e9s de<br \/>\nconsultation), \u00ab le planificateur de fonds<br \/>\nde r\u00e9serve \u00bb (en vertu de la Norme relative<br \/>\n\u00e0 la planification de fonds de r\u00e9serve) et<br \/>\n\u00ab l\u2019\u00e9valuateur \u00bb (en vertu de la Norme<br \/>\nrelative \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9valuation de masse). <\/p>\n<p>On rappelle au membre que, outre les R\u00e8gles<br \/>\net Commentaires NEBI, les d\u00e9finitions<br \/>\n\u00e0 la section 2 des NUPPEC 2018 sont<br \/>\nobligatoires. De plus, on rappelle au membre<br \/>\nl\u2019utilit\u00e9 des Notes relatives \u00e0 la pratique : <\/p>\n<p>Les notes relatives \u00e0 la pratique<br \/>\n[v. section 18] fournissent des <\/p>\n<p>conseils pour r\u00e9pondre au test de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00ab \u00e9valuateur raisonnable \u00bb. Les notes<br \/>\nrelatives \u00e0 la pratique ne sont pas<br \/>\nex\u00e9cutoires. Elles ont pour objet de<br \/>\nconstituer une ressource pratique au<br \/>\nmoyen d\u2019exemples de l\u2019application<br \/>\nquotidienne des r\u00e8gles dans le cadre<br \/>\ndes contrats de services d\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nde biens immobiliers, d\u2019examen, de<br \/>\nconsultation, de planification du fonds<br \/>\nde r\u00e9serve, d\u2019\u00e9valuation de machinerie<br \/>\net \u00e9quipement ou \u00e9valuation de masse.<br \/>\nLes notes relatives \u00e0 la pratique visent<br \/>\n\u00e0 promouvoir la discussion et guider<br \/>\nles membres dans la fa\u00e7on d\u2019appliquer<br \/>\nles normes. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 se b\u00e2tir une biblioth\u00e8que de<br \/>\npublications par l\u2019Appraisal Institute<br \/>\n(\u00c9.-U.) portant sur des types de<br \/>\npropri\u00e9t\u00e9s sp\u00e9cifiques; <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 soumettre des rapports \u00e0<br \/>\nl\u2019examen par des pairs (sous<br \/>\nr\u00e9serve de la Norme en mati\u00e8re<br \/>\nde confidentialit\u00e9); et<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 soumettre volontairement<br \/>\ndes rapports au programme<br \/>\nd\u2019examen par les pairs de l\u2019ICE.<\/p>\n<p>De plus, le membre peut prendre en<br \/>\nconsid\u00e9ration plusieurs des cours de<br \/>\nPerfectionnement  professionnel continu<br \/>\n(PPC) offerts par l\u2019\u00c9cole d\u2019\u00e9tudes<br \/>\ncommerciales Sauder de la Division de<br \/>\nl\u2019immobilier de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de la Colombie-<br \/>\nBritannique. La copr\u00e9sidente Maber a<br \/>\nindiqu\u00e9 que, dans le cas d\u2019un membre qui<br \/>\naurait enfreint les NUPPEC, les principaux<br \/>\ncours de PPC que les membres sont tenus<br \/>\nde suivre sont les suivants : <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Highest and Best Use Analysis<br \/>\n\u2022 Creative Critical Thinking: Advancing <\/p>\n<p>Appraisal to Strategic Advising<br \/>\n\u2022 Exposure &#038; Marketing Time: <\/p>\n<p>Valuation Impacts<br \/>\n\u2022 Adjustment Support in the <\/p>\n<p>Direct Comparison<br \/>\nVoici une description de ces cours de PPC :<br \/>\nCPD 105: Highest and Best Use Analysis<br \/>\nPr\u00e9requis : Aucun.<br \/>\nCette le\u00e7on examine l\u2019analyse du march\u00e9<br \/>\nimmobilier en termes d\u2019impact sur<br \/>\nl\u2019utilisation l\u00e9gale la plus rentable de<br \/>\nla propri\u00e9t\u00e9. Cette le\u00e7on offre un large<br \/>\naper\u00e7u de la fa\u00e7on dont les forces du<br \/>\nmarch\u00e9 d\u00e9terminent les utilisations<br \/>\nr\u00e9sidentielles, commerciales, r\u00e9cr\u00e9atives<br \/>\net communautaires des terres. Le cours<br \/>\nexamine ensuite en d\u00e9tail l\u2019analyse de<br \/>\nl\u2019utilisation optimale, en offrant d\u2019abord<br \/>\nun aper\u00e7u g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la th\u00e9orie et des<br \/>\ntechniques sous-jacentes, puis en discutant<br \/>\nde l\u2019utilisation maximale et optimale des<br \/>\npropri\u00e9t\u00e9s tant vacantes qu\u2019am\u00e9lior\u00e9es. <\/p>\n<p>CPD 110: Creative Critical Thinking:<br \/>\nAdvancing Appraisal to Strategic Advising<br \/>\nCes trois le\u00e7ons constituent une <\/p>\n<p>Passons maintenant aux trois probl\u00e8mes<br \/>\nles plus communs que rencontrent les<br \/>\nenqu\u00eateurs, \u00e0 savoir : <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 une description et des analyses<br \/>\ninad\u00e9quates de toutes les donn\u00e9es<br \/>\npertinentes au contrat de service;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 l\u2019absence d\u2019un raisonnement<br \/>\nd\u00e9taill\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019appui des analyses et des<br \/>\nconclusions; et <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 l\u2019\u00e9chec de lier la dur\u00e9e d\u2019exposition \u00e0<br \/>\nl\u2019opinion sur la valeur marchande.<\/p>\n<p>En plus d\u2019utiliser les lignes directrices<br \/>\ncontenues dans les Notes relatives \u00e0 la<br \/>\npratique pour s\u2019assurer que le rapport d\u2019un<br \/>\nmembre ne contient aucune de ces trois<br \/>\nprobl\u00e8mes communs, le membre peut<br \/>\nconsid\u00e9rer ce qui suit : <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 refaire connaissance avec le manuel<br \/>\nde base de l\u2019ICE \u2013 The Appraisal of<br \/>\nReal Estate, Third Canadian Edition; <\/p>\n<p>Il incombe au membre de<br \/>\nproc\u00e9der \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\net de pr\u00e9parer le rapport<br \/>\ncontenant les donn\u00e9es, les<br \/>\nanalyses, les conclusions <\/p>\n<p>et les opinions \u00e0 l\u2019appui de <\/p>\n<p>l\u2019\u00e9valuation, conform\u00e9ment <\/p>\n<p>aux R\u00e8gles et Commentaires <\/p>\n<p>NEBI. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 33Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>PARLONS PRATIQUE PROFESSIONNELLE<\/p>\n<p>PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE MATTERS Continued from page 31.<\/p>\n<p>requirements these pose for appraisers.<br \/>\nStudents will gain an understanding of<br \/>\nhow to justify and support opinions of<br \/>\nexposure time and marketing time, and of<br \/>\nthe requirements of CUSPAP related to<br \/>\nthese two concepts.<\/p>\n<p>CPD 123: Adjustment Support in the<br \/>\nDirect Comparison Approach<br \/>\nThis single lesson course addresses<br \/>\n\u2018best practices\u2019 for adjustment support<br \/>\nin appraisals when applying the direct<br \/>\ncomparison approach. Appraisers face<br \/>\ntime and data constraints, and this<br \/>\ncourse explores practical methods<br \/>\nfor supporting and substantiating<br \/>\nadjustments. A \u2018hybrid technique\u2019 is<br \/>\nexplored that combines aspects of both <\/p>\n<p>quantitative and qualitative adjustment<br \/>\nmethods in reaching valuation<br \/>\nconclusions, ensuring that they are both<br \/>\ndefensible and attainable.<br \/>\nThese CPD courses, as well as the<br \/>\nother CPD courses available through<br \/>\nSauder, will enhance the Member\u2019s<br \/>\nprofessionalism and expertise, while<br \/>\nmeeting the requirements of AIC\u2019s<br \/>\nContinuing Professional Development<br \/>\nprogram for Members. The link to<br \/>\nSauder\u2019s offering of CPD courses is<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.sauder.ubc.ca\/Programs\/<br \/>\nReal_Estate_Division\/Credit_Programs_<br \/>\nand_Professional_Development_Courses\/<br \/>\nProfessional_Development_Courses.<\/p>\n<p>Since a Member is required to comply<br \/>\nwith CUSPAP, it is recommended that <\/p>\n<p>Members continually ask themselves if<br \/>\ntheir appraisals and the reports conveying<br \/>\nthe appraisals meet the \u2018reasonable<br \/>\nappraiser\u2019 test. In the context of this<br \/>\narticle, it is also recommended that<br \/>\nMembers critically review their most<br \/>\nrecent report(s) to assess whether they<br \/>\nhave met the requirements for \u2018stating<br \/>\ndata,\u2019 \u2018describing data\u2019 and \u2018analyzing<br \/>\ndata\u2019 of the RPAS Rules.<\/p>\n<p>End note<br \/>\n1 Co-Chair Maber advised of a fourth <\/p>\n<p>issue, which is reliance on templates<br \/>\nfor assumptions and limiting conditions<br \/>\nwithout editing for inconsistencies<br \/>\nrelative to the characteristics of the<br \/>\nproperty being appraised. <\/p>\n<p>introduction aux fondements conceptuels<br \/>\ndes services de consultation et de conseil<br \/>\nen mati\u00e8re d\u2019immobilier. Les \u00e9tudiants<br \/>\napprendront comment : analyser de<br \/>\nmani\u00e8re critique le contexte des probl\u00e8mes<br \/>\nimmobiliers, cr\u00e9ant ainsi une base<br \/>\nefficace pour une analyse approfondie des<br \/>\nprobl\u00e8mes; appliquer efficacement les<br \/>\ncomp\u00e9tences de recherche traditionnelles<br \/>\net en ligne; identifier les risques et d\u00e9crire<br \/>\ncomment ils peuvent \u00eatre g\u00e9r\u00e9s dans les<br \/>\nd\u00e9cisions immobili\u00e8res; et d\u00e9velopper les<br \/>\n\u00ab m\u00e9ta-comp\u00e9tences \u00bb n\u00e9cessaires pour<br \/>\nr\u00e9ussir dans la cha\u00eene d\u2019approvisionnement<br \/>\ndes services immobiliers. <\/p>\n<p>CPD 117: Exposure and Marketing Time:<br \/>\nValuation Impacts<br \/>\nCe cours explore comment les notions<br \/>\nde dur\u00e9e d\u2019exposition et de dur\u00e9e de<br \/>\nmarketing influencent les \u00e9valuations de<br \/>\nla valeur marchande, et les exigences que<br \/>\nces notions imposent aux \u00e9valuateurs. Les<br \/>\n\u00e9tudiants obtiendront une compr\u00e9hension<br \/>\nde la fa\u00e7on de justifier et de soutenir<br \/>\nles opinions sur la dur\u00e9e d\u2019exposition<br \/>\net la dur\u00e9e de marketing, ainsi que sur <\/p>\n<p>les exigences des NUPPEC li\u00e9es \u00e0 ces<br \/>\ndeux notions. <\/p>\n<p>CPD 123: Adjustment Support in<br \/>\nthe Direct Comparison Approach<br \/>\nCe cours en une le\u00e7on aborde les<br \/>\n\u00ab meilleures pratiques \u00bb en mati\u00e8re de<br \/>\nsoutien \u00e0 l&rsquo;ajustement d\u2019une \u00e9valuation par<br \/>\nl\u2019application de la m\u00e9thode de comparaison<br \/>\ndirecte. Les \u00e9valuateurs font face \u00e0 des<br \/>\ncontraintes de temps et de donn\u00e9es, et<br \/>\nce cours explore des m\u00e9thodes pratiques<br \/>\npour soutenir et justifier les ajustements.<br \/>\nOn y examine une \u00ab technique hybride \u00bb<br \/>\nqui combine des aspects des m\u00e9thodes<br \/>\nd&rsquo;ajustement quantitatifs et qualitatifs pour<br \/>\narriver \u00e0 des conclusions d&rsquo;\u00e9valuation, en<br \/>\ns&rsquo;assurant que ces conclusions sont \u00e0 la<br \/>\nfois d\u00e9fendables et r\u00e9alisables. <\/p>\n<p>Ces cours de PPC, ainsi que les autres<br \/>\ncours de PPC offerts par l\u2019\u00c9cole Sauder,<br \/>\nam\u00e9lioreront le professionnalisme<br \/>\net l\u2019expertise des membres, tout en<br \/>\nr\u00e9pondant aux exigences du Programme<br \/>\nde perfectionnement professionnel<br \/>\ncontinu des membres de l\u2019ICE. Le lien <\/p>\n<p>aux cours de PPC offerts par l\u2019\u00c9cole Sauder<br \/>\nest : http:\/\/www.sauder.ubc.ca\/Programs\/<br \/>\nReal_Estate_Division\/Credit_Programs_<br \/>\nand_Professional_Development_Courses\/<br \/>\nProfessional_Development_Courses.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9tant donn\u00e9 qu&rsquo;un membre est tenu de se<br \/>\nconformer aux NUPPEC, il est recommand\u00e9<br \/>\nque les membres se demandent constamment<br \/>\nsi leurs \u00e9valuations et les rapports<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation qu\u2019ils produisent r\u00e9pondent au<br \/>\ncrit\u00e8re de \u00ab l\u2019\u00e9valuateur raisonnable \u00bb. Dans<br \/>\nle contexte de cet article, il est \u00e9galement<br \/>\nrecommand\u00e9 que les membres examinent<br \/>\nde mani\u00e8re critique leurs rapports les plus<br \/>\nr\u00e9cents afin de d\u00e9terminer s\u2019ils r\u00e9pondent<br \/>\naux exigences d\u2019\u00ab \u00e9nonc\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es \u00bb, de<br \/>\n\u00ab description des donn\u00e9es \u00bb et d\u2019\u00ab analyse<br \/>\ndes donn\u00e9es \u00bb des R\u00e8gles NEBI. <\/p>\n<p>Note<br \/>\n1 La copr\u00e9sidente Maber nous a fait part <\/p>\n<p>d\u2019une quatri\u00e8me question, celle qui<br \/>\nconsiste \u00e0 se fier aux mod\u00e8les pour la<br \/>\nformulation des hypoth\u00e8ses et conditions<br \/>\nlimitatives sans r\u00e9soudre les incoh\u00e9rences<br \/>\nrelatives aux caract\u00e9ristiques du bien<br \/>\nimmobilier \u00e9valu\u00e9. <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 34 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.sauder.ubc.ca\/Programs\/Real_Estate_Division\/Credit_Programs_and_Professional_Development_Courses\/Professional_Development_Courses<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.sauder.ubc.ca\/Programs\/<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.sauder.ubc.ca\/Programs\/Real_Estate_Division\/Credit_Programs_and_Professional_Development_Courses\/Professional_Development_Courses<\/p>\n<p>Tired of the daily<br \/>\ncopy and paste?<\/p>\n<p>1-800-475-2785<br \/>\nRealWired.com<\/p>\n<p>realwired!<\/p>\n<p>GET BACK TO<br \/>\nAPPRAISING<br \/>\nPROPERTIES<br \/>\nDid you know that on average commercial<br \/>\nappraisers spend 35% of their day doing<br \/>\nadministrative work?<\/p>\n<p>DataComp and Edge, in-house comp<br \/>\ndatabase and report writing software,<br \/>\ncan get you back to what you get<br \/>\npaid for. The analysis.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/realwired.com<\/p>\n<p>and the borrowers defaulted in 2009.<br \/>\nThe property was sold by court order on<br \/>\nApril 8, 2013 for $1,350,000. The proceeds<br \/>\nwere insufficient to cover the outstanding<br \/>\nbalance of the first mortgage. RBC received<br \/>\nnothing from the sale of the property<br \/>\nand there was no repayment of the loan.<br \/>\nRBC looked to Westech.<\/p>\n<p> RBC sued for negligence alleging<br \/>\nthat Westech had not met the standard of<br \/>\ncare required of a professional real estate<br \/>\nappraiser. The appraisal was said to contain<br \/>\nfalse, inaccurate or misleading information<br \/>\nand that it grossly overvalued the property.<br \/>\nThe defendants countered asserting that<br \/>\nRBC\u2019s reliance was unreasonable because the<br \/>\nappraisal had not been used for its intended<br \/>\npurpose \u2013 conventional first mortgage<br \/>\nfinancing \u2013 and that RBC was negligent in<br \/>\nassessing the borrower\u2019s credit risk.<\/p>\n<p> The court identified three issues:<br \/>\na. Was RBC\u2019s reliance on the <\/p>\n<p>appraisal reasonable?<br \/>\nb. Did the appraisal meet the standard of <\/p>\n<p>care of a professional appraiser?<br \/>\nc. Was RBC contributorily negligent?<\/p>\n<p>The court found that RBC\u2019s reliance was<br \/>\nreasonable, but that Westech was not<br \/>\nproven to be negligent. Therefore, it was<br \/>\nnot necessary to consider if RBC was<br \/>\ncontributorily negligent. The court then<br \/>\nprovided lengthy reasons for its decision.<\/p>\n<p>The court observed that it is<br \/>\nnot controversial that appraisers<br \/>\nowe a duty of care to their clients.1<br \/>\nThat duty is identical to the duty<br \/>\nowed by all professionals. Under<br \/>\nthe law of negligence, if a person is<br \/>\nin circumstances that give rise to a<br \/>\nduty of care owed to another person,<br \/>\nliability depends on the standard<br \/>\nof care the law requires in those<br \/>\ncircumstances. For professionals,<br \/>\nthe standard of care is the exercise<br \/>\nof a reasonable degree of care,<br \/>\nknowledge and skill.    <\/p>\n<p>In Westech Appraisal, the allegation<br \/>\nthat the appraisal contained false,<br \/>\nmisleading and inaccurate statements<br \/>\nwas the basis for a claim in negligent<br \/>\nmisstatement. The court referred to<br \/>\nQueen v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 S.C.R.<br \/>\n87 at 110 for the elements of negligent<br \/>\nmisstatement: <\/p>\n<p>a. a duty of care based on a<br \/>\n\u201cspecial relationship\u201d;<\/p>\n<p>b.  an untrue, inaccurate or<br \/>\nmisleading statement;<\/p>\n<p>c. the representor acting negligently<br \/>\nin making the statement;<\/p>\n<p>d. the representee reasonably relying<br \/>\non the statement; and<\/p>\n<p>e. the representee suffering damages<br \/>\nas a result of the reliance.2<\/p>\n<p>T he Supreme Court of British Columbia decision in Royal Bank of Canada v. Westech Appraisal Services Ltd.<br \/>\n2018 BCSC 473 (Westech Appraisal)<br \/>\ndelivered on March 23, 2018 provides<br \/>\nan excellent case study on the scope of<br \/>\nan appraiser\u2019s duty of care in appraisal<br \/>\nassignments and some lessons on how<br \/>\nappraisers can insulate themselves from<br \/>\nnegligence claims.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)<br \/>\nasked Westech Appraisal Services Ltd.<br \/>\n(Westech) for an appraisal of an improved<br \/>\nresidential acreage. The appraisal was<br \/>\nsought because the owners were seeking<br \/>\nto borrow $1,000,000 against a line of<br \/>\ncredit to finance a business venture. A<br \/>\ncredit union already held a first mortgage<br \/>\nwith an outstanding balance of $1,450,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Westech final estimate of value<br \/>\nexpressed a value range of $2,500,000<br \/>\nto $3,000,000 for first mortgage lending<br \/>\nsecurity purposes. This was consistent<br \/>\nwith Westech\u2019s statement of intended<br \/>\nuse, but was at odds with the underlying<br \/>\npurpose of the appraisal and was not in<br \/>\nalignment with the cover letter sent with<br \/>\nthe appraisal.<\/p>\n<p>RBC advanced a loan of $700,000<br \/>\non a line of credit secured by a second<br \/>\nmortgage. The business venture failed <\/p>\n<p>Appraiser Duty of Care \u2013<br \/>\nLessons Reinforced<br \/>\nRoyal Bank of Canada v.<br \/>\nWestech Appraisal Services Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>BY JOHN SHEVCHUK<\/p>\n<p>Barrister &#038; Solicitor, C.Arb, AACI(Hon.), R.I.(B.C.)<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 36 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>LEGAL MATTERS<\/p>\n<p>The question of \u201cspecial relationship\u201d<br \/>\ndepended upon whether Westech should<br \/>\nhave foreseen that RBC would rely upon the<br \/>\nappraisal. Westech pointed to the statement<br \/>\nin the appraisal that the intended use was<br \/>\nfor conventional first mortgage financing<br \/>\nsecurity. The court rejected this defence<br \/>\nbecause: 1) the evidence established that<br \/>\nthere had been no express communication<br \/>\nbetween RBC and Westech about the purpose<br \/>\nof the appraisal and 2) the cover letter to the<br \/>\nappraisal stated in part \u201c\u2026 The purpose of this<br \/>\nAppraisal Assignment is to determine value<br \/>\nfor first mortgage and\/or lending security<br \/>\npurpose \u2026\u201d  The court stated that \u201cthe cover<br \/>\nletter creates, at the very least, uncertainty as<br \/>\nto any limitation on use.\u201d3<\/p>\n<p>Westech Appraisal reinforces that it<br \/>\nwas incumbent upon appraisers to clearly<br \/>\ncommunicate to clients any and all limitations<br \/>\non the use of an appraisal. Appraisers have<br \/>\nto expect that any doubt about the sufficiency<br \/>\nof the communication establishing the terms<br \/>\nof the retainer will be resolved in favour of<br \/>\nthe client.  <\/p>\n<p>Once the court decided that RBC\u2019s reliance<br \/>\non the appraisal for second mortgage lending<br \/>\npurposes was reasonable, the court turned to<br \/>\nexamine if the appraisal had been prepared<br \/>\nwith the requisite standard of care.<\/p>\n<p> The court quoted from previous case law<br \/>\nto the effect that the minimum standard for<br \/>\nappraisers is reasonable conduct \u201c\u2026 having<br \/>\nregard to the standards prevailing in the<br \/>\nprofession and the imprecision inherent in the<br \/>\nmethods by which the value of the property<br \/>\nis determined \u2026\u201d4 <\/p>\n<p>The court also noted previous courts<br \/>\nacknowledging that the Canadian Uniform<br \/>\nStandards of Professional Appraisal Practice<br \/>\n(CUSPAP) provides rules by which appraisers<br \/>\nshould be governed in developing opinions<br \/>\nof value.5  <\/p>\n<p>The standard of care is not supposed to<br \/>\nbe perfection or correctness. The court does<br \/>\nnot look to see if the appraiser\u2019s opinion was<br \/>\n\u2018right.