FIG Commission 9 - Valuation and the Management of Real Estate

"FIG Commission 9 is focusing on the economic strand of surveying and specifically the valuation/appraisal of real estate. Commission 9 also looks at compulsory acquisition, sustainable land and property taxation, new technology such as AVMs, informal land markets, new sectors such as natural-ecosystem value and international standards such ILMS and IVSC valuation standards and methodology. Commission 9 is also engaged with numerous agencies such as World Bank, UN FAO, GLTN, and IFC. "

What we do

For the term 2023-2026 FIG Commission 9 will be working on:

Definition of Transparency on Real Estate Markets (WG 9.1) and
Best Practice Cases on Transparent Real Estate Markets (WG 9.2)
Automated Valuation Models, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Discovery: Establishing a New Era in Property Valuation and Market Analysis (WG 9.3)
Increasing Transparency & Resilience in the Self-made cities through Formalization of Informal Development & improvement of Geospatial Ecosystems (WG 9.4) jointly with Commission 3 and UN-ECE, new 2025
East Africa Working Group on Digital Valuations and Market Transparency (WB 9.5) New WG 1 January 2026

PDF: Work Plan (original from 2023)
VIDEO: Chair of the commission Peter Ache takes you through the work plan

Chair of FIG Commission 9: Peter Ache, Germany

Commission 9 on LinkedIn

Learn more about how Commission 9 is working with the SDGs

FIG Commission 9 media partner:

Real Estate Management and Valuation (REMV)

- an interdisciplinary, international peer-reviewed, and open-access journal

General

FIG Commission 1

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EVENTS

FIG Congress 2026

24-29 May in Cape Town, South Africa

www.fig.net/fig2026

Webinar
24 March 2:00 PM CET
Advancing modern property valuation systems through regional cooperation, institutional dialogue, and the integration of spatial data and emerging technologies
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FIG & UNECE WPLA International Conference 2026

28-30 October in Istanbul, Turkey

Conference website

FIG & UNECE WPLA International Conference 2026

28-30 October in Istanbul, Türkiye

The conference will bring together the international community working on geomatics, land administration, and cadastre. Organised by:

Chamber of Geomatics Engineers of Türkiye
General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre
FIG Commission 2 - Professional Education
FIG Commission 7 - Cadastre and Land Management
FIG Commission 9 - Valuation and the Management of Real Estate, and
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Land Administration

The conference will focus on land tenure, valuation, professional education and capacity development, AI, and digital transformation.

Conference website

Conference flyer

From AI to Intelligence – Towards Resilient and Transparent Property Systems

13 - 16 October 2026, Ragusa Sicily, Italy

Join us as we explore Automated Valuation Models (AVMs), Modern Market Dynamics, and the evolution of Intelligent Property Systems

Together, we’ll shape data-driven futures and challenge existing stereotypes in real estate modeling — building valuation ecosystems that are transparent, resilient, and future-ready.

Learn more here

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	Publications		Work Plans

	Proceedings		Working Groups

	Key Documents		Events

Meet the officers Commission Chair Mr. Peter R. Ache, Germany Contact: FIGCommission9@fig.net
Working Group Chairs: Chair of Working Group 9.1 Definition of Transparency on Real Estate Markets Indicative: Bastiaan Reydorn, NL (To be finalised at one of the next meetings of the Working Group 9.1) Chair of Working Group 9.2 Best practice Cases on Transparent Real Estate Markets NN. (To be finalised at one of the next meetings of the Working Group 9.2) Chair of Working Group 9.3 Automated Valuation Modelling (AVM) with Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence Preliminary: Steven Nystrom, NSPS (USA) (To be finalised at one of the next meetings of the Working Group 9.3) List of all Officers		Delegates and Correspondents: Each member association has the right to nominate a delegate to each of the ten technical commissions. In addition Affiliates, Academic Members and Corporate Members are welcome to nominate a correspondent to each commission. Commission Delegates and Correspondents Interested? If you are interested to become a national delegate from your country, please contact your member association. The contact information of national delegates is updates by the FIG office. Any changes in contact information should be sent to the FIG Office.

Achievements
	This work promotes the careful consideration of a transparent, fair, fast and relatively cost efficient real estate taxation system that could be applied successfully in some developing and transitional economies. Read the publication



Working Groups Term 2023-2026: Work plan WG 9.1: Definition of Transparency on Real Estate Markets WG 9.2: Best practice Cases on Transparent Real estate Markets WG 9.3: Automated Valuation Modelling (AVM) with machine learning and artificial intelligence WG 9.4: Increasing Transparency & Resilience in the Self-made cities through Formalization of Informal Development & improvement of Geospatial Ecosystems jointly with Commission 3 and UN-ECE, new 2025 Previous terms Term 2019-2022 Term 2015-2018 Term 2011-2014 Term 2007-2010 Term 2003-2006	Task Forces FIG Task Force on Property and Housing FIG Task Force on Real Estate Market Study Previous Newsletters Newsletter - 2018 Newsletter - 2017 Newsletter - 2016	FIG Publications FIG Pub. no. 67: Property Taxation for Developing Economies FIG Proceedings List of FIG Conference Proceedings FIG Surveyors Reference Library	Events All Commission 9 events Reports to General Assembly All Commission 9 reports