• 33: Alex Alsup – Land Parcel Data with Regrid

  • Jan 11 2024
  • Length: 20 mins
  • Podcast

33: Alex Alsup – Land Parcel Data with Regrid

  • Summary

  • In this episode, we're joined by Alex Alsup, Vice President of Research & Development at Regrid. We talk about the Detroit foreclosure crisis, Regrid’s work in collecting land parcel data, as well as transparency and accessibility in assessment.

    We cover:

    • Introduction to Assessment Matters podcast 00:00

    • Alex’s bio and big ideas 00:35

      • Alex’s experience in parcel mapping, data collection, and tackling the Detroit property tax foreclosure crisis

      • How does land use and land taxation make housing so unaffordable in the US?

    • What caused the Detroit property tax foreclosure crisis? 5:13

      • Lack of consistent reassessment

      • Difficult to navigate bureaucratic poverty relief programs

      • Differences in homeowner vs renter experiences

      • Perverse incentives featuring speculative and delinquent landlords

    • What does the process look like to collect parcel data? 8:44

      • Maximizing freshness, coverage, and depth of parcel data

      • Incremental progress over a decade with regular updates

      • Data sources

    • What Regrid did differently from past parcel data collection 12:01

      • Specific focus on parcel boundaries and shapes

      • Broadening access to historically obscure and idiosyncratic knowledge

    • Current R&D projects and interests: the Detroit Assessment Gauge 13:31

      • comparing assessed values to US Census tract

      • Helping improve transparency and public trust

      • Providing the public with the technical language for assessments

    • How to see more of Regrid 17:42

      • Regrid's website

      • Promoting data access via Data With Purpose:

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