\u2019 Instead, has the appraiser \u201c\u2026 acted in<br \/>\naccordance with practices which are regarded<br \/>\nas acceptable by a respectable body of opinion<br \/>\nin his profession \u2026\u201d?6<\/p>\n<p>To determine if the Westech appraiser<br \/>\nmet the standard of care, the court<br \/>\nundertook a two-step analysis: 1) did the<br \/>\ndefendant act contrary to CUSPAP and<br \/>\n2) did he fail to meet the standard of care<br \/>\nof a reasonable appraiser in developing the<br \/>\nopinion of value.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s analysis was undertaken<br \/>\nwith reference to the following:7<\/p>\n<p>a. did the defendant consider sufficient<br \/>\nrelevant information to provide a basis<br \/>\nfor opinion and were the analyses,<br \/>\nopinions and conclusions in the<br \/>\nappraisal appropriate and reasonable;<\/p>\n<p>b. valuation is a matter of opinion and<br \/>\nopinions can reasonably differ;<\/p>\n<p>c. the question is not whether the<br \/>\nvalue is overstated but has the<br \/>\nappraiser acted reasonably in light of<br \/>\nprofessional standards;<\/p>\n<p>d. verification of the appraisal is not<br \/>\nfound in the market price at which<br \/>\nproperty later sells; and<\/p>\n<p>e. gross overvaluation not adequately<br \/>\nexplained may establish negligence,<br \/>\nbut small overvaluation without<br \/>\nexplanation or a large overvaluation<br \/>\nadequately explained will not give<br \/>\nrise to liability.<\/p>\n<p> The court accepted the evidence of the<br \/>\nexpert called on behalf of Westech that<br \/>\nthe appraisal complied with CUSPAP and<br \/>\nconcluded that, while the appraisal was on<br \/>\nthe high side, the reasons for arriving at the<br \/>\nopinion were adequately explained.8 The<br \/>\ncourt criticized the expert called by RBC on<br \/>\nthe basis that the expert had simply formed<br \/>\nhis own opinion of what would have been<br \/>\nthe correct value on the valuation date when<br \/>\nthe essential question was whether the<br \/>\nappraiser followed professional guidelines.9<\/p>\n<p>A detailed review of the evidence,<br \/>\nincluding the expert opinion evidence is<br \/>\nbeyond the scope of this article. Suffice it to<br \/>\nsay that, in a 230-paragraph decision, the<br \/>\ncourt thoroughly reviewed the appraisal<br \/>\nreport, the basis upon which it was argued<br \/>\nthe appraisers were or were not negligent<br \/>\nand drew upon an extensive review of<br \/>\nexisting case law to make its decision.<\/p>\n<p>A significant aspect of this case is the<br \/>\ncourt\u2019s endorsement of CUSPAP through<br \/>\nits reliance on that document. This citing<br \/>\nof CUSPAP as the source of standards<br \/>\nfor appraisers points to the critical need<br \/>\nfor care in developing, publishing and<br \/>\namending CUSPAP.<\/p>\n<p>The case also reaffirms the importance of<br \/>\nclear communication with clients regarding<br \/>\nthe intended use of appraisals. There should<br \/>\nbe an express communication on the intended<br \/>\nuse and it will serve appraisers well to<br \/>\nconfirm the intended use in writing before an<br \/>\nappraisal is tendered to the client.<\/p>\n<p>There are some good practice points on<br \/>\nthe use of form appraisals for residential<br \/>\nvaluation. It was the expansion on the form<br \/>\ntemplate that, in large part, was the reason<br \/>\nthe court decided the appraisal was prepared<br \/>\nin accordance with the requisite standard<br \/>\nof care. <\/p>\n<p>Finally, the test is not whether, with the<br \/>\nbenefit of hindsight, the appraiser was \u2018right,\u2019<br \/>\nbut instead, were professional standards met<br \/>\nand sufficient information provided to support<br \/>\nopinions of value.<\/p>\n<p>End notes<br \/>\n1 Westech Appraisal, para. 146<br \/>\n2 Ibid., para. 149<br \/>\n3 Ibid., para. 153-158<br \/>\n4 Ibid., para. 164, quoting from VSH <\/p>\n<p>Management Inc. v. Neufeld, 2002<br \/>\nBCSC 755, at para. 87<\/p>\n<p>5 Ibid., para. 165<br \/>\n6 Ibid., para. 166, quoting from Zubaida <\/p>\n<p>v. Hargreaves, [1995] 1 E.G.L.R. 127 at<br \/>\n128 (C.A.)<\/p>\n<p>7 Ibid., para. 172<br \/>\n8 Ibid., para. 177<br \/>\n9 Ibid., para. 196-197<\/p>\n<p>This article is provided for the purposes<br \/>\nof generating discussion and to make<br \/>\npractitioners aware of certain challenges<br \/>\npresented in the law. It is not to be taken as<br \/>\nlegal advice. Any questions relating to the<br \/>\napplicability of cases referred to in the article<br \/>\nin particular circumstances should be put to<br \/>\nqualified legal and appraisal practitioners. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 37Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>PAR JOHN SHEVCHUK<\/p>\n<p>Avocat-procureur, C.Arb, AACI(Hon.), R.I.(B.C.)<\/p>\n<p>L a d\u00e9cision de la Cour supr\u00eame de la Colombie-Britannique dans l\u2019affaire Banque Royale du Canada c. Westech Appraisal Services Ltd.<br \/>\n2018 BCSC 473 (ci-apr\u00e8s Westech Appraisal)<br \/>\nrendue le 23 mars 2018 fournit une excellente<br \/>\n\u00e9tude de cas sur la port\u00e9e du devoir de<br \/>\ndiligence d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur dans les contrats<br \/>\nde service d\u2019\u00e9valuation et quelques le\u00e7ons<br \/>\nsur la fa\u00e7on dont les \u00e9valuateurs peuvent se<br \/>\nsoustraire aux r\u00e9clamations pour n\u00e9gligence. <\/p>\n<p>En 2007, la Banque Royale du Canada<br \/>\n(RBC) a demand\u00e9 \u00e0 Westech Appraisal<br \/>\nServices Ltd. (Westech) d\u2019\u00e9valuer un terrain<br \/>\nam\u00e9nag\u00e9 en vue d\u2019un lotissement r\u00e9sidentiel.<br \/>\nCette \u00e9valuation fut demand\u00e9e parce que<br \/>\nles propri\u00e9taires cherchaient \u00e0 emprunter<br \/>\n1 000 000 $ sur une marge de cr\u00e9dit pour<br \/>\nfinancer une entreprise commerciale. Une<br \/>\ncoop\u00e9rative de cr\u00e9dit d\u00e9tenait d\u00e9j\u00e0 une<br \/>\npremi\u00e8re hypoth\u00e8que avec un solde impay\u00e9<br \/>\nde 1 450 000 $. <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019estimation finale de la valeur fournie par<br \/>\nWestech situait la valeur dans une fourchette<br \/>\nde 2 500 000 $ \u00e0 3 000 000 $ aux fins de<br \/>\ns\u00e9curit\u00e9 d\u2019un pr\u00eat hypoth\u00e9caire de premier<br \/>\nrang. Cela \u00e9tait conforme \u00e0 la d\u00e9claration<br \/>\nd\u2019intention d\u2019utilisation de Westech, mais<br \/>\n\u00e9tait en d\u00e9saccord avec le but sous-jacent de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation et n\u2019\u00e9tait pas conforme \u00e0 la lettre<br \/>\nd\u2019accompagnement envoy\u00e9e avec l\u2019\u00e9valuation. <\/p>\n<p>Par suite de cette \u00e9valuation, RBC a<br \/>\nconsenti un pr\u00eat de 700 000 $ sur une<br \/>\nmarge de cr\u00e9dit garantie par une deuxi\u00e8me<br \/>\nhypoth\u00e8que. L\u2019entreprise a \u00e9chou\u00e9 et<br \/>\nles emprunteurs ont fait d\u00e9faut en 2009. <\/p>\n<p>La propri\u00e9t\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 vendue par ordonnance<br \/>\ndu tribunal le 8 avril 2013 pour une somme<br \/>\nde 1 350 000 $. Le produit \u00e9tant insuffisant<br \/>\npour couvrir le solde impay\u00e9 de la premi\u00e8re<br \/>\nhypoth\u00e8que. RBC n\u2019a rien re\u00e7u de la<br \/>\nvente de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 et il n\u2019y a eu aucun<br \/>\nremboursement du pr\u00eat. RBC s\u2019est tourn\u00e9e<br \/>\nvers Westech. <\/p>\n<p> RBC a intent\u00e9 une action pour n\u00e9gligence<br \/>\nall\u00e9guant que Westech n\u2019avait pas respect\u00e9 la<br \/>\nnorme de diligence requise d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur<br \/>\nprofessionnel en immobilier. RBC a fait valoir<br \/>\nque l\u2019\u00e9valuation contenait des renseignements<br \/>\nfaux, inexacts ou trompeurs et qu\u2019elle<br \/>\nsur\u00e9valuait grossi\u00e8rement la propri\u00e9t\u00e9.<br \/>\nLes d\u00e9fendeurs ont r\u00e9pliqu\u00e9 en affirmant que<br \/>\nla confiance de RBC \u00e9tait d\u00e9raisonnable parce<br \/>\nque l\u2019\u00e9valuation n\u2019avait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9e aux<br \/>\nfins pr\u00e9vues &#8211; le financement conventionnel<br \/>\nen premi\u00e8re hypoth\u00e8que &#8211; et que RBC avait<br \/>\nn\u00e9glig\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9valuer le risque de cr\u00e9dit de<br \/>\nl\u2019emprunteur.<\/p>\n<p>Le tribunal a d\u00e9gag\u00e9 trois probl\u00e8mes<br \/>\n\u00e0 r\u00e9soudre : <\/p>\n<p>a. La confiance accord\u00e9e par RBC envers<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation \u00e9tait-elle raisonnable? <\/p>\n<p>b. L\u2019\u00e9valuation r\u00e9pondait-elle \u00e0 la<br \/>\nnorme de diligence d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur<br \/>\nprofessionnel? <\/p>\n<p>c. RBC \u00e9tait-elle coupable de n\u00e9gligence<br \/>\ncontributive? <\/p>\n<p>Le tribunal a conclu que la confiance de<br \/>\nRBC \u00e9tait raisonnable, mais que Westech<br \/>\nn\u2019avait pas fait preuve de n\u00e9gligence.<br \/>\nPar cons\u00e9quent, il n\u2019\u00e9tait pas n\u00e9cessaire<br \/>\nd\u2019examiner si RBC \u00e9tait coupable de <\/p>\n<p>n\u00e9gligence contributive. Le tribunal a<br \/>\nensuite fourni de longues explications de<br \/>\nsa d\u00e9cision. <\/p>\n<p>Le tribunal a observ\u00e9 qu\u2019il n\u2019est pas<br \/>\ncontest\u00e9 que les \u00e9valuateurs ont une<br \/>\nobligation de diligence envers leurs clients.1<br \/>\nCe devoir est identique au devoir d\u00fb par<br \/>\ntous les professionnels. En vertu du droit<br \/>\nde la n\u00e9gligence, si une personne se trouve<br \/>\ndans des circonstances qui lui conf\u00e8rent<br \/>\nune obligation de diligence envers une autre<br \/>\npersonne, la responsabilit\u00e9 d\u00e9pend de la<br \/>\nnorme de diligence requise par la loi dans<br \/>\nces circonstances. Pour les professionnels,<br \/>\nla norme de diligence est l\u2019exercice d\u2019un degr\u00e9<br \/>\nraisonnable de soins, de connaissances et<br \/>\nde comp\u00e9tences.   <\/p>\n<p>Dans l\u2019affaire Westech Appraisal,<br \/>\nl\u2019all\u00e9gation selon laquelle l\u2019\u00e9valuation contenait<br \/>\ndes d\u00e9clarations fausses, trompeuses et<br \/>\ninexactes \u00e9tait la base d\u2019une r\u00e9clamation<br \/>\npour d\u00e9claration inexacte par n\u00e9gligence. Le<br \/>\ntribunal s\u2019est r\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 La Reine c. Cognos Inc.,<br \/>\n[1993] 1 S.C.R. 87 \u00e0 110 pour les \u00e9l\u00e9ments<br \/>\nd\u2019une d\u00e9claration inexacte par n\u00e9gligence : <\/p>\n<p>a. une obligation de diligence fond\u00e9e sur<br \/>\nune \u00ab relation sp\u00e9ciale \u00bb; <\/p>\n<p>b. une d\u00e9claration fausse, inexacte<br \/>\nou trompeuse; <\/p>\n<p>c. l\u2019auteur de la d\u00e9claration agit avec<br \/>\nn\u00e9gligence en faisant la d\u00e9claration; <\/p>\n<p>d. le destinataire se fie raisonnablement \u00e0<br \/>\nla d\u00e9claration; et <\/p>\n<p>e. le destinataire a subi des dommages en<br \/>\nraison de la confiance qu\u2019il a accord\u00e9e \u00e0<br \/>\nla d\u00e9claration.2<\/p>\n<p>Devoir de diligence de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuateur \u2013 Le\u00e7ons r\u00e9it\u00e9r\u00e9es<br \/>\nBanque Royale du Canada c.<br \/>\nWestech Appraisal Services Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 38 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>QUESTIONS JURIDIQUES<\/p>\n<p>La question de la \u00ab relation sp\u00e9ciale \u00bb<br \/>\nd\u00e9pendait du fait que Westech aurait d\u00fb pr\u00e9voir<br \/>\nque RBC se fierait \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9valuation. Westech<br \/>\na soulign\u00e9 la d\u00e9claration dans l\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nvoulant que l\u2019utilisation pr\u00e9vue soit pour la<br \/>\ns\u00e9curit\u00e9 conventionnelle d\u2019un pr\u00eat hypoth\u00e9caire<br \/>\nde premier rang. Le tribunal a rejet\u00e9 cette<br \/>\nd\u00e9fense parce que : 1) la preuve \u00e9tablissait qu\u2019il<br \/>\nn\u2019y avait pas eu de communication expresse<br \/>\nentre RBC et Westech au sujet de l\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\net 2) la lettre d\u2019accompagnement \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nmentionnait notamment que \u00ab &#8230; Le but de<br \/>\ncette \u00e9valuation est pour d\u00e9terminer la valeur<br \/>\naux fins d\u2019une hypoth\u00e8que de premier rang<br \/>\net(ou) de garantie de pr\u00eat &#8230; \u00bb Le tribunal a<br \/>\nd\u00e9clar\u00e9 que \u00ab la lettre d\u2019accompagnement cr\u00e9e,<br \/>\n\u00e0 tout le moins, une incertitude quant \u00e0 toute<br \/>\nlimitation de l\u2019utilisation \u00bb.3<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019affaire Westech Appraisal souligne qu\u2019il<br \/>\nincombait aux \u00e9valuateurs de communiquer<br \/>\nclairement aux clients toute restriction relative<br \/>\n\u00e0 l\u2019utilisation d\u2019une \u00e9valuation. Les \u00e9valuateurs<br \/>\ndoivent s\u2019attendre \u00e0 ce que tout doute sur la<br \/>\nsuffisance de la communication \u00e9tablissant les<br \/>\nconditions de la provision sera r\u00e9solu en faveur<br \/>\ndu client. <\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s avoir d\u00e9cid\u00e9 que la confiance de RBC<br \/>\ndans l&rsquo;\u00e9valuation des pr\u00eats hypoth\u00e9caires de<br \/>\ndeuxi\u00e8me rang \u00e9tait raisonnable, le tribunal a<br \/>\nabord\u00e9 la question de savoir si l\u2019\u00e9valuation avait<br \/>\n\u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9par\u00e9e avec la diligence requise. <\/p>\n<p>Le tribunal a cit\u00e9 une jurisprudence<br \/>\nant\u00e9rieure selon laquelle la norme minimale<br \/>\npour les \u00e9valuateurs est une conduite<br \/>\nraisonnable \u00ab &#8230; eu \u00e9gard aux normes en<br \/>\nvigueur dans la profession et \u00e0 l\u2019impr\u00e9cision<br \/>\ninh\u00e9rente aux m\u00e9thodes de d\u00e9termination de la<br \/>\nvaleur du bien &#8230; \u00bb4 <\/p>\n<p>Le tribunal a \u00e9galement not\u00e9 que les<br \/>\ntribunaux pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents reconnaissaient que les<br \/>\nNormes uniformes de pratique professionnelle<br \/>\nen mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9valuation au Canada (NUPPEC)<br \/>\n\u00e9tablissent des r\u00e8gles selon lesquelles<br \/>\nles \u00e9valuateurs devraient \u00eatre r\u00e9gis dans<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019opinions sur la valeur.5  <\/p>\n<p>La norme en mati\u00e8re de diligence n\u2019est<br \/>\npas cens\u00e9e \u00eatre la perfection ou l\u2019exactitude.<br \/>\nLe tribunal ne cherche pas \u00e0 savoir si<br \/>\nl\u2019opinion de l\u2019\u00e9valuateur \u00e9tait \u00ab juste \u00bb.<br \/>\nIl cherche plut\u00f4t \u00e0 savoir si l\u2019\u00e9valuateur<br \/>\n\u00ab &#8230; a agi conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 des pratiques<br \/>\njug\u00e9es acceptables par un groupe d\u2019opinions<br \/>\nrespectable dans sa profession &#8230; \u00bb?6<\/p>\n<p>ou non n\u00e9gligents, et a fait appel \u00e0 un examen<br \/>\napprofondi de la jurisprudence existante pour<br \/>\nprendre sa d\u00e9cision.<\/p>\n<p>Un aspect important de cette affaire est<br \/>\nl&rsquo;approbation par le tribunal des NUPPEC comme<br \/>\ndocument d\u2019appui. Le fait que les NUPPEC aient<br \/>\n\u00e9t\u00e9 cit\u00e9es comme source des normes r\u00e9gissant les<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateurs souligne le besoin critique de prendre<br \/>\ntr\u00e8s au s\u00e9rieux le processus de d\u00e9veloppement,<br \/>\nde publication et de modification des NUPPEC.<\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;affaire r\u00e9affirme \u00e9galement l&rsquo;importance<br \/>\nd&rsquo;une communication claire avec les clients<br \/>\nconcernant l&rsquo;utilisation pr\u00e9vue des \u00e9valuations.<br \/>\nIl devrait y avoir une communication explicite sur<br \/>\nl&rsquo;utilisation pr\u00e9vue et les \u00e9valuateurs auraient<br \/>\navantage \u00e0 obtenir une confirmation par \u00e9crit<br \/>\nde l&rsquo;utilisation pr\u00e9vue avant de proc\u00e9der \u00e0<br \/>\nune \u00e9valuation.<\/p>\n<p>Il y a quelques bonnes pratiques sur<br \/>\nl&rsquo;utilisation des \u00e9valuations sur formulaires pour<br \/>\nl&rsquo;\u00e9valuation r\u00e9sidentielle. C&rsquo;est l&rsquo;expansion du<br \/>\nmod\u00e8le de formulaire qui, en grande partie, a \u00e9t\u00e9<br \/>\nla raison pour laquelle le tribunal a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 que<br \/>\nl&rsquo;\u00e9valuation avait \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9par\u00e9e conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la<br \/>\nnorme de diligence requise.<\/p>\n<p>Finalement, le test n&rsquo;est pas de savoir si, avec<br \/>\nle recul, l&rsquo;\u00e9valuateur avait \u00ab raison \u00bb, mais plut\u00f4t<br \/>\nde savoir si les normes professionnelles avaient<br \/>\n\u00e9t\u00e9 respect\u00e9es et si des informations suffisantes<br \/>\navaient \u00e9t\u00e9 fournies pour appuyer les opinions sur<br \/>\nla valeur.<\/p>\n<p>Notes<br \/>\n1 Westech Appraisal, para. 146<br \/>\n2 Ibid., para. 149<br \/>\n3 Ibid., para. 153-158<br \/>\n4 Ibid., para. 164, citant VSH Management Inc. c. <\/p>\n<p>Neufeld, 2002 BCSC 755, au para. 87<br \/>\n5 Ibid., para. 165<br \/>\n6 Ibid., para. 166, citant Zubaida c. Hargreaves, <\/p>\n<p>[1995] 1 E.G.L.R. 127 \u00e0 128 (C.A.)<br \/>\n7 Ibid., para. 172<br \/>\n8 Ibid., para. 177<br \/>\n9 Ibid., para. 196-197<\/p>\n<p>Cet article est fourni dans le but de g\u00e9n\u00e9rer la<br \/>\ndiscussion et de sensibiliser les praticiens \u00e0<br \/>\ncertains d\u00e9fis pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s dans la loi. Cet expos\u00e9<br \/>\nne doit pas \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un avis<br \/>\njuridique. Toutes les questions relatives aux<br \/>\nsituations abord\u00e9es aux pr\u00e9sentes devraient<br \/>\n\u00eatre pos\u00e9es \u00e0 des praticiens qualifi\u00e9s dans les<br \/>\ndomaines du droit et de l\u2019\u00e9valuation. <\/p>\n<p>Pour d\u00e9terminer si l\u2019\u00e9valuateur de<br \/>\nWestech avait respect\u00e9 la norme en mati\u00e8re<br \/>\nde diligence, le tribunal a proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 une<br \/>\nanalyse en deux \u00e9tapes : 1) le d\u00e9fendeur a-t-il<br \/>\nagi contrairement aux NUPPEC et 2) a-t-il<br \/>\nomis de respecter la norme en mati\u00e8re de<br \/>\ndiligence d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur raisonnable dans<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019une opinion sur la valeur?<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019analyse entreprise par le tribunal a port\u00e9<br \/>\nsur ce qui suit :7<\/p>\n<p>a. le d\u00e9fendeur a-t-il tenu compte<br \/>\nd\u2019informations pertinentes suffisantes<br \/>\npour fonder une opinion et les<br \/>\nanalyses, opinions et conclusions de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation \u00e9taient-elles appropri\u00e9es et<br \/>\nraisonnables? <\/p>\n<p>b. l\u2019\u00e9valuation est une question<br \/>\nd\u2019opinion et les opinions peuvent<br \/>\nraisonnablement diff\u00e9rer; <\/p>\n<p>c. la question n\u2019est pas de savoir si la<br \/>\nvaleur est exag\u00e9r\u00e9e mais si l\u2019\u00e9valuateur<br \/>\na agi raisonnablement compte tenu des<br \/>\nnormes professionnelles;<\/p>\n<p>d. la v\u00e9rification de l\u2019\u00e9valuation n\u2019est<br \/>\npas d\u00e9montr\u00e9e par le prix du march\u00e9<br \/>\nauquel la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 se vend plus tard; et <\/p>\n<p>e. une forte sur\u00e9valuation insuffisamment<br \/>\nexpliqu\u00e9e peut constituer une preuve<br \/>\nde n\u00e9gligence, mais une l\u00e9g\u00e8re<br \/>\nsur\u00e9valuation sans explication ou une<br \/>\nsur\u00e9valuation importante expliqu\u00e9e de<br \/>\nmani\u00e8re ad\u00e9quate ne donnera pas lieu<br \/>\n\u00e0 une responsabilit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Le tribunal a accept\u00e9 le t\u00e9moignage de<br \/>\nl\u2019expert convoqu\u00e9 par Westech, selon lequel<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation \u00e9tait conforme aux NUPPEC et<br \/>\na conclu que, bien que l\u2019\u00e9valuation ait \u00e9t\u00e9<br \/>\ng\u00e9n\u00e9reuse, les raisons \u00e0 l\u2019appui de cette<br \/>\nopinion ont \u00e9t\u00e9 expliqu\u00e9es de mani\u00e8re<br \/>\nad\u00e9quate.8 Le tribunal a critiqu\u00e9 l\u2019expert<br \/>\nconvoqu\u00e9 par RBC parce que ce dernier<br \/>\navait simplement form\u00e9 sa propre opinion<br \/>\nde ce qu\u2019aurait d\u00fb \u00eatre la valeur \u00e0 la date<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation alors que la question essentielle<br \/>\n\u00e9tait de savoir si l\u2019\u00e9valuateur a suivi des lignes<br \/>\ndirectrices professionnelles.9<\/p>\n<p>Un examen d\u00e9taill\u00e9 de la preuve, y compris<br \/>\nles opinions des experts appel\u00e9s \u00e0 t\u00e9moigner,<br \/>\nd\u00e9passe le cadre de cet article. Il suffit de dire<br \/>\nque, dans une d\u00e9cision de 230 paragraphes,<br \/>\nle tribunal a examin\u00e9 en profondeur le rapport<br \/>\nd&rsquo;\u00e9valuation, \u00e0 partir duquel les parties<br \/>\nsoutenaient que les \u00e9valuateurs avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 39Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>A s the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) advocacy team at the national and provincial levels continue<br \/>\nto promote and advocate for our Members<br \/>\nacross the country, we thought that for this<br \/>\nedition of Advocacy in Action, we would delve<br \/>\ninto details of five files that your advocacy<br \/>\nrepresentatives have been working on and<br \/>\ncontinue to work on for the benefit of our<br \/>\nMembers and for the protection of the<br \/>\npublic\/consumers\/investors:<\/p>\n<p>1. Syndicated Mortgages<\/p>\n<p>Syndicated mortgage investments (SMI)<br \/>\nhave been growing in popularity on the<br \/>\nCanadian funding and investing landscape.