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RICS Americas
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The Property World Podcast from RICS Americas features interviews, commentary and speeches from RICS members, staff and affiliates on all aspects of property valuation, markets, construction management and project controls.
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Property World: Why do XML and open source definitions matter to commerical real estate? (Audio)
Mar 25, 2010Tap to summarizeBruce Kellogg FRICS talks with Steve Wolfe, RICS Americas Director of Operations, about OSCRE: the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate -- and why XML matters to the commercial real estate business.
Transcribe →Property World: What will RICS and the Appraisal Foundation do to help the economic recovery? (Video)
Mar 19, 2010Tap to summarizeHow has appraisal become globalized during the last few years and how will RICS and the Appraisal Foundation work to bring international standards together to help the economic recover? Newly elected Foundation Chairman David Wilkes talks with RICS CEO Louis Armstrong.
Transcribe →What will RICS and the Appraisal Foundation do to help the economic recovery?
Mar 12, 2010Tap to summarizeHow has appraisal become globalized during the last few years and how will RICS and the Appraisal Foundation work to bring international standards together to help the economic recover? Newly elected Foundation Chairman David Wilkes talks with RICS CEO Louis Armstrong.
Transcribe →The Value of Continuous Program Assessment: A Construction Owner's Perspective
Mar 4, 2010Tap to summarizeAlexia Nalewaik MRICS CCE affirms the necessity for performance audits and provides key factors for their successful execution. Traditionally, public sector audit has been systems-based, focused on financial accountability and fiscal regularity. The need for accurate accounting of Federal expenditures in the United States was institutionalized by the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950, which required internal audit functions to be established in Federal agencies. The accounting was considered to be satisfactory if it demonstrated that transactions were formally authorized, and reported accurately.
Transcribe →RICS Construction Management & Project Controls Council working to improve standards for professionals in North America.
Mar 3, 2010Tap to summarizeCouncil chairman Simon Taylor FRICS tells us why the Construction Management & Project Controls Council is working with RICS members and other member organizations in North America to improve standards.
Transcribe →Canadian housebuilding continues to improve: Global Real Estate Weekly Comment
Jan 29, 2010Tap to summarizeAn update on the Canadian housing market comes next week with the release of building permits data for December due out on Thursday, February 4th. The recent upturn in building permits should also be reflected in continued improvements in housing starts into 2010.
Transcribe →How will new tax codes affect the construction industry in Trinidad?
Jan 22, 2010Tap to summarizeAfra Raymond MRICS, managing director of Raymond & Pierre Ltd., explains how changes to the tax code in Trinidad and Tobago will impact the construction industry. Raymond also details the findings of a recent commission established to investigate inefficiency in the public construction sector.
Transcribe →Will the application of basic principles help during a distressed market?
Jan 14, 2010Tap to summarizeDon Dorchester FRICS, interim chairman of the RICS Americas Valuation Council, speaks at the IAAO conference in September 2009 on the application of basic principles to deal with the distressed market conditions.
Transcribe →Can RICS unify the valuation profession?
Jan 14, 2010Tap to summarizeBruce Bingham FRICS makes the case for RICS being the best opportunity to unify the valuation profession. The goal is to make valuation standards consistent across industries and borders.
Transcribe →What does it mean to be a member of RICS?
Jan 14, 2010Tap to summarizeBrian Glanville FRICS answers the question, "What does it mean to be a member of RICS?" Brian has many years experience as a leader in the valuation field and explains how RICS brings together the best people in his and other property professions, worldwide.
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