With Labor Day behind us and political campaigns in full swing, it’s fitting that this edition is packed with political updates from the Appraisal Institute Annual Meeting held in California to the Capitol Hill testimonies in Washington, D.C. Being based in the battle ground state of Ohio, the Valuation Review editorial team has seen political attack ads on TV for months. Truthfully, I don’t pay much attention. Personally, I’m not political, but as an editor crusading for the appraisal industry, I see how important it is for the industry to get involved in the political world.