<br \/>\nThey present themselves as interesting<br \/>\nopportunities for investors, but they are<br \/>\nhighly vulnerable to unanticipated losses,<br \/>\nhigher risks and potential fraud. The United<br \/>\nStates\u2019 recent experience in the world of<br \/>\nmortgage-linked investments is a good<br \/>\nreminder that lenders must practice sound<br \/>\nand thorough mortgage underwriting<br \/>\npractices, including strong robust valuation<br \/>\nprinciples, and that investors should take<br \/>\ntime to fully understand the offering before<br \/>\nparticipating in such investment products.<br \/>\nAppraisals can ensure that properties are<br \/>\nnot overvalued and can help to detect and<br \/>\nprevent mortgage fraud or other issues<br \/>\ninvolving real property, contributing to<br \/>\nthe stability to the real estate market<br \/>\nin Canada.<\/p>\n<p>So what can be done about these risks?<br \/>\nAt a provincial level, the Government of<br \/>\nOntario has been working to strengthen<br \/>\ntheir role in overseeing SMIs. On our<br \/>\npart, a few years ago AIC began engaging<br \/>\ncertain regulators (Financial Services<br \/>\nCommission of Ontario, Ontario Securities <\/p>\n<p>Commissioner, Ontario Ministry of<br \/>\nFinance) to offer the expertise and<br \/>\nknowledge of our Members in order to<br \/>\nhelp protect investors from high risk<br \/>\nSMIs. Multiple meetings occurred over<br \/>\ntime at which point Ontario regulators<br \/>\nrecognized the role that appraisers can<br \/>\nplay in protecting investors, and that AIC<br \/>\nDesignated Members are the voice of the<br \/>\nappraisal profession.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2018, the Ontario Ministry<br \/>\nof Finance, via the Financial Services<br \/>\nCommission of Ontario, published new<br \/>\nregulations that govern syndicated<br \/>\nmortgage investments within its jurisdiction.<br \/>\nUnder Ontario Regulation 188\/08 Mortgage<br \/>\nBrokerages Standards of Practice of<br \/>\nthe Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders<br \/>\nand Administrators Act, 2006 (MBLAA),<br \/>\nmortgage brokers will have to comply<br \/>\nwith new and expanded rules as of July<br \/>\n1, 2018 which stipulate that an appraisal<br \/>\nfor a syndicated mortgage, other than a<br \/>\nqualified syndicated mortgage, must be<br \/>\nprepared by a member of the Appraisal<br \/>\nInstitute of Canada who is independent and <\/p>\n<p>who holds the designation of Accredited<br \/>\nAppraiser Canadian Institute. It must also be<br \/>\nprepared in accordance with the Canadian<br \/>\nUniform Standards of Professional Appraisal<br \/>\nPractice. The regulation makes a distinction<br \/>\nbetween two types of syndicated mortgages:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u201cqualified syndicated mortgage\u201d<br \/>\nwhich includes property that is used<br \/>\nprimarily for residential purposes,<br \/>\nincludes no more than a total of four<br \/>\nunits, and if used for both commercial<br \/>\nand residential purposes, includes<br \/>\nno more than one unit that is used<br \/>\nfor commercial purposes, and not<br \/>\nfor incurring debt on construction or<br \/>\ndevelopment of property.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u201csyndicated mortgage\u201d which<br \/>\nis essentially a \u201cnon-qualified\u201d<br \/>\nsyndicated mortgage and is<br \/>\neverything other than what is<br \/>\ndefined under a \u201cqualified syndicated<br \/>\nmortgage\u201d. These are specifically for<br \/>\nnon-residential properties \u2013 often<br \/>\nlarger, mix used types of properties<br \/>\nand generally are used in the<br \/>\n\u201cpre-construction\u201d phase.<\/p>\n<p>Advocacy in Action<\/p>\n<p>AIC Past President Dan Brewer, AACI, P. App., AIC-Ontario Government Relations Committee<br \/>\nChair Karen Koebel-Medlicott, CRA, P. App., Member of Parliament for Brampton East and House<br \/>\nof Commons Finance Committee Member Raj Grewal, AIC Directors of Communications and<br \/>\nMarketing Sheila Roy and AIC-Ontario President Steven Rocca, AACI, P. App. <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 40 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>ADVOCACY<\/p>\n<p>For qualified syndicated mortgages<br \/>\n(i.e.: those for residential properties), the<br \/>\nregulation does not specify any particular<br \/>\nappraisal designation. For syndicated<br \/>\nmortgages other than qualified syndicated<br \/>\nmortgages (i.e.: those for non-residential<br \/>\nor development properties), as mentioned<br \/>\nabove, the regulation states that an<br \/>\nAACI must complete these assignments.<br \/>\nWe believe this is a step in the right<br \/>\ndirection to ensure consumers obtain<br \/>\nsufficient information when making<br \/>\ninvestment decisions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these new regulations,<br \/>\nthe Canadian Securities Administrators<br \/>\n(umbrella organization of the country\u2019s<br \/>\nprovincial securities regulators) published<br \/>\nfor comment proposed changes to<br \/>\nharmonize the regulatory framework<br \/>\nfor syndicated mortgages in Canada.<br \/>\nThis is separate and in addition to<br \/>\nthe recent steps taken by the Ontario<br \/>\nMinistry of Finance and the Financial<br \/>\nServices Commission of Ontario. Under<br \/>\nthis proposal, issuers of syndicated<br \/>\nmortgages would be required to deliver<br \/>\nproperty appraisals prepared by an<br \/>\nindependent, qualified appraiser.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Securities Administrators<br \/>\nsought comments on their proposal by<br \/>\nJune 6, 2018. AIC received feedback from<br \/>\nMembers and made a submission with the<br \/>\ncomments received.<\/p>\n<p>2. Mortgage Lending Guidelines<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, the AIC advocacy<br \/>\nteam has been calling on the federal<br \/>\ngovernment to encourage its provincial<br \/>\ncounterparts to apply the Office of the<br \/>\nSuperintendent of Financial Institutions<br \/>\nResidential Mortgage Underwriting<br \/>\nPractices and Procedures (B-20<br \/>\nGuidelines) and Residential Mortgage<br \/>\nInsurance Underwriting Practices and<br \/>\nProcedures (B-21 Guidelines) to non-<br \/>\nfederally regulated financial institutions<br \/>\nto ensure consistent lending practices<br \/>\nacross the country and a more stable<br \/>\nmarketplace. This includes established<br \/>\nappraisal requirements.<\/p>\n<p>During the last year, AIC provincial<br \/>\nassociation advocacy teams have also<br \/>\nbeen encouraging their respective<br \/>\nprovincial governments to do so. In<br \/>\nearly February 2018, AIC-Quebec sent<br \/>\na pre-budget submission to the Quebec<br \/>\nFinance Minister that included the<br \/>\nrecommendation to apply the above-<br \/>\nmentioned guidelines to all provincially<br \/>\nregulated financial institutions. On<br \/>\nMarch 15, 2018, the Quebec Financial<br \/>\nInstitutions Regulator, the Autorit\u00e9 des<br \/>\nMarch\u00e9s Financiers, updated its mortgage<br \/>\nlending guideline to reflect the OSFI<br \/>\nB-20 guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>AIC advocacy efforts have contributed<br \/>\nto governments applying these guidelines<br \/>\nor at the very least giving consideration to<br \/>\napplying these guidelines. We will continue<br \/>\nto advocate to the federal and provincial<br \/>\ngovernments to ensure consistency across<br \/>\nthe country.<\/p>\n<p>3. Condominium Regulations Alberta<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, the Government of<br \/>\nAlberta began taking steps to modernize<br \/>\ncondominium regulations to support<br \/>\nself-governance and to protect owners.<br \/>\nThe Condominium Property Amendment<br \/>\nAct (CPAA) was passed by the Alberta<br \/>\nLegislature in December 2014. However,<br \/>\nthe regulatory work required to bring<br \/>\nmore than 50 amendments into force<br \/>\nis ongoing. <\/p>\n<p>The first stage of regulatory changes<br \/>\ninvolved matters such as disclosure of<br \/>\ninformation during the purchase phase,<br \/>\nframework around deposits, penalties<br \/>\nimposed on developers, and more. <\/p>\n<p>The second stage of updates, which is<br \/>\ncurrently ongoing, is where the AIC-Alberta<br \/>\nAdvocacy team went to work as reserve<br \/>\nfund studies were subject of review. As of<br \/>\nthe time of the second stage, any \u201cqualified<br \/>\nprofessional\u201d was permitted to deliver<br \/>\na reserve fund study in Alberta. The<br \/>\nGovernment asked stakeholders whether<br \/>\nthis needs to be further defined, and if so,<br \/>\nwhich professionals should be permitted to<br \/>\ndeliver reserve funds studies. <\/p>\n<p>The AIC-Alberta Advocacy team sent<br \/>\na letter to the Minister responsible for<br \/>\nthese regulations clearly stating that<br \/>\nboth CRAs and AACIs should be included<br \/>\nas qualified professionals permitted to<br \/>\ndeliver reserve fund studies due to the<br \/>\nrigour of AIC\u2019s designation process and<br \/>\nstandards. This resulted in AIC being<br \/>\ninvited to a stakeholder discussion<br \/>\nroundtable on this matter where we once<br \/>\nagain reiterated our message. <\/p>\n<p>While the final regulations have not<br \/>\nbeen released as of yet, we are confident<br \/>\nthat we have delivered our message<br \/>\nto Alberta regulators in a clear and<br \/>\nconcise way and await the decision of<br \/>\nthe Government.<\/p>\n<p>4. Hill Day \u2013 Meeting with <\/p>\n<p>Federal Members of Parliament<\/p>\n<p>On February 5, 2018, the Advocacy<br \/>\nCommittee had its first ever \u201cDay on the<br \/>\nHill\u201d event in Ottawa, where members of<br \/>\nthe Committee met with several Members<br \/>\nof Parliament in Ottawa from both the<br \/>\ngoverning party and the opposition to<br \/>\nintroduce AIC and its Members, deliver its<br \/>\nposition on certain matters and discuss<br \/>\nissues related to our industry. <\/p>\n<p>This is an advocacy activity that is<br \/>\nvery popular in Ottawa and provincial<br \/>\ncapitals as it allows organizations to<br \/>\ncreate some buzz around their cause and<br \/>\nparticular issues. <\/p>\n<p>AIC was well received, and we certainly<br \/>\nplan on doing this again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>5. Federal and Provincial Budgets<\/p>\n<p>On February 27, 2018, the Government of<br \/>\nCanada released its 2018 Budget and the<br \/>\nAppraisal Institute of Canada attended<br \/>\nits second straight federal government<br \/>\nbudget lock up on the invitation of<br \/>\nFinance Canada.<\/p>\n<p>This allowed AIC to review the budget<br \/>\ndocuments before it was tabled and made<br \/>\npublic by the Federal Finance Minister<br \/>\nin the House of Commons. The following<br \/>\ncommitments and statements relating to<br \/>\nour industry were made:<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 41Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>ADVOCACY<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Investment in Affordable Housing. To<br \/>\nencourage a stable supply of affordable<br \/>\nrental housing across the country,<br \/>\nthe Government proposes to increase<br \/>\nthe amount of loans provided by the<br \/>\nRental Construction Financing Initiative<br \/>\nfrom $2.5 billion to $3.75 billion over<br \/>\nthe next three years. In total, this<br \/>\nmeasure alone is expected to spur the<br \/>\nconstruction of more than 14,000 new<br \/>\nrental units across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Holding the Course on Mortgage<br \/>\nRegulations. Housing market<br \/>\npressures are easing following the<br \/>\nrapid growth in prices and sales in<br \/>\nrecent years; market conditions have<br \/>\nbecome more balanced in Toronto,<br \/>\nVancouver and their surrounding<br \/>\nregions. Going forward, housing<br \/>\ndemand across the country should<br \/>\ncontinue to be supported by solid <\/p>\n<p>job and income gains, but tempered<br \/>\nby rising interest rates and recent<br \/>\nchanges to mortgage underwriting<br \/>\nGuideline B-20 for federally regulated<br \/>\nlenders (including a mortgage rate<br \/>\nstress test for uninsured mortgages)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Economic Outlook 2018 Indicates that<br \/>\nHousehold Debt is a Vulnerability.<br \/>\nHigh household debt remains a key<br \/>\ndomestic vulnerability for Canadian<br \/>\nconsumption and housing activity in<br \/>\nthe case of a large shock to income,<br \/>\nhouse prices or interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Changes to Passive Income Rules<br \/>\nfor Small Business Owners.<br \/>\nIf a corporation earns more than<br \/>\n$50,000 of passive investment<br \/>\nincome in a given year, the amount<br \/>\nof income eligible for the small<br \/>\nbusiness tax rate would be gradually<br \/>\nreduced (from 10.5% to 9%). It is <\/p>\n<p>proposed that the small business<br \/>\ndeduction limit be reduced by $5 for<br \/>\nevery $1 of investment income above<br \/>\nthe $50,000 threshold (equivalent to<br \/>\n$1 million in passive investment assets<br \/>\nat a 5-per-cent return), such that<br \/>\nthe business limit would be reduced<br \/>\nto zero at $150,000 of investment<br \/>\nincome (equivalent to $3 million<br \/>\nin passive investment assets at a<br \/>\n5-per-cent return).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Better Access to Government<br \/>\nProcurement. The Government will<br \/>\nestablish a new electronic procurement<br \/>\nplatform. This will help Canadian small<br \/>\nand medium-sized businesses better<br \/>\naccess opportunities to work with the<br \/>\nGovernment. Budget 2018 proposes to<br \/>\nprovide $196.8 million over five years,<br \/>\nbeginning in 2018\u201319, to Public Services<br \/>\nand Procurement Canada to establish<br \/>\nthis platform.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details on each of these measures<br \/>\ncan be found in the 2018 Federal Budget on<br \/>\nthe Finance Canada website (www.fin.gc.ca). <\/p>\n<p>Following the federal government tabling<br \/>\ntheir budget, most provinces tabled their 2018-<br \/>\n2019 budget commitments. On the invitation<br \/>\nof their respective provincial governments,<br \/>\nAIC representatives were invited to attend a<br \/>\nsession reviewing the budget before it was<br \/>\nmade public in Alberta, Saskatchewan and<br \/>\nOntario. This was an opportunity for Provincial<br \/>\nAssociations to know what aspects of the<br \/>\nbudget could affect its Members before it was<br \/>\nmade public. It also provided opportunities for<br \/>\nnetworking and visibility.<\/p>\n<p>As we head into the spring and summer,<br \/>\nthe AIC Advocacy Committee will continue to<br \/>\ndevelop strategies and build of the momentum<br \/>\nthat has been created as we continue to make<br \/>\na name for ourselves in the real estate industry<br \/>\nas a service that cannot be overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>As always, if Members have additional<br \/>\nissues that require the Committee\u2019s<br \/>\nattention, please contact your provincial<br \/>\nrepresentative; the Committee Chair, John<br \/>\nManning, AACI, P.App at jcm77@telus.net; or<br \/>\nAndre Hannoush, Associate Director, Public<br \/>\nAffairs, at andreh@aicanada.ca <\/p>\n<p>Queens Park in Toronto for the Ontario Government Budget Preview.<\/p>\n<p>Call us to<br \/>\nlearn why hundreds<br \/>\nof appraisers from <\/p>\n<p>across Canada have<br \/>\njoined our network.<\/p>\n<p>valueconnect.ca<br \/>\ntoll free 844-383-2473<br \/>\nKaren Ball ext. 4254<br \/>\nkaren@valueconnect.ca<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 42 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.fin.gc.ca<br \/>\nmailto:jcm77@telus.net<br \/>\nmailto:andreh@aicanada.ca<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/valueconnect.ca<br \/>\nmailto:karen@valueconnect.ca<\/p>\n<p>A lors que l\u2019\u00e9quipe de d\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats de l\u2019Institut canadien des \u00e9valuateurs (ICE) aux niveaux national<br \/>\net provincial continue de promouvoir et de<br \/>\nd\u00e9fendre nos membres partout au pays, nous<br \/>\navons cru bon, pour l\u2019article de ce num\u00e9ro,<br \/>\nd\u2019examiner en d\u00e9tail cinq dossiers sur<br \/>\nlesquels vos repr\u00e9sentants de d\u00e9fense des<br \/>\nint\u00e9r\u00eats ont travaill\u00e9 et continuent \u00e0 travailler<br \/>\npour le b\u00e9n\u00e9fice des membres et pour la<br \/>\nprotection du public, des consommateurs et<br \/>\ndes investisseurs : <\/p>\n<p>1.  Op\u00e9rations hypoth\u00e9caires syndiqu\u00e9es<\/p>\n<p>Les placements hypoth\u00e9caires syndiqu\u00e9s<br \/>\n(PHS) gagnent en popularit\u00e9 dans la<br \/>\nconjoncture canadienne du financement<br \/>\net de l\u2019investissement. Ils se pr\u00e9sentent<br \/>\ncomme des opportunit\u00e9s int\u00e9ressantes<br \/>\npour les investisseurs, mais ils sont tr\u00e8s<br \/>\nvuln\u00e9rables aux pertes impr\u00e9vues, aux<br \/>\nrisques plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s et \u00e0 la fraude potentielle.<br \/>\nL\u2019exp\u00e9rience r\u00e9cente des \u00c9tats-Unis dans<br \/>\nle domaine des placements hypoth\u00e9caires<br \/>\nest un bon rappel que les pr\u00eateurs doivent<br \/>\nadopter des pratiques solides et rigoureuses<br \/>\nde souscription hypoth\u00e9caire, y compris des<br \/>\nprincipes d\u2019\u00e9valuation robustes et \u00e9tay\u00e9s,<br \/>\net que les investisseurs doivent prendre le<br \/>\ntemps de bien comprendre ces produits<br \/>\nd\u2019investissement avant d\u2019y participer. Les<br \/>\n\u00e9valuations peuvent donner l\u2019assurance<br \/>\nque les biens immobiliers ne sont pas<br \/>\nsur\u00e9valu\u00e9es et peuvent aider \u00e0 d\u00e9tecter et \u00e0<br \/>\npr\u00e9venir la fraude hypoth\u00e9caire ou d\u2019autres<br \/>\nprobl\u00e8mes touchant les biens immobiliers,<br \/>\ncontribuant ainsi \u00e0 la stabilit\u00e9 du march\u00e9<br \/>\nimmobilier au Canada. <\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9fense des<br \/>\nint\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre<\/p>\n<p>Alors, comment peut-on att\u00e9nuer<br \/>\nces risques? Au niveau provincial, le<br \/>\ngouvernement de l\u2019Ontario a travaill\u00e9 \u00e0<br \/>\nrenforcer son r\u00f4le de supervision des<br \/>\nPHS. De notre c\u00f4t\u00e9, l\u2019ICE a entrepris, il y a<br \/>\nquelques ann\u00e9es, d\u2019engager un dialogue<br \/>\navec certains organismes de r\u00e9glementation<br \/>\n(Commission des services financiers de<br \/>\nl\u2019Ontario, Commissaire aux valeurs mobili\u00e8res<br \/>\nde l\u2019Ontario, minist\u00e8re des Finances de<br \/>\nl\u2019Ontario) dans le but d\u2019offrir l\u2019expertise et<br \/>\nles connaissances de nos membres. Les<br \/>\nnombreuses rencontres qui ont eu lieu au<br \/>\nfil du temps ont amen\u00e9 les organismes de<br \/>\nr\u00e9glementation de l\u2019Ontario \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre le<br \/>\nr\u00f4le que peuvent jouer les \u00e9valuateurs dans la<br \/>\nprotection des investisseurs et \u00e0 conclure que<br \/>\nles membres d\u00e9sign\u00e9s de l\u2019ICE sont la voix de<br \/>\nla profession d\u2019\u00e9valuateur. <\/p>\n<p>En mars 2018, le minist\u00e8re des Finances<br \/>\nde l\u2019Ontario, par l\u2019interm\u00e9diaire de la<br \/>\nCommission des services financiers de<br \/>\nl\u2019Ontario, a publi\u00e9 de nouveaux r\u00e8glements<br \/>\nr\u00e9gissant les placements hypoth\u00e9caires<br \/>\nsyndiqu\u00e9s sur son territoire.  En vertu du<br \/>\nR\u00e8glement de l\u2019Ontario 188\/08 sur les<br \/>\nNormes de pratique des maisons de courtage<br \/>\nd\u2019hypoth\u00e8ques de la Loi de 2006 sur les<br \/>\nmaisons de courtage d\u2019hypoth\u00e8ques, les<br \/>\npr\u00eateurs hypoth\u00e9caires et les administrateurs<br \/>\nd\u2019hypoth\u00e8ques, les courtiers en hypoth\u00e8ques<br \/>\ndevront se conformer \u00e0 des r\u00e8gles nouvelles<br \/>\net \u00e9largies \u00e0 compter du 1er juillet 2018.<br \/>\nCes r\u00e8gles stipulent que l\u2019\u00e9valuation aux fins<br \/>\nd\u2019une hypoth\u00e8que consortiale, autre qu\u2019une<br \/>\nhypoth\u00e8que consortiale admissible, doit \u00eatre<br \/>\npr\u00e9par\u00e9e par un membre de l\u2019ICE qui est<br \/>\nind\u00e9pendant et qui d\u00e9tient la d\u00e9signation<br \/>\nd\u2019Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute <\/p>\n<p>(AACI) (\u00c9valuateur accr\u00e9dit\u00e9 de l\u2019Institut Canadien).<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9valuation doit \u00e9galement \u00eatre pr\u00e9par\u00e9e<br \/>\nconform\u00e9ment aux Normes uniformes de pratique<br \/>\nprofessionnelle en mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9valuation au<br \/>\nCanada. Le r\u00e8glement \u00e9tablit une distinction entre<br \/>\ndeux types de pr\u00eats hypoth\u00e9caires syndiqu\u00e9s : <\/p>\n<p>1. \u00ab Hypoth\u00e8que consortiale admissible \u00bb qui<br \/>\ncomprend un bien utilis\u00e9 principalement \u00e0<br \/>\ndes fins r\u00e9sidentielles, ne comprenant pas<br \/>\nplus de quatre unit\u00e9s au total, s\u2019il est utilis\u00e9<br \/>\n\u00e0 des fins commerciales et r\u00e9sidentielles,<br \/>\nne comprenant pas plus d&rsquo;une unit\u00e9 utilis\u00e9e<br \/>\n\u00e0 des fins commerciales, et qui n\u2019est pas<br \/>\ndemand\u00e9 pour contracter des dettes sur la<br \/>\nconstruction ou le d\u00e9veloppement dudit bien.  <\/p>\n<p>2. \u00ab hypoth\u00e8que consortiale \u00bb, qui est<br \/>\nessentiellement une hypoth\u00e8que consortiale<br \/>\n\u00ab non admissible \u00bb et qui est tout  autre  que<br \/>\nce  qui  est  d\u00e9fini  dans une \u00ab hypoth\u00e8que<br \/>\nconsortialeadmissible \u00bb. Ces pr\u00eats portent<br \/>\nsp\u00e9cifiquement sur les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s non<br \/>\nr\u00e9sidentielles &#8211; souvent plus grandes, \u00e0<br \/>\nusages mixtes &#8211; et sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement<br \/>\nutilis\u00e9s dans la phase \u00ab pr\u00e9-construction \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Pour les cr\u00e9ances hypoth\u00e9caires syndiqu\u00e9es<br \/>\nadmissibles (c.-\u00e0-d. celles portant sur des<br \/>\npropri\u00e9t\u00e9s r\u00e9sidentielles), le r\u00e8glement ne<br \/>\npr\u00e9cise aucune d\u00e9signation d\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\nparticuli\u00e8re. Pour les cr\u00e9ances hypoth\u00e9caires<br \/>\nsyndiqu\u00e9es autres que les cr\u00e9ances hypoth\u00e9caires<br \/>\nsyndiqu\u00e9es admissibles (c.-\u00e0-d. celles portant<br \/>\nsur des propri\u00e9t\u00e9s non r\u00e9sidentielles ou en<br \/>\nd\u00e9veloppement), tel que mentionn\u00e9 ci-dessus, le<br \/>\nr\u00e8glement stipule qu\u2019un AACI doit effectuer ces<br \/>\ncontrats de service. Nous croyons qu\u2019il s\u2019agit d\u2019un<br \/>\npas dans la bonne direction pour assurer que<br \/>\nles consommateurs obtiennent suffisamment<br \/>\nd\u2019informations lorsqu\u2019ils prennent des d\u00e9cisions<br \/>\nen mati\u00e8re de placement. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 43Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>D\u00c9FENSE<\/p>\n<p>En plus de ces nouveaux r\u00e8glements,<br \/>\nles Autorit\u00e9s canadiennes en valeurs<br \/>\nmobili\u00e8res (l\u2019organisme qui chapeaute les<br \/>\nautorit\u00e9s provinciales du pays en mati\u00e8re<br \/>\nde valeurs mobili\u00e8res) ont publi\u00e9, aux<br \/>\nfins de commentaires, une proposition de<br \/>\nmodifications visant \u00e0 harmoniser le cadre<br \/>\nr\u00e9glementaire des hypoth\u00e8ques consortiales<br \/>\nau Canada. Cette d\u00e9marche distincte<br \/>\ns\u2019ajoute aux mesures prises r\u00e9cemment<br \/>\npar le minist\u00e8re des Finances de l\u2019Ontario<br \/>\net la Commission des services financiers de<br \/>\nl\u2019Ontario. En vertu de cette proposition, les<br \/>\n\u00e9metteurs de pr\u00eats hypoth\u00e9caires consortiaux<br \/>\nseraient tenus de livrer des \u00e9valuations<br \/>\nde biens pr\u00e9par\u00e9es par un \u00e9valuateur<br \/>\nind\u00e9pendant qualifi\u00e9. <\/p>\n<p>Les Autorit\u00e9s canadiennes en valeurs<br \/>\nmobili\u00e8res ont sollicit\u00e9 des commentaires<br \/>\nsur leur proposition au plus tard le 6 juin<br \/>\n2018. L\u2019ICE a re\u00e7u des commentaires des<br \/>\nmembres et a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 une soumission avec<br \/>\nles commentaires re\u00e7us.<\/p>\n<p>2. Lignes directrices en  <\/p>\n<p>mati\u00e8re de pr\u00eats hypoth\u00e9caires<\/p>\n<p>Au cours des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, l\u2019\u00e9quipe<br \/>\nde d\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats de l\u2019ICE a exhort\u00e9<br \/>\nle gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral \u00e0 encourager ses<br \/>\nhomologues provinciaux \u00e0 appliquer les<br \/>\nPratiques et proc\u00e9dures de souscription<br \/>\nde pr\u00eats hypoth\u00e9caires r\u00e9sidentiels (lignes<br \/>\ndirectrices B-20) et les Pratiques et<br \/>\nproc\u00e9dures de souscription d\u2019assurance <\/p>\n<p>hypoth\u00e9caire r\u00e9sidentielle (lignes directrices<br \/>\nB-21) du Bureau du surintendant des<br \/>\ninstitutions financi\u00e8res aux institutions<br \/>\nfinanci\u00e8res non r\u00e9glement\u00e9es par le<br \/>\ngouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral afin d\u2019assurer des<br \/>\npratiques de pr\u00eat uniformes \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle du<br \/>\npays et un march\u00e9 plus stable. Cette mesure<br \/>\ninclut les exigences d\u2019\u00e9valuation \u00e9tablies.  <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019an dernier, les \u00e9quipes de d\u00e9fense<br \/>\ndes int\u00e9r\u00eats des associations provinciales<br \/>\nde l\u2019ICE ont \u00e9galement encourag\u00e9 leurs<br \/>\ngouvernements provinciaux respectifs \u00e0 en<br \/>\nfaire autant. Au d\u00e9but de f\u00e9vrier 2018, l\u2019ICE-<br \/>\nQu\u00e9bec a envoy\u00e9 au ministre des Finances du<br \/>\nQu\u00e9bec une pr\u00e9sentation pr\u00e9budg\u00e9taire qui<br \/>\nincluait la recommandation d\u2019appliquer les<br \/>\nlignes directrices susmentionn\u00e9es \u00e0 toutes les<br \/>\ninstitutions financi\u00e8res sous r\u00e9glementation<br \/>\nprovinciale. Le 15 mars 2018, l\u2019Autorit\u00e9 des<br \/>\nmarch\u00e9s financiers du Qu\u00e9bec a mis \u00e0 jour sa<br \/>\nligne directrice sur le cr\u00e9dit hypoth\u00e9caire afin<br \/>\nde refl\u00e9ter les lignes directrices B-20 du BSIF. <\/p>\n<p>Les efforts de d\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\nont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 ce que les gouvernements<br \/>\nappliquent ces lignes directrices ou, \u00e0 tout le<br \/>\nmoins, envisagent d\u2019appliquer ces directives.<br \/>\nNous continuerons de plaider aupr\u00e8s des<br \/>\ngouvernements f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et provinciaux pour<br \/>\nassurer la coh\u00e9rence dans l\u2019ensemble du pays.<\/p>\n<p>3. R\u00e9glementation des  <\/p>\n<p>condominiums en Alberta<\/p>\n<p>Il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, le gouvernement<br \/>\nde l\u2019Alberta a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 prendre des <\/p>\n<p>mesures pour moderniser son r\u00e8glement<br \/>\nsur les condominiums afin de favoriser<br \/>\nleur auto-gouvernance et de prot\u00e9ger leurs<br \/>\npropri\u00e9taires. La Condominium Property<br \/>\nAmendment Act (Loi modifiant la Loi sur<br \/>\nles condominiums) (CPAA) a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9e<br \/>\npar l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e l\u00e9gislative de l\u2019Alberta en<br \/>\nd\u00e9cembre 2014. Cependant, le travail de<br \/>\nr\u00e9glementation n\u00e9cessaire pour mettre<br \/>\nen vigueur plus de 50 modifications<br \/>\nse poursuit. <\/p>\n<p>La premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape des modifications<br \/>\n\u00e0 la r\u00e9glementation a port\u00e9 sur des<br \/>\nquestions telles que la divulgation de<br \/>\nl\u2019information pendant la phase d\u2019achat, le<br \/>\ncadre entourant les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts, les p\u00e9nalit\u00e9s<br \/>\nimpos\u00e9es aux promoteurs, et plus encore. <\/p>\n<p>La deuxi\u00e8me \u00e9tape des mises \u00e0 jour,<br \/>\nqui est actuellement en cours, est celle o\u00f9<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9quipe de d\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats de l\u2019ICE-<br \/>\nAlberta s\u2019est mise au travail alors que les<br \/>\n\u00e9tudes de fonds de r\u00e9serve faisaient l\u2019objet<br \/>\nd\u2019un examen. Au cours de cette deuxi\u00e8me<br \/>\n\u00e9tape, tout \u00ab professionnel qualifi\u00e9 \u00bb est<br \/>\nautoris\u00e9 \u00e0 effectuer une \u00e9tude de fonds<br \/>\nde r\u00e9serve en Alberta. Le gouvernement<br \/>\na demand\u00e9 aux intervenants s\u2019il fallait<br \/>\nd\u00e9finir plus pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment ce point et, dans<br \/>\nl\u2019affirmative, quels professionnels devraient<br \/>\n\u00eatre autoris\u00e9s \u00e0 mener des \u00e9tudes de fonds<br \/>\nde r\u00e9serve. <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019\u00e9quipe de d\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats de<br \/>\nl\u2019ICE-Alberta a envoy\u00e9 une lettre au ministre<br \/>\nresponsable de ces r\u00e8glements stipulant<br \/>\nclairement que les CRA et les AACI<br \/>\ndevraient \u00eatre inclus comme professionnels<br \/>\nqualifi\u00e9s autoris\u00e9s \u00e0 mener des \u00e9tudes de<br \/>\nfonds de r\u00e9serve, en raison de la rigueur du<br \/>\nprocessus de d\u00e9signation et des normes de<br \/>\nl\u2019ICE. Cela a amen\u00e9 l\u2019ICE \u00e0 \u00eatre invit\u00e9 \u00e0 une<br \/>\ntable ronde de discussion des intervenants<br \/>\nsur cette question, o\u00f9 nous avons pu<br \/>\nr\u00e9it\u00e9rer notre message. <\/p>\n<p>Bien que le r\u00e8glement d\u00e9finitif n\u2019ait pas<br \/>\nencore \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9, nous sommes confiants<br \/>\nque nous avons transmis notre message<br \/>\naux organismes de r\u00e9glementation de<br \/>\nl\u2019Alberta de fa\u00e7on claire et concise et<br \/>\nnous attendons maintenant la d\u00e9cision<br \/>\ndu gouvernement.<\/p>\n<p>Le pr\u00e9sident sortant de l\u2019ICE, Dan Brewer, AACI, P.App; la pr\u00e9sidente du Comit\u00e9 des relations<br \/>\ngouvernementales de l\u2019ICE-Ontario, Karen Koebel-Medlicott, CRA, P.App; le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Brampton<br \/>\nEast et membre du Comit\u00e9 des finances de la Chambre des communes, Raj Grewal; la directrice des<br \/>\nCommunications et du Marketing de l\u2019ICE, Sheila Roy et le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019ICE-Ontario, Steven Rocca,<br \/>\nAACI, P. App. <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 44 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>D\u00c9FENSE<\/p>\n<p>4. Journ\u00e9e sur la Colline \u2013  <\/p>\n<p>Rencontre avec des d\u00e9put\u00e9s f\u00e9d\u00e9raux <\/p>\n<p>Le 5 f\u00e9vrier 2018, le Sous-comit\u00e9 de d\u00e9fense<br \/>\ndes  int\u00e9r\u00eats a tenu  son  tout  premier<br \/>\n\u00e9v\u00e9nement \u00ab Journ\u00e9e sur la Colline \u00bb \u00e0<br \/>\nOttawa au cours duquel les membres du<br \/>\nsous-comit\u00e9 ont rencontr\u00e9 plusieurs d\u00e9put\u00e9s<br \/>\ndu parti au pouvoir et de l\u2019opposition pour<br \/>\npr\u00e9senter l\u2019ICE et ses membres, faire valoir<br \/>\nleur position sur certains dossiers et discuter<br \/>\ndes enjeux. <\/p>\n<p>Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une activit\u00e9 de d\u00e9fense des<br \/>\nint\u00e9r\u00eats tr\u00e8s populaire \u00e0 Ottawa et dans les<br \/>\ncapitales provinciales, car elle permet aux<br \/>\norganisations de susciter un int\u00e9r\u00eat au sujet<br \/>\nde leur cause et des  enjeux particuliers.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ICE a \u00e9t\u00e9 bien re\u00e7u et nous pr\u00e9voyons<br \/>\ncertainement r\u00e9p\u00e9ter l\u2019exp\u00e9rience \u00e0 l&rsquo;avenir. <\/p>\n<p>5. Budgets f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et provinciaux<\/p>\n<p>Le 27 f\u00e9vrier 2018, le gouvernement du<br \/>\nCanada a publi\u00e9 son budget de 2018 et<br \/>\nl\u2019ICE a assist\u00e9 \u00e0 son deuxi\u00e8me huis-clos<br \/>\ncons\u00e9cutif du budget f\u00e9d\u00e9ral sur invitation<br \/>\nde Finances Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Ceci a permis \u00e0 l\u2019ICE d\u2019examiner les<br \/>\ndocuments budg\u00e9taires avant qu\u2019ils ne soient<br \/>\nd\u00e9pos\u00e9s et rendus publics par le ministre<br \/>\nf\u00e9d\u00e9ral des Finances \u00e0 la Chambre des<br \/>\ncommunes. Les engagements et d\u00e9clarations<br \/>\nsuivants concernant notre industrie ont<br \/>\n\u00e9t\u00e9 faits : <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Investissement dans le logement<br \/>\nabordable. Afin d\u2019encourager une<br \/>\noffre stable de logements locatifs<br \/>\nabordables \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle du pays, le<br \/>\ngouvernement propose d\u2019augmenter<br \/>\nle montant des pr\u00eats consentis<br \/>\npar l\u2019interm\u00e9diaire de l\u2019initiative<br \/>\nFinancement de la construction de<br \/>\nlogements locatifs de 2,5 milliards<br \/>\nde dollars \u00e0 3,75 milliards au cours<br \/>\ndes trois prochaines ann\u00e9es. Cette<br \/>\nmesure devrait \u00e0 elle seule stimuler la<br \/>\nconstruction de plus de 14 000 nouvelles<br \/>\nunit\u00e9s de logement locatif partout<br \/>\nau Canada. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Maintenir le cap au chapitre de la<br \/>\nr\u00e9glementation des hypoth\u00e8ques. Apr\u00e8s<br \/>\nune croissance rapide des prix et des <\/p>\n<p>ventes au cours des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es,<br \/>\nles conditions du march\u00e9 du logement<br \/>\nsont devenues plus \u00e9quilibr\u00e9es \u00e0 Toronto<br \/>\net \u00e0 Vancouver et dans leurs environs.<br \/>\nPour l\u2019avenir, dans l\u2019ensemble du pays, la<br \/>\ndemande de logements devrait continuer<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00eatre soutenue par une solide croissance<br \/>\nde l\u2019emploi et des revenus, mais elle<br \/>\ndevrait \u00eatre att\u00e9nu\u00e9e par l\u2019augmentation<br \/>\ndes taux d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat ainsi que des<br \/>\nchangements r\u00e9cents \u00e0 la ligne directrice<br \/>\nB-20 sur la souscription des hypoth\u00e8ques<br \/>\npour les pr\u00eateurs sous r\u00e9glementation<br \/>\nf\u00e9d\u00e9rale (y compris une simulation de<br \/>\ncrise de taux d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat dans le cas des<br \/>\npr\u00eats hypoth\u00e9caires non assur\u00e9s). <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Les Perspectives \u00e9conomiques<br \/>\npour 2018 indiquent que le niveau<br \/>\nd\u2019endettement des m\u00e9nages est un<br \/>\nfacteur de vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9. Le niveau \u00e9lev\u00e9<br \/>\nd\u2019endettement des m\u00e9nages demeure<br \/>\nun important facteur de vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9<br \/>\nde la consommation et des march\u00e9s du<br \/>\nlogement au Canada en cas d\u2019un choc<br \/>\nimportant touchant les revenus, les prix<br \/>\ndes habitations ou les taux d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Modifications aux r\u00e8gles sur le revenu<br \/>\npassif des propri\u00e9taires de petites<br \/>\nentreprises. Si une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 gagne plus<br \/>\nde 50 000 $ en revenu de placement<br \/>\npassif au cours d\u2019une ann\u00e9e, le<br \/>\nmontant de revenu admissible au taux<br \/>\nd\u2019imposition des petites entreprises<br \/>\nserait graduellement r\u00e9duit (de 10,5 %<br \/>\n\u00e0 9 %). Il est propos\u00e9 que le plafond<br \/>\nde la d\u00e9duction accord\u00e9e aux petites<br \/>\nentreprises soit r\u00e9duit de 5 $ par 1 $ de<br \/>\nrevenu de placement sup\u00e9rieur au seuil<br \/>\nde 50 000 $ (ce qui \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 1 million<br \/>\nde dollars en placements passifs \u00e0 un<br \/>\ntaux de rendement de 5 %). Ainsi, le<br \/>\nplafond des affaires serait r\u00e9duit \u00e0 z\u00e9ro \u00e0<br \/>\n150 000 $ de revenu de placement passif<br \/>\n(ce qui \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 3 millions de dollars<br \/>\nen placements passifs \u00e0 un taux de<br \/>\nrendement de 5 %). <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Meilleur acc\u00e8s aux approvisionnements<br \/>\ndu gouvernement. Le gouvernement<br \/>\n\u00e9tablira une nouvelle plateforme<br \/>\nd\u2019approvisionnement \u00e9lectronique pour <\/p>\n<p>aider les petites et moyennes entreprises<br \/>\ncanadiennes \u00e0 avoir plus facilement<br \/>\nacc\u00e8s aux occasions d\u2019affaire avec le<br \/>\ngouvernement. Le Budget 2018 propose<br \/>\nde fournir 196,8 millions de dollars<br \/>\nsur cinq ans, \u00e0 partir de 2018\u20132019, \u00e0<br \/>\nServices publics et Approvisionnement<br \/>\nCanada pour \u00e9tablir cette plateforme. <\/p>\n<p>Vous trouverez des d\u00e9tails suppl\u00e9mentaires<br \/>\nsur chacune de ces mesures dans le budget<br \/>\nf\u00e9d\u00e9ral de 2018 affich\u00e9 sur le site Web de<br \/>\nFinances Canada (www.fin.gc.ca). <\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9p\u00f4t du budget du gouvernement<br \/>\nf\u00e9d\u00e9ral, la plupart des provinces ont d\u00e9pos\u00e9<br \/>\nleurs engagements budg\u00e9taires pour 2018-<br \/>\n2019. \u00c0 l\u2019invitation de leurs gouvernements<br \/>\nprovinciaux respectifs, les repr\u00e9sentants de<br \/>\nl\u2019ICE ont eu l\u2019occasion d\u2019assister \u00e0 une s\u00e9ance<br \/>\nd\u2019examen du budget avant sa publication en<br \/>\nAlberta, en Saskatchewan et en Ontario. Ce fut,<br \/>\npour les associations provinciales, une occasion<br \/>\nde savoir, avant qu\u2019ils ne soient rendus publics,<br \/>\nles aspects du budget qui pourraient affecter<br \/>\nleurs membres. Ce fut \u00e9galement une occasion<br \/>\nde r\u00e9seautage et de visibilit\u00e9.  <\/p>\n<p>Avec l\u2019arriv\u00e9e du printemps et de l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, le<br \/>\nsous-comit\u00e9 de d\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\ncontinuera d\u2019\u00e9laborer des strat\u00e9gies et de<br \/>\nmaintenir l\u2019\u00e9lan qu\u2019il s\u2019est donn\u00e9, alors que<br \/>\nnous continuons \u00e0 nous faire conna\u00eetre comme<br \/>\nservice \u00e0 ne pas n\u00e9gliger dans le secteur de<br \/>\nl\u2019immobilier.  <\/p>\n<p>Comme toujours, si les membres ont<br \/>\nd\u2019autres questions n\u00e9cessitant l\u2019attention<br \/>\ndu sous-comit\u00e9, veuillez communiquer avec<br \/>\nvotre repr\u00e9sentant provincial, le pr\u00e9sident du<br \/>\nsous-comit\u00e9, John Manning, AACI, P.App \u00e0<br \/>\njcm77@telus.net ou Andr\u00e9 Hannoush, directeur<br \/>\nassoci\u00e9, Affaires publiques, \u00e0 andreh@<br \/>\naicanada.ca <\/p>\n<p>Queens Park \u00e0 Toronto pour l\u2019aper\u00e7u du budget<br \/>\ndu gouvernement de l\u2019Ontario. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 45Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.fin.gc.ca<br \/>\nmailto:jcm77@telus.net<\/p>\n<p>S cott McEwen, AACI, P.App recently joined CBRE in 2018 as Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director.<br \/>\nResponsible for alternative assets, his role<br \/>\nincludes a unique integrated real estate<br \/>\nservice offering to alternative assets.<br \/>\nFrom a real estate standpoint, he interacts<br \/>\nwith real estate owners of farmland,<br \/>\ntimberland, wind farms, solar farms, agri-<br \/>\nbusiness, and resource industries, as well<br \/>\nas unique or specialized assets that do not<br \/>\nfit the conventional real estate box. <\/p>\n<p>The integrated approach to this asset<br \/>\nclass focuses on leveraging CBRE\u2019s<br \/>\nlarge size and locational platform to<br \/>\nexpand the investment in alternative<br \/>\nassets within Canada and working with a<br \/>\nCBRE colleague in California to provide<br \/>\ntransaction services, advisory services,<br \/>\nand valuation services to clients. Scott<br \/>\nalso uses CBRE\u2019s platform to expand debt<br \/>\nand structured finance as well as other<br \/>\nservice lines to these clients.<\/p>\n<p>Can you give us some background on <\/p>\n<p>the education and career path that <\/p>\n<p>led you to your current position?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0I feel my career has returned to the<br \/>\nfarm; it is really a testament to the fact<br \/>\nthat sometimes life comes full circle. I<br \/>\nnever thought I would work in agriculture <\/p>\n<p>houses, working and hobby farms, golf<br \/>\ncourses, campgrounds, etc. I could<br \/>\nappraise a shopping mall in the morning<br \/>\nand a mini-home in the afternoon.<br \/>\nSmall markets can be great learning<br \/>\nenvironments. I was a principal in my own<br \/>\nfirm from 2006 to 2009. At that time, I sat<br \/>\non the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC)<br \/>\nNational Board of Directors, built two<br \/>\nMontessori Schools, and pursued an MBA.<br \/>\nI rejoined Altus in 2009 and began doing<br \/>\nmore complex assignments until recently<br \/>\njoining CBRE. <\/p>\n<p>You are noted as being an <\/p>\n<p>expert within alternative asset <\/p>\n<p>classes such as farmland.  <\/p>\n<p>How did this come about?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0Agricultural property valuation has<br \/>\ntypically been a local product. Clients<br \/>\nwho operate in various locales in this<br \/>\nmore narrow investment class are<br \/>\nstarting to require additional services<br \/>\nacross a regional, national and global<br \/>\nstage. Institutional capital, private<br \/>\nequity and large investors require more<br \/>\ncomplex solutions as they grow into<br \/>\nalternative assets. Focusing on and<br \/>\neducating yourself on a specialized<br \/>\nasset class takes time and it requires<br \/>\nyou to have a genuine interested in<br \/>\nthe topic. <\/p>\n<p>Scott McEwen, AACI, P.App<br \/>\non the appraisal of<br \/>\nAlternative Assets<\/p>\n<p>again, but I am happy that I am now more<br \/>\nfocused than ever in this field.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up on a mixed farm in eastern<br \/>\nOntario, which had become a decent sized<br \/>\npurebred beef cow-calf operation. I was<br \/>\nin 4-H for years and thought I would take<br \/>\nover the farm and attend an agricultural<br \/>\ncollege. I struggled with staying in<br \/>\nagriculture because money was tight<br \/>\nand baling hay in the summer or feeding<br \/>\ncows in the winter was a difficult living,<br \/>\nso I opted for university. I graduated with<br \/>\na finance degree from St. FXU in 1995<br \/>\nand my first job was in the auto industry.<br \/>\nThrough its massive growth years from<br \/>\nthe mid 1990s to the early 2000s, I worked<br \/>\nfor Magna International in global plastics<br \/>\nengineering and operations roles. I fell<br \/>\nin love with real estate in the late 1990s<br \/>\nworking with Magna International when<br \/>\nwe were building a plant in Juiz de<br \/>\nFora, Brazil as well as spending time in<br \/>\nGermany working as a project manager on<br \/>\nthe Mercedes smart car platform. <\/p>\n<p>My wife and I moved from the Toronto<br \/>\narea to Charlottetown, PEI in the summer<br \/>\nof 2001 where we purchased and<br \/>\nrenovated a church property to start a<br \/>\nMontessori School. I began my appraisal<br \/>\ncareer with Altus Group in 2002, where<br \/>\nI was given the opportunity to work on<br \/>\ndifferent property types including land, <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 46 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Part of my interest in institutional<br \/>\nfarmland returns came from writing<br \/>\na paper on land capitalization rates<br \/>\nversus discount rates. For instance,<br \/>\nfarmland investors use these terms<br \/>\ninterchangeably. Investors in institutional<br \/>\nfarmland tend not to value their assets<br \/>\nas a bundle of cash flows but at their<br \/>\nvalue per acre. As such, there are<br \/>\nmany opportunities to expand valuation<br \/>\nparameters in this asset class and work<br \/>\nto provide more clarity on agricultural<br \/>\ninvestment in order to attract more<br \/>\ninvestment into the asset class.<br \/>\nClarity attracts capital, which attracts<br \/>\nopportunity. I have been fortunate to work<br \/>\nwith people a lot smarter than me across<br \/>\nthe globe at solutions to provide more<br \/>\nclarity for investors for alternative assets. <\/p>\n<p>You are involved in the National <\/p>\n<p>Council of Real Estate Investment <\/p>\n<p>Fiduciaries (NCREIF) and are the <\/p>\n<p>Chair of a Farmland Valuation Sub-<\/p>\n<p>committee. What does this entail?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0I have been involved with NCREIF<br \/>\nfor a number of years. At various times,<br \/>\nI sat on the Farmland and Timberland<br \/>\ncommittees. In 2017, I was named<br \/>\nthe chair of NCREIF\u2019s Farmland Sub-<br \/>\ncommittee. This is a volunteer role. We<br \/>\nare working to engage with appraisal<br \/>\norganizations, look at education<br \/>\nopportunities, provide more clarity to the<br \/>\nasset class through enhanced valuation<br \/>\ntechniques, and expand the roster of<br \/>\nrural appraisers in the US. Working with<br \/>\nNCREIF firms includes companies with<br \/>\nassets in Canada, the US, South America,<br \/>\nAustralia and Europe. To be clear, all the<br \/>\nNCREIF work is specific to assets located<br \/>\nin the US, but many of the firms operate<br \/>\ninternationally. By being involved with<br \/>\nNCREIF, my goal is to work towards a<br \/>\nmore formalized institutional valuation<br \/>\nframework and attract more capital<br \/>\nand more funds to the sector. We seem<br \/>\nto be creating some buzz as additional<br \/>\ninstitutional investors are looking at farm<br \/>\nand timberland for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>What opportunities does <\/p>\n<p>this specialized field present <\/p>\n<p>for appraisers?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0I believe strongly that there is a<br \/>\nrole for appraisers to provide more<br \/>\nadvisory services, whether external or<br \/>\ninternal, to institutional capital, private<br \/>\nequity and family offices. As an appraisal<br \/>\norganization, there is a role for the AIC<br \/>\nto play in this. I personally get tired of<br \/>\nseeing CFAs and CPAs providing real<br \/>\nestate advice on acquisitions, dispersal,<br \/>\nresearch, etc., in respect to real estate<br \/>\nand more specifically advice in respect to<br \/>\ndifficult asset classes. There is a role for<br \/>\nAIC members to be part of this discussion. <\/p>\n<p>More specifically, I would suggest that<br \/>\neducating yourself on specialized asset<br \/>\nclasses is an opportunity. In many parts<br \/>\nof Canada there is a shortage of rural<br \/>\nappraisers. Agricultural properties can<br \/>\nbe difficult to appraise \u2013 there is rarely<br \/>\nconsistency. I see why a lot of appraisers<br \/>\nprefer to work on industrial, retail or office<br \/>\nappraisals using DCF models. Valuation<br \/>\nmetrics in these more conventional asset<br \/>\nclasses are easier to find, sales are more<br \/>\navailable, and you are not recreating the<br \/>\nwheel. Rural valuation is not for everyone,<br \/>\nbut it provides a challenge for those of<br \/>\nus who enjoy working in an environment<br \/>\nwhere every day is different. <\/p>\n<p>What is the demand for this <\/p>\n<p>type of work and for appraisers <\/p>\n<p>considering this as a career option?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0The statistics on the aging of the<br \/>\nappraisal profession are well known<br \/>\nand are more pronounced in rural<br \/>\nenvironments. Canada is somewhat better<br \/>\nthan the US, where rural appraisers <\/p>\n<p>A PROFESSIONAL APPRAISER&rsquo;S PERSPECTIVE<\/p>\n<p>Scott McEwen, AACI, P.App<br \/>\non the appraisal of<br \/>\nAlternative Assets<\/p>\n<p>I believe strongly that there is a role for appraisers<br \/>\nto provide more advisory services, whether<br \/>\nexternal or internal, to institutional capital, private<br \/>\nequity and family offices. <\/p>\n<p>are in great demand. Traditionally, firms<br \/>\noperating in rural environments can have<br \/>\na reputation for providing appraisals at<br \/>\na low cost. Service providers may be in<br \/>\nthat particular area for decades. It is<br \/>\ndifficult to break in and it is difficult to<br \/>\nget good fees if you want to compete.<br \/>\nThis has been the rural dilemma in some<br \/>\nareas for years. This work is not easy,<br \/>\nso, in my opinion, fees must come up to<br \/>\nattract more appraisers to this type of<br \/>\nvaluation. As the demographic issues<br \/>\nbecome more pronounced, I believe fees<br \/>\nwill rise in the next 2-3 years, or sooner.<br \/>\nAgricultural appraisal is so broad that it<br \/>\ncan be overwhelming for new entrants.<br \/>\nSome appraisers specialize in dairy, row<br \/>\ncrops, permanent crops, estate properties<br \/>\nwith horse farms, rural expropriation,<br \/>\ntimber, etc., as such there are many options<br \/>\nfor someone to specialize. Additional<br \/>\nspecialty areas can be expropriation,<br \/>\nappraisal of unique properties such as wind<br \/>\nfarms, solar farms, ethanol plants, grain<br \/>\nelevators, cold and freezer storage, fish<br \/>\nprocessing plants, greenhouses, etc.<\/p>\n<p>What knowledge or specific skill <\/p>\n<p>sets does an appraiser require to <\/p>\n<p>successfully do this type of work?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0First, an agricultural background is<br \/>\nhelpful, but not necessary. You require<br \/>\nthe desire to look at these types of assets.<br \/>\nLooking at an abattoir, mink farm or even<br \/>\ndairy operation is not for everyone. Second,<br \/>\nyou need to be able to talk to farmers. Third,<br \/>\nyou should work with a mentor. I had the<br \/>\ngood fortune to work with Danny Doucet,<br \/>\nBlair MacKinnon and Ralph Taylor over<br \/>\nthe years, and have learned from others in<br \/>\nthe profession both in the US and Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 47Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Appraisers in rural areas tend to be open<br \/>\nand helpful. The next thing that a rural<br \/>\nappraiser needs is contacts. You cannot<br \/>\nbe afraid to pick up the phone. You need<br \/>\nto be an effective researcher and compile<br \/>\ngood data. You need to speak to people at<br \/>\nFarm Credit Canada, Realtors, farmers,<br \/>\ngovernment entities, farm contractors,<br \/>\netc., to gather information. <\/p>\n<p>Are there unique challenges  <\/p>\n<p>that this field presents?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0Every farm is different, so the<br \/>\nconsistently of data can be a challenge.<br \/>\nIt is very difficult to extract discount<br \/>\nrates and cap rates from transactions for<br \/>\nthese properties, so, if you want to track<br \/>\ntrends of clean data, this industry is tough.<br \/>\nThere is no replacement for experience in<br \/>\nthis area. The margin for error is high, so<br \/>\ngood research is absolutely critical and<br \/>\nyou need to get paid for this research. <\/p>\n<p>Are there rewards or elements of <\/p>\n<p>job satisfaction that you get from <\/p>\n<p>this type of work? <\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0I love being in the country, outdoors,<br \/>\ntalking to farmers. No matter where I am <\/p>\n<p>in North America, it reminds me of home.<br \/>\nThe people in this industry are down<br \/>\nto earth. I learn something every time<br \/>\nI deal with a farmer or the owner of an<br \/>\nagri-business or alternative asset. These<br \/>\nassets are so broad in scope. I also enjoy<br \/>\npairing down-to-earth farm mentality with<br \/>\nan institutional capital mindset. I find that<br \/>\npart of my job very entrepreneurial. These<br \/>\nare two very different worlds that are<br \/>\nworking closer together.<\/p>\n<p>What advice would you give to <\/p>\n<p>appraisers looking to get into this <\/p>\n<p>type of work?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0It depends where you live. In some<br \/>\nareas of Canada rural appraisal services<br \/>\nare under-serviced, while in others they <\/p>\n<p>A PROFESSIONAL APPRAISER&rsquo;S PERSPECTIVE<\/p>\n<p>are over-serviced. The opportunity is broad.<br \/>\nIf you like land, agriculture, expropriation,<br \/>\nor appraising complex assets, this is an<br \/>\narea worth exploring. Data is hard to obtain<br \/>\nand consistency is not your friend. I think<br \/>\nit takes an inward view of your personality<br \/>\nto determine if this is the challenge you<br \/>\nare up for. Appraisers in this area need to<br \/>\nlearn about agriculture by taking courses<br \/>\nand talking to users of appraisal reports<br \/>\nand firms in your area that might need help.<br \/>\nYou might stumble on a great opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>If someone is seeking more information <\/p>\n<p>on this subject, are there specific <\/p>\n<p>resources they can access?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0Many agricultural appraisers are<br \/>\nmembers of a number of organizations.<br \/>\nThey may be an agrologist (P.Ag.), an<br \/>\nengineer or belong to another appraisal<br \/>\norganization such as ASFMRA. Some rural<br \/>\nappraisers sell and manage real estate<br \/>\nas well (especially in the US). I believe<br \/>\nrural or agricultural education, especially<br \/>\nin respect to the needs of larger owners,<br \/>\nrequires updates and specific course work<br \/>\nto be designed. This is one of the goals<br \/>\nof our outreach program with NCREIF in<br \/>\n2018. I believe education is under-serviced<br \/>\nin respect to agriculture and specifically<br \/>\nagricultural related real estate in Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Do you have any other thoughts  <\/p>\n<p>you would like to share?<\/p>\n<p>SM:\u00a0There are many unique opportunities<br \/>\nfor AIC Members in Canada. If you are a<br \/>\nCRA Member, there is potential to focus on<br \/>\nrural estate properties and other unique<br \/>\nrural properties. If you are an AACI member,<br \/>\nthere are opportunities in uncovering<br \/>\nunder-serviced areas in real estate. 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Offrant des conseils<br \/>\ntransactionnels, des services de transaction,<br \/>\ndes consultations et des services d\u2019\u00e9valuation \u00e0<br \/>\nses clients, Scott emploie \u00e9galement la plate-<br \/>\nforme de CBRE pour \u00e9largir le financement par<br \/>\nemprunt et le financement structur\u00e9 ainsi que<br \/>\nd\u2019autres gammes de services pour ses clients.<\/p>\n<p>Pouvez-vous d\u00e9crire l\u2019\u00e9ducation et <\/p>\n<p>l\u2019exp\u00e9rience de travail qui vous a <\/p>\n<p>men\u00e9 \u00e0 votre poste actuel ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0Je crois que ma carri\u00e8re est revenue \u00e0 la<br \/>\nferme \u2212 preuve que, parfois, la vie revient \u00e0 la<br \/>\ncase d\u00e9part. Je n\u2019aurais jamais cru travailler<br \/>\nen agriculture encore, mais je suis heureux<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00eatre maintenant plus impliqu\u00e9 que jamais<br \/>\ndans ce domaine.<\/p>\n<p>J\u2019ai grandi sur une ferme mixte dans l\u2019est<br \/>\nde l\u2019Ontario, qui \u00e9tait devenue une exploitation<br \/>\nvache-veau pur-sang de taille respectable. J\u2019ai<br \/>\nappartenu au Club 4H durant plusieurs ann\u00e9es<br \/>\net je pensais h\u00e9riter de la ferme et fr\u00e9quenter<br \/>\nun coll\u00e8ge agricole. J\u2019ai trouv\u00e9 difficile de<br \/>\nrester en agriculture, parce que ce n\u2019\u00e9tait pas<br \/>\ntr\u00e8s payant et que faire des balles de foin l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<br \/>\net nourrir les vaches l\u2019hiver est une vie tr\u00e8s<br \/>\nexigeante. J\u2019ai donc opt\u00e9 pour l\u2019universit\u00e9. En<br \/>\n1995, j\u2019ai d\u00e9croch\u00e9 un dipl\u00f4me en finances<br \/>\n\u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Saint-Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier et<br \/>\noccup\u00e9 mon premier emploi dans l\u2019industrie<br \/>\nautomobile. Pendant sa forte croissance, du<br \/>\nmilieu des ann\u00e9es 1990 au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es<br \/>\n2000, j\u2019ai travaill\u00e9 pour Magna International<br \/>\ndans des r\u00f4les touchant le g\u00e9nie du plastique<br \/>\nmondial et les op\u00e9rations. Je suis tomb\u00e9 en<br \/>\namour avec l\u2019immobilier \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es<br \/>\n1990, toujours avec Magna, en construisant<br \/>\nune usine \u00e0 Juiz de Fora, Br\u00e9sil, et en<br \/>\ntravaillant quelque temps en Allemagne<br \/>\ncomme gestionnaire de projet pour la plate-<br \/>\nforme d\u2019auto intelligente de Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 2001, mon \u00e9pouse et moi avons<br \/>\nd\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 de la r\u00e9gion de Toronto \u00e0 <\/p>\n<p>Charlottetown, \u00cele-du-Prince-\u00c9douard. Nous<br \/>\navons achet\u00e9 et r\u00e9nov\u00e9 une \u00e9glise pour d\u00e9marrer<br \/>\nune \u00e9cole Montessori. J\u2019ai d\u00e9but\u00e9 ma carri\u00e8re<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuateur avec le Groupe Altus, en 2002,<br \/>\no\u00f9 j\u2019ai eu la chance de travailler sur diff\u00e9rents<br \/>\ntypes de bien immobilier, y compris terrains,<br \/>\nmaisons, fermes de production ou d\u2019agr\u00e9ment,<br \/>\nterrains de golf, terrains de camping, etc. Une<br \/>\njourn\u00e9e, je pouvais \u00e9valuer un centre commercial<br \/>\nle matin, puis une maison pr\u00e9fabriqu\u00e9e mobile<br \/>\nl\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi. Les petits march\u00e9s peuvent \u00eatre<br \/>\nd\u2019excellents milieux d\u2019apprentissage. J\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9<br \/>\nun administrateur dans ma propre firme,<br \/>\nde 2006 \u00e0 2009. \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, j\u2019ai si\u00e9g\u00e9 au<br \/>\nConseil d\u2019administration national de l\u2019Institut<br \/>\ncanadien des \u00e9valuateurs (ICE), b\u00e2ti deux \u00e9coles<br \/>\nMontessori et fais ma ma\u00eetrise en gestion des<br \/>\naffaires. En 2009, je suis retourn\u00e9 au Groupe<br \/>\nAltus et j\u2019ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9aliser des contrats<br \/>\nde service plus complexes, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que je me<br \/>\njoigne r\u00e9cemment \u00e0 CBRE.<\/p>\n<p>On dit que vous \u00eates un expert dans <\/p>\n<p>les classes d\u2019actifs non conventionnels <\/p>\n<p>comme les terres agricoles. <\/p>\n<p>Comment en \u00eates-vous arriv\u00e9 l\u00e0 ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0L\u2019\u00e9valuation de biens immobiliers agricoles<br \/>\na toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un produit local. Les clients<br \/>\nqui exploitent des entreprises dans diverses<br \/>\nniches de cette classe d\u2019investissement plus<br \/>\n\u00e9troite requi\u00e8rent maintenant plus de services<br \/>\n\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle r\u00e9gionale, nationale et mondiale. <\/p>\n<p>Scott McEwen, AACI, P.App<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9valuation des actifs<br \/>\nnon conventionnels<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 50 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>POINT DE VUE D\u2019UN \u00c9VALUATEUR PROFESSIONNEL<\/p>\n<p>Les capitaux institutionnels, l\u2019investissement<br \/>\nen capital et les grands investisseurs<br \/>\ndemandent des solutions plus complexes,<br \/>\nalors qu\u2019ils acqui\u00e8rent de plus en plus d\u2019actifs<br \/>\nnon conventionnels. Pour se concentrer et<br \/>\ns\u2019\u00e9duquer sur une classe d\u2019actifs sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s,<br \/>\nil faut y mettre le temps et s\u2019int\u00e9resser<br \/>\nvraiment au domaine.<\/p>\n<p>Mon int\u00e9r\u00eat pour le rendement des terres<br \/>\nagricoles institutionnelles vient en partie<br \/>\nd\u2019une communication que j\u2019ai r\u00e9dig\u00e9e sur les<br \/>\ntaux de capitalisation fonci\u00e8re par rapport<br \/>\nau taux d\u2019actualisation. Par exemple, les<br \/>\ninvestisseurs emploient ces termes de fa\u00e7on<br \/>\ninterchangeable. Les gens qui investissent<br \/>\ndans les terres agricoles institutionnelles<br \/>\ntendent \u00e0 ne pas consid\u00e9rer leurs actifs<br \/>\ncomme un groupe de flux mon\u00e9taires nets,<br \/>\nmais comme leurs valeurs \u00e0 l\u2019acre. Les<br \/>\npossibilit\u00e9s sont nombreuses d\u2019\u00e9tendre les<br \/>\nparam\u00e8tres d\u2019\u00e9valuation dans cette classe<br \/>\nd\u2019actifs et de travailler pour rendre plus clair<br \/>\nl\u2019investissement agricole afin d\u2019attirer encore<br \/>\nplus d\u2019investissement dans ces actifs. La<br \/>\nclart\u00e9 attire les capitaux, qui \u00e0 leur tour cr\u00e9ent<br \/>\nles opportunit\u00e9s. J\u2019ai eu la chance de travailler<br \/>\navec des gens beaucoup plus intelligents<br \/>\nque moi \u00e0 travers le monde pour trouver des<br \/>\nsolutions apportant plus de limpidit\u00e9 aux<br \/>\ninvestisseurs qui placent leur confiance dans<br \/>\nles actifs non conventionnels.<\/p>\n<p>Vous \u00eates le pr\u00e9sident du sous-comit\u00e9 <\/p>\n<p>d\u2019\u00e9valuation des terres agricoles <\/p>\n<p>au National Council of Real Estate <\/p>\n<p>Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF). <\/p>\n<p>Qu\u2019est-ce que cela implique ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0Je suis membre du NCREIF depuis<br \/>\nplusieurs ann\u00e9es. \u00c0 diff\u00e9rents moments, j\u2019ai<br \/>\nsi\u00e9g\u00e9 au Comit\u00e9 des terres agricoles et au<br \/>\nComit\u00e9 des terrains forestiers exploitables.<br \/>\nEn 2017, j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 pr\u00e9sident du<br \/>\nsous-comit\u00e9 des terres agricoles du NCREIF.<br \/>\nNous d\u00e9ployons nos efforts pour coop\u00e9rer<br \/>\navec des organisations d\u2019\u00e9valuation,<br \/>\nrechercher des activit\u00e9s \u00e9ducatives, rendre<br \/>\nla classe d\u2019actifs plus limpide avec de<br \/>\nmeilleures techniques d\u2019\u00e9valuation et<br \/>\naugmenter le nombre d\u2019\u00e9valuateurs ruraux<br \/>\naux \u00c9tats-Unis. Le travail avec les firmes du <\/p>\n<p>NCREIF comprend des compagnies d\u00e9tenant<br \/>\ndes actifs au Canada, aux \u00c9tats-Unis, en<br \/>\nAm\u00e9rique du Sud, en Australie et en Europe.<br \/>\nPour \u00eatre clair, le NCREIF s\u2019occupe des actifs<br \/>\nsitu\u00e9s aux \u00c9tats-Unis, alors que beaucoup<br \/>\nde compagnies sont actives \u00e0 l\u2019international.<br \/>\nDans mon engagement avec le NCREIF, mon<br \/>\nbut est de participer \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019un cadre<br \/>\nplus formalis\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9valuation institutionnelle<br \/>\net d\u2019attirer plus de capitaux et plus de fonds<br \/>\ndans le secteur. Il semble que nous ayons<br \/>\ncr\u00e9\u00e9 un certain battage alors que davantage<br \/>\nd\u2019investisseurs institutionnels s\u2019int\u00e9ressent<br \/>\naux terres agricoles et aux terrains forestiers<br \/>\nexploitables pour la premi\u00e8re fois.<\/p>\n<p>leurs voix \u00e0 ce d\u00e9bat. Il n\u2019y a rien de mal \u00e0 faire<br \/>\ndu financement hypoth\u00e9caire, mais je pr\u00e9f\u00e8re<br \/>\ntravailler avec un bureau familial, un fonds<br \/>\nde placements immobiliers ou un groupe<br \/>\nde recherche d\u2019un fonds de pension pour<br \/>\nmener la conversation plut\u00f4t qu\u2019\u00eatre appel\u00e9<br \/>\n\u00e0 \u00e9valuer l\u2019actif apr\u00e8s que ce travail ait d\u00e9j\u00e0<br \/>\n\u00e9t\u00e9 fait (souvent par des gens qui n\u2019ont aucun<br \/>\nant\u00e9c\u00e9dent immobilier).<\/p>\n<p>Plus pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment, je propose que vous<br \/>\nappreniez \u00e0 conna\u00eetre les classes d\u2019actifs<br \/>\nsp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s, car c\u2019est une opportunit\u00e9 \u00e0 saisir.<br \/>\nPlusieurs r\u00e9gions du Canada manquent<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuateurs ruraux. Les biens immobiliers<br \/>\nagricoles peuvent \u00eatre difficiles \u00e0 \u00e9valuer<br \/>\n\u2212 on trouve rarement l\u2019uniformit\u00e9 des<br \/>\n\u00e9valuations. Je comprends pourquoi beaucoup<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuateurs pr\u00e9f\u00e8rent \u00e9valuer des industries,<br \/>\ndes commerces ou des bureaux avec des<br \/>\nmod\u00e8les FNC. Les param\u00e8tres d\u2019\u00e9valuation<br \/>\ndans ces classes d\u2019actifs plus classiques sont<br \/>\nplus faciles \u00e0 trouver, les ventes sont plus<br \/>\ndisponibles et vous n\u2019avez pas \u00e0 r\u00e9inventer<br \/>\nla roue. L\u2019\u00e9valuation rurale, ce n\u2019est pas pour<br \/>\ntout le monde, mais elle pr\u00e9sente des d\u00e9fis<br \/>\npour ceux et celles d\u2019entre nous qui aiment<br \/>\ntravailler dans un environnement qui est<br \/>\ndiff\u00e9rent chaque jour.<\/p>\n<p>Quelle est la demande pour ce genre <\/p>\n<p>de travail et pour les \u00e9valuateurs qui <\/p>\n<p>envisagent ce choix de carri\u00e8re ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0Les statistiques sur le vieillissement<br \/>\ndes \u00e9valuateurs professionnels sont bien<br \/>\nconnues et plus prononc\u00e9es dans les<br \/>\nzones rurales. La situation du Canada est<br \/>\nquelque peu meilleure qu\u2019aux \u00c9tats-Unis,<br \/>\no\u00f9 les \u00e9valuateurs ruraux sont en demande.<br \/>\nTraditionnellement, les firmes qui font des<br \/>\n\u00e9valuations dans des environnements ruraux<br \/>\npeuvent avoir la r\u00e9putation de le faire \u00e0 bas<br \/>\nprix. Les fournisseurs de services peuvent<br \/>\n\u00eatre dans ce domaine particulier depuis des<br \/>\nd\u00e9cennies. Il est difficile de faire sa place et<br \/>\nd\u2019obtenir de bons honoraires si on d\u00e9sire \u00eatre<br \/>\nconcurrentiel. C\u2019est un dilemme rural depuis<br \/>\nplusieurs ann\u00e9es dans certaines r\u00e9gions.<br \/>\nCe travail n\u2019est pas facile et donc, \u00e0 mon avis,<br \/>\nil faut augmenter les honoraires pour attirer<br \/>\nplus d\u2019\u00e9valuateurs dans ce type d\u2019\u00e9valuation. <\/p>\n<p>Scott McEwen, AACI, P.App<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9valuation des actifs<br \/>\nnon conventionnels<\/p>\n<p>Quels r\u00f4les ou possibilit\u00e9s ce champ <\/p>\n<p>sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 pr\u00e9sente-t-il aux \u00e9valuateurs ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0Je crois fermement que les \u00e9valuateurs<br \/>\npeuvent fournir plus de services consultatifs,<br \/>\nexternes ou internes, visant les capitaux<br \/>\ninstitutionnels et l\u2019investissement en capital.<br \/>\nEn tant organisation d\u2019\u00e9valuation, l\u2019ICE peut<br \/>\njouer un r\u00f4le \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard. Personnellement,<br \/>\nj\u2019ai vu trop d\u2019analystes financiers agr\u00e9\u00e9s et<br \/>\nd\u2019experts-comptables agr\u00e9\u00e9s donner des<br \/>\nconseils immobiliers sur les acquisitions,<br \/>\nliquidations, recherches, etc., concernant<br \/>\nl\u2019immobilier et, plus particuli\u00e8rement, des<br \/>\nconseils sur des classes d\u2019actifs difficiles.<br \/>\nLes \u00e9valuateurs immobiliers doivent joindre <\/p>\n<p>Je crois fermement<br \/>\nque les \u00e9valuateurs<br \/>\npeuvent fournir<br \/>\nplus de services<br \/>\nconsultatifs, externes<br \/>\nou internes, visant les<br \/>\ncapitaux institutionnels<br \/>\net l\u2019investissement<br \/>\nen capital. <\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 51Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>POINT DE VUE D\u2019UN \u00c9VALUATEUR PROFESSIONNEL<\/p>\n<p>Comme les enjeux d\u00e9mographiques deviennent<br \/>\nplus pressants, je crois que les honoraires<br \/>\nvont augmenter d\u2019ici deux \u00e0 trois ans, ou plus<br \/>\nt\u00f4t. L\u2019\u00e9valuation agricole est si vaste que les<br \/>\nnouveaux arrivants peuvent \u00eatre d\u00e9bord\u00e9s.<br \/>\nCertains \u00e9valuateurs se sp\u00e9cialisent dans les<br \/>\nfermes laiti\u00e8res, les cultures sarcl\u00e9es, les<br \/>\ncultures permanentes, les domaines avec ferme<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9levage de chevaux, l\u2019expropriation rurale,<br \/>\nle bois d\u2019\u0153uvre, etc.<\/p>\n<p>De quelles connaissances ou <\/p>\n<p>ensembles de comp\u00e9tences un <\/p>\n<p>\u00e9valuateur a-t-il besoin pour r\u00e9ussir <\/p>\n<p>dans ce genre de travail ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0D\u2019abord, des ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents agricoles sont<br \/>\nutiles, mais pas n\u00e9cessaires. Vous devez<br \/>\navoir le d\u00e9sir de regarder ces types d\u2019actifs.<br \/>\nVisiter un abattoir, une visonni\u00e8re ou m\u00eame<br \/>\nune exploitation laiti\u00e8re ne vous sourit peut-<br \/>\n\u00eatre pas. Ensuite, vous devez \u00eatre capables<br \/>\nde correspondre avec les agriculteurs. De<br \/>\nplus, vous devriez travailler avec un mentor.<br \/>\nJ\u2019ai eu la chance de travailler avec Danny<br \/>\nDoucet, Blair MacKinnon et Ralph Taylor au fil<br \/>\ndes ann\u00e9es, en plus d\u2019avoir beaucoup appris<br \/>\nd\u2019autres professionnels, tant aux \u00c9tats-<br \/>\nUnis qu\u2019au Canada. Un \u00e9valuateur rural a<br \/>\n\u00e9galement besoin de contacts. Vous ne devez<br \/>\npas h\u00e9siter \u00e0 vous servir du t\u00e9l\u00e9phone. Vous<br \/>\ndevez \u00eatre un chercheur efficace et compiler<br \/>\nde bonnes donn\u00e9es. Enfin, vous devez parler<br \/>\n\u00e0 des gens de Financement agricole Canada,<br \/>\n\u00e0 des agriculteurs et \u00e0 des organismes<br \/>\ngouvernementaux, faire des recherches sur<br \/>\nles co\u00fbts des b\u00e2timents, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Ce champ d\u2019activit\u00e9s pr\u00e9sente-t-il <\/p>\n<p>des d\u00e9fis qui lui sont propres ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0Chaque ferme \u00e9tant diff\u00e9rente, la coh\u00e9rence<br \/>\ndes donn\u00e9es peut \u00eatre probl\u00e9matique. Comme<br \/>\nil est difficile d\u2019extraire les taux d\u2019actualisation<br \/>\net les taux de capitalisation des transactions<br \/>\neffectu\u00e9es pour ces biens immobiliers, si<br \/>\nvous voulez suivre les tendances des donn\u00e9es<br \/>\n\u00e9pur\u00e9es, cette industrie est assez opaque. Rien<br \/>\nne remplace l\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans ce domaine.<br \/>\nLa marge d\u2019erreur est \u00e9lev\u00e9e, alors de bonnes<br \/>\nrecherches sont absolument essentielles et vous<br \/>\ndevez \u00eatre pay\u00e9 pour faire de telles recherches.<\/p>\n<p>Ce type de travail vous apporte-t-il <\/p>\n<p>des r\u00e9compenses ou des <\/p>\n<p>satisfactions d\u2019emploi ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0J\u2019adore \u00eatre en campagne, au grand<br \/>\nair, parler aux agriculteurs. Peu importe les<br \/>\nendroits que je visite en Am\u00e9rique du Nord,<br \/>\nils me rappellent la ferme o\u00f9 j\u2019ai grandi.<br \/>\nLes gens de cette industrie ont les pieds<br \/>\nbien sur terre. J\u2019apprends quelque chose<br \/>\nchaque fois que je traite avec un agriculteur<br \/>\nou avec le propri\u00e9taire d\u2019une agroentreprise<br \/>\nou d\u2019un actif non conventionnel. Ces actifs<br \/>\nont une tr\u00e8s large port\u00e9e. J\u2019aime aussi<br \/>\nsusciter la rencontre de la mentalit\u00e9 agricole<br \/>\npragmatique avec l\u2019approche du capital<br \/>\ninstitutionnel. Je trouve cette partie de mon<br \/>\nemploi tr\u00e8s entrepreneuriale. Ce sont deux<br \/>\nunivers tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rents qui op\u00e8rent de plus en<br \/>\nplus \u00e9troitement.<\/p>\n<p>Quels conseils donneriez-vous <\/p>\n<p>aux \u00e9valuateurs qui songent \u00e0 se <\/p>\n<p>lancer dans ce genre de travail ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0\u00c7a d\u00e9pend de l\u2019endroit o\u00f9 vous<br \/>\nvivez. Dans certaines r\u00e9gions du Canada,<br \/>\nles services d\u2019\u00e9valuation rurale ne sont<br \/>\npas suffisants, alors que dans d\u2019autres,<br \/>\nils surabondent. Les possibilit\u00e9s sont<br \/>\nnombreuses. Si vous aimez la terre,<br \/>\nl\u2019agriculture, l\u2019expropriation ou les actifs<br \/>\ncompliqu\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00e9valuer, ce sont des domaines<br \/>\nque vous devriez explorer. Les donn\u00e9es sont<br \/>\ndifficiles \u00e0 obtenir et la coh\u00e9rence n\u2019est pas<br \/>\nvotre amie. Je pense que vous devez sonder<br \/>\nvotre personnalit\u00e9 pour d\u00e9terminer si c\u2019est<br \/>\nun d\u00e9fi que vous \u00eates pr\u00eat \u00e0 relever. Les<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateurs dans ce champ d\u2019activit\u00e9s doivent<br \/>\nconna\u00eetre l\u2019agriculture en prenant des cours<br \/>\net en parlant \u00e0 des utilisateurs de rapports<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuation et \u00e0 des firmes de leur r\u00e9gion<br \/>\nqui auraient peut-\u00eatre besoin d\u2019aide. Vous<br \/>\npourriez tomber sur une occasion r\u00eav\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Aux personnes qui aimeraient <\/p>\n<p>plus d\u2019information \u00e0 ce sujet, <\/p>\n<p>pouvez-vous sugg\u00e9rer des ressources <\/p>\n<p>qu\u2019elles pourraient consulter ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0Beaucoup d\u2019\u00e9valuateurs agricoles<br \/>\nsont membres de plusieurs organisations.<br \/>\nIls ont peut-\u00eatre une d\u00e9signation P.Ag.,<br \/>\nils peuvent appartenir \u00e0 l\u2019ASFMRA ou ils<br \/>\npeuvent m\u00eame \u00eatre ing\u00e9nieurs. Certains<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateurs ruraux vendent aussi des biens<br \/>\nimmobiliers (particuli\u00e8rement aux \u00c9tats-<br \/>\nUnis). Je crois que l\u2019\u00e9ducation rurale ou<br \/>\nagricole, notamment concernant les besoins<br \/>\ndes grands propri\u00e9taires, doit \u00eatre mise \u00e0<br \/>\njour et que des cours sp\u00e9cialement con\u00e7us<br \/>\npour ce genre de travail sont n\u00e9cessaires.<br \/>\nC\u2019est l\u2019un des objectifs de notre programme<br \/>\nde sensibilisation avec le NCREIF en 2018.<br \/>\nJe crois que l\u2019\u00e9ducation est inad\u00e9quate<br \/>\ndans ce domaine.<\/p>\n<p>Aimeriez-vous partager quoi que <\/p>\n<p>ce soit d\u2019autre avec nous ?<\/p>\n<p>SM\u00a0:\u00a0Il existe beaucoup d\u2019opportunit\u00e9s sans<br \/>\npareilles pour les membres de l\u2019ICE au<br \/>\nCanada. Si vous \u00eates un CRA, vous pourriez<br \/>\nvous concentrer sur les biens immobiliers<br \/>\nruraux et d\u2019autres propri\u00e9t\u00e9s rurales uniques.<br \/>\nSi vous \u00eates un AACI, vous pourriez d\u00e9couvrir<br \/>\ndes r\u00e9gions mal desservies en mati\u00e8re<br \/>\nd\u2019immobilier. T\u00e2chez de vous \u00e9duquer et de<br \/>\ndevenir expert dans ce domaine. Je vois des<br \/>\ncomptables \u00e9valuer des carri\u00e8res d\u2019agr\u00e9gats,<br \/>\ndes ar\u00e9nas, des entreprises ax\u00e9es sur<br \/>\nl\u2019immobilier et fournir des conseils sur<br \/>\ndes plans de subdivisions et des plans de<br \/>\nrevenus pro forma pour les promoteurs, etc.<br \/>\nCe sont toutes des possibilit\u00e9s qui s\u2019offrent<br \/>\naux membres hautement qualifi\u00e9s de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\nsouhaitant offrir leurs services professionnels.<br \/>\n\u00ab Soyez l\u00e0 o\u00f9 ils ne sont pas \u00bb, comme disait<br \/>\nYogi Berra. <\/p>\n<p>Si vous aimez la terre, l\u2019agriculture, l\u2019expropriation<br \/>\nou les actifs compliqu\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00e9valuer, ce sont des<br \/>\ndomaines que vous devriez explorer. <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 52 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>EDUCATION<\/p>\n<p>F or 80 years, the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) has been dedicated to advancing the real estate valuation<br \/>\nprofession for the benefit of both its<br \/>\nMembers and the public. A key component<br \/>\nof what makes AIC Members stand out<br \/>\nas leading valuation professionals is the<br \/>\nrigorous education program that they<br \/>\nundertake along the path to their AACI or<br \/>\nCRA designation. What\u2019s more, in order<br \/>\nto stay current with industry trends and<br \/>\nthe changing economic and technological<br \/>\nlandscape, AIC continues to examine,<br \/>\nredevelop and streamline our education<br \/>\nprogram, ensuring that AIC Members have<br \/>\nall the tools and knowledge necessary<br \/>\nfor success.<\/p>\n<p>The final step in the designation<br \/>\nprocess is the Professional Competency<br \/>\nInterview (PCI), which is designed<br \/>\nto test the competency profiles of<br \/>\nCandidates to determine if they meet<br \/>\nthe target levels stipulated by AIC.<br \/>\nThe competencies tested are behavioural,<br \/>\nand they demonstrate a Candidate\u2019s<br \/>\nintegrated knowledge, skills, judgement<br \/>\nand attributes necessary in the<br \/>\nappraisal profession. They represent<br \/>\naptitudes required for both AACIs and<br \/>\nCRAs, common within all types of<br \/>\nappraisal work.<\/p>\n<p>The competencies, and their importance<br \/>\nto the role of an appraiser, are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1. Analytical Thinking. The professional<br \/>\nduties of an appraiser require the<br \/>\nability to analyze information; identify<br \/>\nkey issues, relationships or objectives;<br \/>\ndiagnose opportunities; make sound<br \/>\ninferences from available information;<br \/>\nand draw logical conclusions. The<br \/>\nthinking process may be linear, using<br \/>\ncause and effect relationships to<br \/>\nanalyze problems in a step-by-step<br \/>\nway. This competency enables problem<br \/>\ndefinition and systematic diagnosis in<br \/>\norder to understand a situation.<\/p>\n<p>2. Client-Service Orientation. The<br \/>\nprofessional duties of an appraiser<br \/>\nrequire the ability to make efforts<br \/>\nto discover and meet the client\u2019s<br \/>\nneeds. It implies a desire to help or<br \/>\nserve others. \u2018Clients\u2019 can be internal<br \/>\nor external.<\/p>\n<p>3. Conceptual Thinking. The professional<br \/>\nduties of an appraiser require<br \/>\nthe ability to identify patterns or<br \/>\nconnections between situations that<br \/>\nare not obviously related, and to<br \/>\nidentify key or underlying issues in<br \/>\ncomplex situations. It includes using<br \/>\ncreative, conceptual, or inductive<br \/>\nreasoning and applying learned<br \/>\ncomplex concepts.  <\/p>\n<p>4. Decisiveness. The professional<br \/>\nduties of an appraiser require<br \/>\nthe ability to make decisions<br \/>\nbased on analysis of the<br \/>\ninformation presented in<br \/>\nthe face of ambiguous or<br \/>\nconflicting situations, or when<br \/>\nthere is an associated risk.<\/p>\n<p>5. Focus on Quality and Details.<br \/>\nThe professional duties of<br \/>\nan appraiser require taking<br \/>\npride in ensuring that tasks<br \/>\nare completed with a focus<br \/>\non accuracy and quality. It is<br \/>\nexpressed in such forms as<br \/>\nmonitoring and checking work<br \/>\nor information, insisting on<br \/>\nclarity of roles and functions,<br \/>\nplanning, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a Candidate<br \/>\npreparing for your upcoming<br \/>\nPCI or are a Designated Member<br \/>\nsimply looking to validate your own<br \/>\ncompetencies, AIC\u2019s professional<br \/>\ncompetency resources can be very<br \/>\nuseful tools in assisting Members to<br \/>\nidentify learning opportunities and<br \/>\nmeasure performance. A number<br \/>\nof relevant documents can be found<br \/>\nunder the Path to Designation<br \/>\nresources on the Member\u2019s side of<br \/>\nAIC\u2019s website. <\/p>\n<p>What competencies do<br \/>\nappraisers need to<br \/>\nguarantee success?<\/p>\n<p>BY THOMAS FOX, AACI, P.APP <\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Chair, Admissions and Accreditation Committee<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 53Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>D epuis 80 ans, l\u2019Institut canadien des \u00e9valuateurs (ICE) se consacre \u00e0 l\u2019avancement de la profession d\u2019\u00e9valuateur<br \/>\nimmobilier \u00e0 l\u2019avantage de ses membres et<br \/>\ndu grand public. Le programme rigoureux de<br \/>\nformation auquel sont soumis les membres<br \/>\nde l\u2019ICE pour l\u2019obtention de leur d\u00e9signation<br \/>\nAACI ou CRA constitue un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments cl\u00e9s<br \/>\nqui font d\u2019eux des \u00e9valuateurs professionnels<br \/>\nde premier rang. De plus, pour s\u2019assurer<br \/>\nque ses \u00e9valuateurs restent \u00e0 l\u2019affut des<br \/>\ntendances de l\u2019industrie et de l\u2019\u00e9volution<br \/>\ndu paysage \u00e9conomique et technologique,<br \/>\net qu\u2019ils disposent de tous les outils et<br \/>\nconnaissances n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 leur r\u00e9ussite,<br \/>\nl\u2019ICE continue d\u2019examiner, d\u2019am\u00e9liorer et de<br \/>\nrationaliser son programme de formation. <\/p>\n<p>L\u2019entrevue relative aux comp\u00e9tences<br \/>\nprofessionnelles (ECP) est la derni\u00e8re \u00e9tape<br \/>\ndu parcours en vue de l\u2019obtention d\u2019une<br \/>\nd\u00e9signation CRA ou AACI. Elle vise \u00e0 \u00e9valuer<br \/>\nles comp\u00e9tences des stagiaires afin de<br \/>\nd\u00e9terminer si elles atteignent le niveau cible<br \/>\nfix\u00e9 par l\u2019ICE. Les comp\u00e9tences \u00e9valu\u00e9es sont<br \/>\nbas\u00e9es sur le comportement et d\u00e9montrent<br \/>\nles connaissances int\u00e9gr\u00e9es, les habilet\u00e9s,<br \/>\nles capacit\u00e9s et les caract\u00e9ristiques des<br \/>\nstagiaires qui sont n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 la profession<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9valuateur. Ces aptitudes sont requises pour<br \/>\nl\u2019obtention de la d\u00e9signation CRA et AACI et<br \/>\npour tous les types de travaux d\u2019\u00e9valuation.<\/p>\n<p>Les comp\u00e9tences et leur importance<br \/>\nrelative au r\u00f4le d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur :<\/p>\n<p>1. Pens\u00e9e analytique : Les fonctions<br \/>\nprofessionnelles d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur exigent<br \/>\nla capacit\u00e9 d\u2019analyser de l\u2019information,<br \/>\nde d\u00e9gager les questions, relations<br \/>\nou objectifs cl\u00e9s, de diagnostiquer les<br \/>\nopportunit\u00e9s, de faire des inf\u00e9rences<br \/>\nsolides \u00e0 partir des informations<br \/>\ndisponibles et de tirer des conclusions<br \/>\nlogiques. Le processus de r\u00e9flexion peut<br \/>\n\u00eatre lin\u00e9aire, en  utilisant les relations<br \/>\nde cause \u00e0 effet pour analyser les<br \/>\nprobl\u00e8mes par \u00e9tape. Cette comp\u00e9tence<br \/>\npermet la d\u00e9finition des probl\u00e8mes et le<br \/>\ndiagnostic syst\u00e9matique permettant de<br \/>\ncomprendre une situation.<\/p>\n<p>2. Orientation sur le service au client :<br \/>\nLes fonctions professionnelles d\u2019un<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateur exigent la capacit\u00e9 de faire<br \/>\ndes efforts pour d\u00e9couvrir et r\u00e9pondre<br \/>\naux besoins du client. Cela implique<br \/>\nun d\u00e9sir d\u2019aider ou de servir les autres.<br \/>\nLes \u00ab clients \u00bb peuvent \u00eatre internes<br \/>\nou externes.<\/p>\n<p>3. Pens\u00e9e conceptuelle : Les fonctions<br \/>\nprofessionnelles d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur<br \/>\nexigent la capacit\u00e9 de d\u00e9gager des<br \/>\nmod\u00e8les ou des liens entre des<br \/>\nsituations qui ne sont pas li\u00e9es de<br \/>\nfa\u00e7on \u00e9vidente, et de cerner les<br \/>\nprobl\u00e8mes cl\u00e9s ou sous-jacents dans <\/p>\n<p>des situations complexes. Cela inclut<br \/>\nl\u2019utilisation d\u2019un raisonnement cr\u00e9atif,<br \/>\nconceptuel ou inductif et l\u2019application<br \/>\ndes concepts complexes appris. <\/p>\n<p>4. Prise de d\u00e9cision : Les fonctions<br \/>\nprofessionnelles d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur exigent la<br \/>\ncapacit\u00e9 de prendre des d\u00e9cisions bas\u00e9es<br \/>\nsur l\u2019analyse de l\u2019information pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e<br \/>\nface \u00e0 des situations ambigu\u00ebs ou<br \/>\nconflictuelles, ou en situation comportant<br \/>\nun risque.<\/p>\n<p>5. Souci de la qualit\u00e9 et minutie : Les<br \/>\nfonctions professionnelles d\u2019un \u00e9valuateur<br \/>\nexigent la fiert\u00e9 de s\u2019assurer que les<br \/>\nt\u00e2ches sont accomplies en mettant<br \/>\nl\u2019accent sur l\u2019exactitude et la qualit\u00e9.<br \/>\nCette comp\u00e9tence est exprim\u00e9e sous des<br \/>\nformes telles que le suivi et la v\u00e9rification<br \/>\ndu travail ou de l\u2019information, en insistant<br \/>\nsur la clart\u00e9 des r\u00f4les et des fonctions,<br \/>\nla planification, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Que vous soyez un stagiaire qui se pr\u00e9pare<br \/>\nen pr\u00e9vision de son ECP ou que vous soyez<br \/>\nun membre d\u00e9sign\u00e9 qui souhaite valider ses<br \/>\npropres comp\u00e9tences, les ressources sur<br \/>\nles comp\u00e9tences professionnelles de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\npeuvent vous \u00eatre tr\u00e8s utiles pour reconna\u00eetre<br \/>\nles occasions d\u2019apprentissage et \u00e9valuer<br \/>\nvotre performance. Vous trouverez nombre<br \/>\nde documents pertinents sous la rubrique<br \/>\n\u00ab Comment obtenir un titre de l\u2019ICE \u00bb dans la<br \/>\nsection des membres du site Web de l\u2019Institut.  <\/p>\n<p>PAR THOMAS FOX, AACI, P.APP <\/p>\n<p>Pr\u00e9sident B\u00e9n\u00e9vole, Comit\u00e9 Des Admissions et Accr\u00e9ditations<\/p>\n<p>Quelles comp\u00e9tences un<br \/>\n\u00e9valuateur doit-il avoir<br \/>\npour assurer sa r\u00e9ussite ?<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9DUCATION<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 54 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>The Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC), together with the provincial associations and the provincial bodies affiliated with <\/p>\n<p>the AIC, commend the following members who completed the rigorous requirements for accreditation as a Designated <\/p>\n<p>Member of the AIC during the period February 23, 2018 to April 26, 2018:<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Institut canadien des \u00e9valuateurs (ICE), en collaboration avec les associations provinciales et les organismes provinciaux <\/p>\n<p>affili\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019ICE, f\u00e9licitent les membres suivants qui ont compl\u00e9t\u00e9 le programme rigoureux d\u2019accr\u00e9ditation \u00e0 titre de membre <\/p>\n<p>d\u00e9sign\u00e9 de l\u2019ICE durant la p\u00e9riode du 23 fevrier, 2018 au 26 avril, 2018 :<\/p>\n<p>AIC designations granted \/ D\u00e9signations obtenues de l\u2019ICE<\/p>\n<p>AIC welcomed the following new Candidate members during the  <\/p>\n<p>period February 23, 2018 to April 26, 2018<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ICE souhaite la bienvenue aux personnes suivantes qui ont joint les rangs  <\/p>\n<p>des membres stagiaires durant la p\u00e9riode du 23 fevrier, 2018 au 26 avril, 2018 :<\/p>\n<p>AACI, P.App<br \/>\nAccredited Appraiser Canadian Institute<\/p>\n<p>Candidates \/ Stagiaires<\/p>\n<p>CRA, P.App<br \/>\nCanadian Residential Appraiser<\/p>\n<p>British Columbia <\/p>\n<p>Janelle Somerville<br \/>\nRachelle Tink<\/p>\n<p>Ontario <\/p>\n<p>David Castle<br \/>\nErnest Chu<br \/>\nJonathan Dunlap<br \/>\nKevin D. French<br \/>\nAlexander Grieco<br \/>\nDaniel Grieco<br \/>\nNancy Houser<br \/>\nShardul (Sam) L. Jani<br \/>\nVadess Johan<br \/>\nDebbie E. Mackintosh<\/p>\n<p>Alberta <\/p>\n<p>Christian Schotz<br \/>\nQuintin D. Williams<\/p>\n<p>British Columbia <\/p>\n<p>Madonna Blunt<br \/>\nRobert J. Franks<br \/>\nMichael D. Kind<br \/>\nAnton A. Suurkask<br \/>\nLawrence Tang<\/p>\n<p>Quebec <\/p>\n<p>Yvon Bergeron<br \/>\nSt\u00e9phane Boyer<br \/>\nFr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dessureault<br \/>\nJulie Dube<br \/>\nPatrice Gagnon<br \/>\nEric Gaudreau<br \/>\nMarc Lemaire<br \/>\nNathalie Locas<br \/>\nAlain Lortie<br \/>\nFrancis Manuel<br \/>\nSimon Par\u00e9<br \/>\nCatherine Plante<\/p>\n<p>Ontario <\/p>\n<p>Patricia A. Amaya<br \/>\nKatayoun Baheri<br \/>\nAmadou Diop<br \/>\nGeorge Dlugosh<br \/>\nAndrea Edsall<br \/>\nGlenn D. Espie<br \/>\nAlexandra M. Gulliver<br \/>\nMatthew Hill<br \/>\nPardeep Punia<br \/>\nDan Spalvieri<br \/>\nHugh J. Thomas<br \/>\nKevin A. Ustianowski<\/p>\n<p>Prince Edward Island <\/p>\n<p>Robbie Bradley<\/p>\n<p>Saskatchewan <\/p>\n<p>David J. McEachern<\/p>\n<p>Alberta <\/p>\n<p>Charles Edward Trahan<\/p>\n<p>British Columbia <\/p>\n<p>Craig Bakala<br \/>\nCarrie Hanyue Chen<br \/>\nDavid Chou<br \/>\nWei William Jing<br \/>\nGary Nguyen<br \/>\nTejvir Parhar<\/p>\n<p>International <\/p>\n<p>Lai Ming Wan<\/p>\n<p>Manitoba <\/p>\n<p>Eric Gauthier<br \/>\nSarah Joanna Kehler<\/p>\n<p>New Brunswick <\/p>\n<p>Richard Leger<\/p>\n<p>Nova Scotia <\/p>\n<p>Ryan MacDonald<\/p>\n<p>Ontario <\/p>\n<p>Marisa Banuelos<br \/>\nAlyssa K. Benke<br \/>\nHaby Diallo<br \/>\nIan Durfey<\/p>\n<p>Chukwuemeka Daniel Eleh<br \/>\nAlex A. Fey<br \/>\nColin George Francis<br \/>\nChris W. Kaufman<br \/>\nLise Juliette Konzelmann<br \/>\nAshley Menkes<br \/>\nJafar Nikdel<br \/>\nL&rsquo;ghaly Safouane<br \/>\nThomas Schmidt<br \/>\nJungho Shon<br \/>\nTushar Shukla<br \/>\nInderjeet Singh<br \/>\nBabak Torki<br \/>\nHeather Whitson<br \/>\nNapoleon Wilson<\/p>\n<p>DESIGNATIONS CANDIDATES STUDENTS \/ D\u00c9SIGNATIONS STAGIAIRES \u00c9TUDIANTS<\/p>\n<p>British Columbia <\/p>\n<p>Daniel H. Backe<br \/>\nSamantha L. Carter<br \/>\nVeronica Chang<br \/>\nHaitham El Asmar<br \/>\nEma Fortunova<br \/>\nTaeho Lee<br \/>\nBrennan Gary Mann<br \/>\nMelissa Tupper<\/p>\n<p>Students \/ \u00c9tudiants<br \/>\nThis category of membership serves as the first step on the path to <\/p>\n<p>designation for those completing their requirements for Candidate <\/p>\n<p>membership. Students considering the appraisal profession as a career <\/p>\n<p>option are also welcomed to this category of membership.<\/p>\n<p>Cette cat\u00e9gorie de membre constitue la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape sur la voie de <\/p>\n<p>la d\u00e9signation pour ceux qui s\u2019affairent \u00e0 compl\u00e9ter les exigences de <\/p>\n<p>la cat\u00e9gorie de membre stagiaire. Les \u00e9tudiants qui contemplent une <\/p>\n<p>carri\u00e8re comme \u00e9valuateur professionnel sont bienvenus \u00e0 joindre cette <\/p>\n<p>cat\u00e9gorie de membre.<\/p>\n<p>Manitoba <\/p>\n<p>Roy Michael Barnstorf<br \/>\nBailey Simner<br \/>\nJulia Sorenson<\/p>\n<p>Ontario <\/p>\n<p>Omar Abed<br \/>\nKrysta Chapman<br \/>\nGuangming Candice <\/p>\n<p>Huang<\/p>\n<p>Avi Maharaj<br \/>\nJulia Salgueiro<br \/>\nXi Shen<br \/>\nMegan C. Stevens<br \/>\nJonathan Teran<br \/>\nHao Ye<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 55Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>Avison Young is growing. It is the world\u2019s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm. Why?<br \/>\nBecause we are different.<\/p>\n<p>Avison Young employees are educated, enabled and empowered to make a difference: a difference<br \/>\nfor clients, a difference for the community and a difference for personal career and well-being.<br \/>\nWe offer a unique approach, culture and values with a  focus on equality that are leading new<br \/>\nemployees to join us every day.<\/p>\n<p>Avison Young Valuation and Advisory Services is expanding nationally. We are looking for individuals,<br \/>\nteams and companies seeking an opportunity to be a part of our growing team. To enquire about<br \/>\nopportunities, email canada.valuation@avisonyoung.com. <\/p>\n<p>Join us and make a difference<\/p>\n<p>Partnership. Performance.<\/p>\n<p>Valuation and Advisory Opportunities<\/p>\n<p>avisonyoung.com<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/avisonyoung.com<br \/>\nmailto:canada.valuation@avisonyoung.com<\/p>\n<p>NEWS\/NOUVELLES<\/p>\n<p>SAVE<br \/>\nTHE DATE!<\/p>\n<p>R\u00c9SERVEZ<br \/>\nLA DATE !<\/p>\n<p>Avison Young is growing. It is the world\u2019s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm. Why?<br \/>\nBecause we are different.<\/p>\n<p>Avison Young employees are educated, enabled and empowered to make a difference: a difference<br \/>\nfor clients, a difference for the community and a difference for personal career and well-being.<br \/>\nWe offer a unique approach, culture and values with a  focus on equality that are leading new<br \/>\nemployees to join us every day.<\/p>\n<p>Avison Young Valuation and Advisory Services is expanding nationally. We are looking for individuals,<br \/>\nteams and companies seeking an opportunity to be a part of our growing team. To enquire about<br \/>\nopportunities, email canada.valuation@avisonyoung.com. <\/p>\n<p>Join us and make a difference<\/p>\n<p>Partnership. Performance.<\/p>\n<p>Valuation and Advisory Opportunities<\/p>\n<p>avisonyoung.com<br \/>\nReturn to CONTENTS Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 57<\/p>\n<p>NEWS\/NOUVELLES<\/p>\n<p>Alison McGavigan,<br \/>\nAACI, P.App<br \/>\nFee Appraiser \u2013<br \/>\nColliers International,<br \/>\nEdmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n<p>As a fee appraiser with Colliers<br \/>\nInternational in Edmonton,<br \/>\nAlison is truly making her mark<br \/>\nas a professional appraiser,<br \/>\na dedicated volunteer, and<br \/>\na mentor to other women in <\/p>\n<p>the profession.<br \/>\nAfter earning a Bachelor of Science Degree from the <\/p>\n<p>University of Alberta (U of A) in 2009, Alison began her career<br \/>\npath in real estate and achieved her Real Estate Associate<br \/>\ndesignation that same year. She then completed a Masters<br \/>\nof Business Administration Degree from the U of A in 2013,<br \/>\nand her Post Graduate Valuation Certificate (PGCV) from the<br \/>\nUniversity of British Columbia (UBC) in 2015. Having earned her<br \/>\nAACI designation from the AIC in 2016, and continuing to value<br \/>\neducation as a vital part of her ongoing career development,<br \/>\nshe is currently enrolled in the Reserve Fund Planning Program<br \/>\nat UBC.<\/p>\n<p>In her flourishing career with Colliers International, Alison<br \/>\nhas completed assignments on over $5 billion worth of real<br \/>\nestate across all major asset classes, with a focus on multi-<br \/>\nresidential properties and industrial developments. While<br \/>\nperforming her duties at Colliers, she was honoured in both<br \/>\n2014 and 2015 with the Colliers Canada Valuation &#038; Advisory<br \/>\nServices Top Performer Award, Associate Category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award is the culmination of considerable hard work<br \/>\nand perseverance,\u201d says Alison, \u201cbut also that I am extremely<br \/>\nfortunate to work with some great people who have helped to mold<br \/>\nand accelerate my career. I fundamentally believe that goal setting<br \/>\nis extremely important, both personally and professionally, and<br \/>\nachieving this professional goal demonstrates that the efforts to<br \/>\nadvance my career have begun to pay off.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Earning recognition for her achievements is nothing new for<br \/>\nAlison, who was also the recipient of the Commercial Real Estate<br \/>\nDevelopment Association (NAIOP) Developing Leaders Award in<br \/>\n2015 and the Real Estate Professional magazine\u2019s Elite 100 Women<br \/>\nAward in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Committed to being an active volunteer contributor to the<br \/>\nprofessional community in which she thrives, Alison is the current<br \/>\nPresident for the Edmonton Chapter of the Commercial Real<br \/>\nEstate Women (CREW) and the Education Chair for the Edmonton<br \/>\nChapter of the NAIOP, serves on the Informa Real Estate Forum<br \/>\nPlanning Committee in Edmonton, provides leadership and<br \/>\nmentoring for Junior Associates at Colliers International, and<br \/>\nroutinely mentors other women in Edmonton\u2019s commercial real<br \/>\nestate industry.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alison, \u201cMy volunteering philosophy has always<br \/>\nbeen \u2013 you get out what you put in \u2013 so as much as I relish the<br \/>\nopportunity to pass on knowledge or skills to my fellow colleagues,<br \/>\nI truly feel like I gain so much more in return. The chance to see<br \/>\nothers excel in their professional (and personal) lives is extremely<br \/>\nrewarding because I know the type of sacrifice and effort it takes.<br \/>\nThe reward of volunteering is being able to share in that motivation<br \/>\nand passion for a shared work experience with other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When all of Alison\u2019s achievements and contributions are taken<br \/>\ninto account, it is obvious why she is such a deserving recipient of<br \/>\nAIC\u2019s Top Appraiser Under 40 (female category).<\/p>\n<p>T he winners have been announced in the prestigious Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) Top Appraiser Under 40 Award. Congratulations are in order for Alison McGavigan, AACI, P.App in the Top Female<br \/>\ncategory and Simon J.H. Chin, AACI, P.App as the Top Male. <\/p>\n<p>The award recognizes exceptional young appraisal<br \/>\nprofessionals who are making significant accomplishments within<br \/>\nthe appraisal profession and their communities. Chosen from<br \/>\nnominees across Canada, Alison and Simon are truly remarkable<br \/>\nin their capacity to accomplish great things in their careers,<br \/>\nwhile making significant contributions to the profession and the<br \/>\ncommunities in which they live.<\/p>\n<p>And the winners are\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 58 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>NEWS\/NOUVELLES<\/p>\n<p>Simon J.H. Chin,<br \/>\nAACI, P.App<br \/>\nManaging Partner,<br \/>\nEdmonton \u2013<br \/>\nBourgeois Brooke<br \/>\nChin Associates,<br \/>\nEdmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award would not have been<br \/>\npossible without the support<br \/>\nof my colleagues, friends, AIC<br \/>\nBoard members and committee <\/p>\n<p>executives, the wonderful AIC staff and my family, who have<br \/>\ncollectively given me years of guidance, encouragement, support,<br \/>\nopportunities and wonderful memories,\u201d says Simon. \u201cIt has been<br \/>\na blast serving and working with everyone and I look forward to<br \/>\nmany more wonderful times.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Like Alison, Simon is a true believer in the value of education<br \/>\nas his real estate career develops. After graduating with a<br \/>\nBachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the U of A in 2003,<br \/>\nhe became an AIC Candidate in 2004, and subsequently obtained<br \/>\na diploma in Urban Land Economics from UBC in 2011, his AACI<br \/>\ndesignation in 2012, and a Masters of Business Administration<br \/>\nfrom the U of A in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>While building this significant educational foundation, Simon\u2019s<br \/>\ncareer growth was equally impressive. Starting as a researcher<br \/>\nwith Bourgeois &#038; Company Ltd. in 2004, he progressed within<br \/>\nthe firm to become a Senior Appraiser and Consultant. In 2012,<br \/>\nhe became a Property Agent II (Senior Appraiser) with the City<br \/>\nof Edmonton, and then joined the Alberta Teacher\u2019s Retirement<br \/>\nBoard as an Associate (Real Estate) in 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Capitalizing on his wealth of experience and education, Simon<br \/>\nbecame the Owner\/President of Bourgeois Chin Associates in<br \/>\n2017, followed in January 2018 as  Managing Partner(Edmonton)<br \/>\nof Bourgeois Brooke Chin Associates, a partnership between<br \/>\nBourgeois Chin Associates and Brooke, Pirbhai &#038; Associates,<br \/>\nand Director (Edmonton)  of VerraGroup Valuation, a new provider<br \/>\nof independent real estate valuation services with offices<br \/>\nacross Canada.<\/p>\n<p>If his career path is impressive, Simon\u2019s professional<br \/>\nvolunteer activities are equally remarkable. As well as being a<br \/>\nvolunteer with the AIC Alberta Edmonton Chapter, he is currently<br \/>\nPresident of AIC-Alberta and serves on its Advocacy, Promotion\/<br \/>\nRecruitment &#038; Retention, and Provincial Conference committees.<br \/>\nNationally, he is involved with the Professional Competency<br \/>\nInterview program, the Standards Sub-committee, and has<br \/>\npreviously served on the Marketing &#038; Communications and <\/p>\n<p>National Conference committees. He has also prepared videos<br \/>\nfor the AIC website, social media channels and other recruitment<br \/>\ninitiatives, as well as blogs and articles published in Canadian<br \/>\nProperty Valuation and Municipal World.  <\/p>\n<p>Equally engaged in his non-appraisal communities, Simon<br \/>\nhas volunteered in various capacities during his time in the MBA<br \/>\nprogram at the U of A and currently served as Secretary and<br \/>\nco-chair various committees for the School of Business Alumni<br \/>\nAssociation. Furthermore, Simon also served as a Cultural<br \/>\nAmbassador and was a member of the Diversity &#038; Inclusion<br \/>\nCommittee during his time at the City of Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have always believed in giving back,\u201d says Simon. \u201cIn life and<br \/>\nin my career, I have been fortunate to be surrounded by mentors<br \/>\nand others who provided guidance and support. For me, giving<br \/>\nback that kindness and generosity is the least I can do.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>In every aspect of his career, Simon has displayed leadership,<br \/>\ncommitment and a willingness to provide assistance wherever he<br \/>\ncan make an impact. Simon Chin is certainly a worthy recipient of<br \/>\nthe AIC\u2019s Top Appraiser Under 40 (Male Category). <\/p>\n<p>a step above<\/p>\n<p>Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company is a Canadian owned and operated Property and Casualty insurance company specializing in niche<br \/>\ninsurance and surety products. We are a proud supporter of the Insurance Broker\u2019s Association of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Proud Professional Liability <\/p>\n<p>Insurance Partner of the Appraisal <\/p>\n<p>Institute of Canada<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at www.trisura.com<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 59Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JHCp0HsPUY\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trisura.com\/\">Trisura: Tailor-Made Insurance &amp; Surety Solutions\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"oembed-iframe\"  class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Trisura: Tailor-Made Insurance &amp; Surety Solutions\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Trisura\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trisura.com\/embed\/#?secret=TOYGIyJrWJ#?secret=JHCp0HsPUY\" data-secret=\"JHCp0HsPUY\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>NEWS\/NOUVELLES<\/p>\n<p>Alison McGavigan,<br \/>\nAACI, P.App<br \/>\n\u00c9valuatrice \u00e0<br \/>\nhonoraires  \u2013<br \/>\nColliers International,<br \/>\nEdmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n<p>En tant qu&rsquo;\u00e9valuatrice \u00e0<br \/>\nhonoraires chez Colliers<br \/>\nInternational \u00e0 Edmonton,<br \/>\nAlison fait vraiment sa marque<br \/>\nen qualit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9valuatrice <\/p>\n<p>professionnelle, de b\u00e9n\u00e9vole d\u00e9vou\u00e9e et de mentor aupr\u00e8s<br \/>\nd&rsquo;autres femmes de la profession. <\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu un baccalaur\u00e9at en sciences de<br \/>\nl&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;Alberta en 2009, Alison a commenc\u00e9 sa<br \/>\ncarri\u00e8re dans l&rsquo;immobilier et a obtenu sa d\u00e9signation d&rsquo;associ\u00e9e<br \/>\nimmobili\u00e8re la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e. Elle a ensuite obtenu une ma\u00eetrise<br \/>\nen administration des affaires de l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;Alberta en<br \/>\n2013 et son certificat d&rsquo;\u00e9valuation de deuxi\u00e8me cycle (PGCV) de<br \/>\nl&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 de Colombie-Britannique (U.C.-B.) en 2015. Ayant<br \/>\nobtenu sa d\u00e9signation AACI de l&rsquo;ICE en 2016, elle continue<br \/>\nde valoriser l&rsquo;\u00e9ducation comme \u00e9l\u00e9ment essentiel de son<br \/>\nd\u00e9veloppement professionnel et est actuellement inscrite au<br \/>\nprogramme de planification de fonds de r\u00e9serve de l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9<br \/>\nde la Colombie-Britannique. <\/p>\n<p>Au cours de sa carri\u00e8re florissante chez Colliers<br \/>\nInternational, Alison a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 des contrats de service d&rsquo;une<br \/>\nvaleur de plus de 5 milliards de dollars dans toutes les<br \/>\nprincipales cat\u00e9gories d&rsquo;actifs, en mettant l&rsquo;accent sur les<br \/>\nimmeubles multir\u00e9sidentiels et les d\u00e9veloppements industriels. <\/p>\n<p>Tout en s&rsquo;acquittant de ses fonctions chez Colliers, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 honor\u00e9e<br \/>\nen 2014 et en 2015 par le prix d&rsquo;excellence de Colliers Canada<br \/>\nValuation &#038; Advisory Services, cat\u00e9gorie associ\u00e9e. <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Ce prix est le r\u00e9sultat d&rsquo;un travail acharn\u00e9 et d&rsquo;une pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance<br \/>\nconsid\u00e9rable, dit Alison, mais aussi la preuve que je suis extr\u00eamement<br \/>\nchanceuse de travailler avec des gens formidables qui m&rsquo;ont aid\u00e9 \u00e0<br \/>\nfa\u00e7onner et \u00e0 acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer ma carri\u00e8re. Je crois qu\u2019il est extr\u00eamement<br \/>\nimportant de se fixer des buts, tant personnellement que<br \/>\nprofessionnellement, et le fait d\u2019atteindre cet objectif professionnel<br \/>\nd\u00e9montre que les efforts que j\u2019ai d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s pour avancer dans ma<br \/>\ncarri\u00e8re commencent \u00e0 porter fruits. \u00bb  <\/p>\n<p>La reconnaissance de ses r\u00e9alisations n&rsquo;est pas nouvelle pour<br \/>\nAlison, qui a \u00e9galement re\u00e7u le prix Developing Leaders Award de<br \/>\nl&rsquo;Association du d\u00e9veloppement immobilier commercial (NAIOP) en<br \/>\n2015 et le prix Elite 100 Women du magazine Real Estate Professional<br \/>\nen 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Engag\u00e9e \u00e0 contribuer b\u00e9n\u00e9volement \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9<br \/>\nprofessionnelle dans laquelle elle s\u2019\u00e9panouit, Alison est la pr\u00e9sidente<br \/>\ndu Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) d\u2019Edmonton et<br \/>\nla pr\u00e9sidente du Comit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9ducation de la section Edmonton du NAIOP.<br \/>\nElle si\u00e8ge au Comit\u00e9 de planification du Forum immobilier d&rsquo;Edmonton<br \/>\net assure le leadership et le mentorat des associ\u00e9s juniors de Colliers<br \/>\nInternational et fournit un mentorat r\u00e9gulier \u00e0 d&rsquo;autres femmes dans<br \/>\nl&rsquo;industrie de l&rsquo;immobilier commercial \u00e0 Edmonton. <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Ma philosophie du b\u00e9n\u00e9volat, dit Alison, a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 &#8211; vous<br \/>\nr\u00e9coltez ce que vous avez sem\u00e9 \u2013 ainsi, plus je savoure l&rsquo;opportunit\u00e9<br \/>\nde transmettre des connaissances ou des comp\u00e9tences \u00e0 mes<br \/>\ncoll\u00e8gues, plus j&rsquo;ai le plaisir de retirer encore davantage en retour.<br \/>\nLa chance de voir les autres exceller dans leur vie professionnelle<br \/>\n(et personnelle) est extr\u00eamement enrichissante parce que je connais<br \/>\nles sacrifices et les efforts que cela comporte. La r\u00e9compense<br \/>\ndu b\u00e9n\u00e9volat est de pouvoir partager cette motivation et cette <\/p>\n<p>L es laur\u00e9ats des prestigieux Prix\u00a0de\u00a0l&rsquo;\u00e9valuateur\u00a0par\u00a0excellence\u00a0de\u00a0moins\u00a0de\u00a040\u00a0ans de l&rsquo;Institut canadien des \u00e9valuateurs (ICE) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 annonc\u00e9s. F\u00e9licitations \u00e0 Alison\u00a0McGavigan,\u00a0AACI,\u00a0P.App dans la cat\u00e9gorie f\u00e9minine et<br \/>\nSimon\u00a0J.H.\u00a0Chin,\u00a0AACI,\u00a0P.App dans la cat\u00e9gorie masculine. <\/p>\n<p>Le prix reconna\u00eet le travail exceptionnel de jeunes<br \/>\nprofessionnels de l&rsquo;\u00e9valuation qui accomplissent des r\u00e9alisations<br \/>\nimportantes au sein de la profession d&rsquo;\u00e9valuateur et de leurs<br \/>\ncommunaut\u00e9s. Choisis parmi les candidats mis en nomination de<br \/>\npartout au Canada, Alison et Simon sont vraiment remarquables<br \/>\ndans leur capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 accomplir de grandes choses dans leur<br \/>\ncarri\u00e8re, tout en apportant des contributions significatives \u00e0 la<br \/>\nprofession et aux communaut\u00e9s dans lesquelles ils vivent. <\/p>\n<p>Et les gagnants sont\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 60 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>NEWS\/NOUVELLES<\/p>\n<p>passion dans une exp\u00e9rience de travail que l\u2019on partage avec<br \/>\nd&rsquo;autres personnes. \u00bb <\/p>\n<p>Lorsque toutes les r\u00e9alisations et les contributions d&rsquo;Alison<br \/>\nsont prises en compte, il est \u00e9vident qu&rsquo;elle est une digne laur\u00e9ate<br \/>\ndu Prix de l\u2019\u00e9valuatrice par excellence de moins de 40 ans.<\/p>\n<p>Simon J.H. Chin,<br \/>\nAACI, P.App<br \/>\nAssoci\u00e9 principal,<br \/>\nEdmonton \u2013<br \/>\nBourgeois Brooke<br \/>\nChin Associates,<br \/>\nEdmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Ce prix n&rsquo;aurait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 possible<br \/>\nsans le soutien de mes coll\u00e8gues,<br \/>\namis, membres et cadres du<br \/>\nConseil d&rsquo;administration de <\/p>\n<p>l&rsquo;ICE, le d\u00e9vou\u00e9 personnel de l&rsquo;ICE et ma famille qui m&rsquo;ont<br \/>\ncollectivement donn\u00e9 des conseils, des encouragements, du<br \/>\nsoutien, des opportunit\u00e9s et de merveilleux souvenirs dit Simon.<br \/>\nQuelle joie que de servir et de travailler avec tout le monde!<br \/>\nJ&rsquo;ai h\u00e2te de vivre d&rsquo;autres moments merveilleux. \u00bb <\/p>\n<p>Comme Alison, Simon croit fermement dans la valeur de<br \/>\nl&rsquo;\u00e9ducation tout au long d\u2019une carri\u00e8re dans l&rsquo;immobilier. Apr\u00e8s<br \/>\navoir obtenu un baccalaur\u00e9at en commerce avec distinction de<br \/>\nl&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;Alberta en 2003, il est devenu stagiaire de l\u2019ICE en<br \/>\n2004 et a ensuite obtenu un dipl\u00f4me en \u00e9conomie fonci\u00e8re urbaine<br \/>\nde l&rsquo;U.C.-B. en 2011, sa d\u00e9signation AACI en 2012 et une ma\u00eetrise<br \/>\nen administration des affaires de l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;Alberta en 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Tout en acqu\u00e9rant cet important bagage de connaissances,<br \/>\nSimon a poursuivi une trajectoire de carri\u00e8re impressionnante.<br \/>\nAyant d\u00e9but\u00e9 comme recherchiste chez Bourgeois &#038; Company Ltd.<br \/>\nen 2004, il a progress\u00e9 au sein du cabinet pour devenir \u00e9valuateur<br \/>\net consultant principal. En 2012, il est devenu Agent immobilier<br \/>\nII (\u00c9valuateur principal) pour la Ville d&rsquo;Edmonton, puis s\u2019est joint<br \/>\nau Teacher&rsquo;s Retirement Board de l\u2019Alberta en qualit\u00e9 d&rsquo;Associ\u00e9<br \/>\n(Immobilier) en 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Capitalisant sur sa richesse d&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience et d&rsquo;\u00e9ducation, Simon<br \/>\nest devenu propri\u00e9taire\/pr\u00e9sident de Bourgeois Chin Associates<br \/>\nen 2017, puis, en janvier 2018, associ\u00e9 principal (Edmonton)<br \/>\nde Bourgeois Brooke Chin Associates, r\u00e9sultat de la fusion de<br \/>\nBourgeois Chin Associates et Brooke, Pirbhai &#038; Associates, ainsi<br \/>\nque directeur (Edmonton) de VerraGroup Valuation, un nouveau<br \/>\nfournisseur de services d&rsquo;\u00e9valuation immobili\u00e8re ind\u00e9pendants<br \/>\nayant des bureaux partout au Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Si son parcours professionnel est impressionnant, les activit\u00e9s<br \/>\nb\u00e9n\u00e9voles de Simon sont toutes aussi remarquables. En plus<br \/>\nd&rsquo;\u00eatre b\u00e9n\u00e9vole au sein de la section Edmonton de l&rsquo;ICE-Alberta, il<br \/>\nest actuellement pr\u00e9sident de l&rsquo;ICE-Alberta et si\u00e8ge \u00e0 ses comit\u00e9s <\/p>\n<p>de d\u00e9fense des int\u00e9r\u00eats, de promotion\/ recrutement et de maintien<br \/>\nde l&rsquo;effectif et d\u2019organisation de la conf\u00e9rence provinciale.<br \/>\n\u00c0 l&rsquo;\u00e9chelle nationale, il participe au programme des entrevues de<br \/>\ncomp\u00e9tences professionnelles, au sous-comit\u00e9 des normes et a<br \/>\nd\u00e9j\u00e0 si\u00e9g\u00e9 aux comit\u00e9s du marketing et des communications et<br \/>\nd\u2019organisation du Congr\u00e8s national. Il a \u00e9galement pr\u00e9par\u00e9 des<br \/>\nvid\u00e9os pour le site Web de l&rsquo;ICE, des canaux de m\u00e9dias sociaux<br \/>\net d&rsquo;autres initiatives de recrutement, ainsi que des blogues et<br \/>\ndes articles publi\u00e9s dans \u00c9valuation immobili\u00e8re au Canada et<br \/>\nMunicipal World. <\/p>\n<p>Engag\u00e9 \u00e9galement envers les collectivit\u00e9s en marge de<br \/>\nl\u2019\u00e9valuation, Simon a fait du b\u00e9n\u00e9volat \u00e0 divers titres lors de sa<br \/>\nparticipation au programme de MBA de l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;Alberta.<br \/>\nIl est actuellement secr\u00e9taire et copr\u00e9sident de divers comit\u00e9s de<br \/>\nl&rsquo;Association des anciens de l&rsquo;\u00c9cole d\u2019\u00e9tudes commerciales. De<br \/>\nplus, Simon a \u00e9t\u00e9 ambassadeur culturel et membre du comit\u00e9 sur<br \/>\nla diversit\u00e9 et l&rsquo;inclusion pendant son travail \u00e0 la ville d&rsquo;Edmonton. <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab J&rsquo;ai toujours cru qu\u2019il est important de donner ce que l\u2019on a<br \/>\nre\u00e7u, dit Simon. Dans ma vie et dans ma carri\u00e8re, j&rsquo;ai eu la chance<br \/>\nd&rsquo;\u00eatre entour\u00e9 de mentors et d&rsquo;autres personnes qui m\u2019ont fourni<br \/>\nconseils et soutien. Pour moi, rendre \u00e0 d\u2019autres la bont\u00e9 et la<br \/>\ng\u00e9n\u00e9rosit\u00e9 que j\u2019ai re\u00e7ues est le moins que je puisse faire. \u00bb  <\/p>\n<p>Dans tous les aspects de sa carri\u00e8re, Simon a fait preuve de<br \/>\nleadership, d&rsquo;engagement et de volont\u00e9 de fournir de l&rsquo;aide partout<br \/>\no\u00f9 il peut avoir un impact. Simon Chin est certainement un digne<br \/>\nlaur\u00e9at du Prix d\u2019\u00e9valuateur par excellence de moins de 40 ans. <\/p>\n<p>The following AIC Members have passed away. On behalf of<br \/>\neveryone connected with the Institute and the profession, we<br \/>\nextend our sincerest sympathies to their families, friends<br \/>\nand associates. <\/p>\n<p>Les membres de l&rsquo;ICE sont d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9s. Au nom de tous ceux<br \/>\nqui oeuvrent de pr\u00e8s ou de loin au sein de l\u2019Institut et de la<br \/>\nprofession, nous exprimons nos plus sinc\u00e8res condol\u00e9ances \u00e0<br \/>\nleurs familles, amis et associ\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>David Bond, CRA, P. App.,  <\/p>\n<p>Fort St. John, BC <\/p>\n<p>Bob Ellwood, CRA, P. App.,  <\/p>\n<p>St. Catharines, ON<\/p>\n<p>Victor Goertzen, AACI, P. App.,  <\/p>\n<p>Victoria, BC<\/p>\n<p>In Memoriam\/<br \/>\nEn memoire<\/p>\n<p>Volume 62 | Book 2 \/ Tome 2 | 2018 61Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>NEWS\/NOUVELLES<\/p>\n<p>AIC\u2019s new and<br \/>\nimproved website<br \/>\nAIC is pleased to announce that we will be launching a new<br \/>\nand improved website next month. In addition to a refreshed<br \/>\ndesign, our new site will offer a dashboard providing<br \/>\nMembers with their membership status at-a-glance, an<br \/>\ninteractive Path to Designation overview for prospective<br \/>\nMembers, and an A &#8211; Z Resource Library where Members<br \/>\ncan access all relevant information on a broad range of<br \/>\nprofessional practice topics. <\/p>\n<p>To make the most of the new site, be sure to update your<br \/>\nMember Profile! Log in to the Member\u2019s side of AIC\u2019s website<br \/>\nand go to your Member Profile, hit \u201cClick here to edit your<br \/>\nprofile,\u201d and complete these three areas of your profile to<br \/>\nensure that you are found on Find an Appraiser and that you<br \/>\nstand out to prospective clients:<\/p>\n<p>1. Upload a profile picture. This will make your profile<br \/>\nprominent on the new Find an Appraiser layout.<\/p>\n<p>2. Add specialty areas. Let people know what type of<br \/>\nassignments you specialize in.<\/p>\n<p>3. Specify your areas served. This one is important!<br \/>\nProspective clients looking on Find an Appraiser<br \/>\noften search by town\/city. If you have not added it<br \/>\nto your Areas Served, you may not come up on the<br \/>\nsearch, even if your business address is located<br \/>\nin that town\/city. You can add up to 10 Areas, and<br \/>\neach area has a capacity of up to 20 characters.<br \/>\nFor example, in one field you can put two towns\/<br \/>\ncities by separating them with a comma (e.g.,<br \/>\n\u201cWindthorst, Kipling\u201d). Thoroughly filling out your<br \/>\nAreas Served is one of the best ways to make use of<br \/>\nthe Find an Appraiser tool.<\/p>\n<p>A series of how-to videos and instructional documents will<br \/>\naccompany the launch of the new website. As always, if you<br \/>\nhave any questions, please contact info@aicanada.ca.<\/p>\n<p>Le site Web de l\u2019ICE<br \/>\nest nouveau et am\u00e9lior\u00e9<br \/>\nL\u2019ICE est heureux d\u2019annoncer le lancement d\u2019un site Web nouveau et<br \/>\nam\u00e9lior\u00e9 le mois prochain. En plus d\u2019une livr\u00e9e rajeunie, notre nouveau<br \/>\nsite offrira un tableau de bord montrant aux membres leur statut<br \/>\nde membre en un coup d\u2019\u0153il, un survol interactif du processus de<br \/>\nd\u00e9signation pour les membres \u00e9ventuels, de m\u00eame qu\u2019une Collection<br \/>\nalphab\u00e9tique de ressources o\u00f9 les membres peuvent trouver toute<br \/>\nl\u2019information pertinente sur une vaste gamme de sujets touchant la<br \/>\npratique professionnelle.<\/p>\n<p>Pour bien profiter du nouveau site, assurez-vous de mettre \u00e0 jour votre<br \/>\nprofil de membre ! Ouvrez une session dans la section des membres du<br \/>\nsite Web de l\u2019ICE, allez \u00e0 votre profil de membre, appuyez sur \u00ab Cliquer<br \/>\nici pour modifier votre profil \u00bb, puis remplissez les trois champs de<br \/>\nvotre profil, pour vous assurer que l\u2019on vous voie dans la section<br \/>\nTrouver un \u00e9valuateur et que vous puissiez vous d\u00e9marquer aupr\u00e8s des<br \/>\nclients \u00e9ventuels :<\/p>\n<p>1. T\u00e9l\u00e9chargez une photo de profil. Cela mettra votre profil en<br \/>\n\u00e9vidence dans la nouvelle pr\u00e9sentation de Trouver un \u00e9valuateur.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ajoutez des domaines de sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9.\u00a0Dites aux gens dans quels<br \/>\ntypes de contrat de service vous vous sp\u00e9cialisez.<\/p>\n<p>3. Pr\u00e9cisez dans quelles r\u00e9gions vous pratiquez.\u00a0C\u2019est une<br \/>\nquestion importante ! Les clients \u00e9ventuels cherchent souvent<br \/>\ndans la section Trouver un \u00e9valuateur par municipalit\u00e9\/ville.<br \/>\nSi vous n\u2019incluez pas vos r\u00e9gions desservies, vous n\u2019appara\u00eetrez<br \/>\npas dans cette recherche, m\u00eame si vous y avez d\u00e9j\u00e0 travaill\u00e9.<br \/>\nVous pouvez ajouter jusqu\u2019\u00e0 10 r\u00e9gions, alors que chaque r\u00e9gion<br \/>\npeut avoir jusqu\u2019\u00e0 20 caract\u00e8res. Par exemple, dans un r\u00e9gion,<br \/>\nvous pouvez mettre plusieurs villes en les s\u00e9parant par une<br \/>\nvirgule (\u00abWindthorst, Kipling\u00bb). Remplir compl\u00e8tement vos<br \/>\nr\u00e9gions desservies est l\u2019une des meilleures fa\u00e7ons d\u2019utiliser<br \/>\nl\u2019outil Trouver un \u00e9valuateur.<\/p>\n<p>Une s\u00e9rie de vid\u00e9os et de documents pratiques accompagnera le<br \/>\nlancement du nouveau site Web. Comme toujours, si vous avez des<br \/>\nquestions, veuillez contacter info@aicanada.ca. <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Property Valuation  |  \u00c9valuation Immobili\u00e8re au Canada 62 Return to CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p>mailto:info@aicanada.ca<br \/>\nmailto:info@aicanada.ca<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/altusgroup.com<\/p>\n<p>Join CBRE\u2019s Valuation and Advisory Services Team<\/p>\n<p>At CBRE, you have the ability to take charge of your career and enjoy an inclusive, collaborative<br \/>\nenvironment. 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