The Department of Revenue’s Division of Local Services’ December, 2007 issue of City and Town includes an article on regional assessing.

The Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust has released an updated version of its Chapter 61 handbook that includes recent amendments made effective in March, 2007. The handbook can be found at http://www.mountgrace.org/accs/MG-Chptr61final.pdf and is intended as a guide for conservation organizations and municipalities interested in protecting and managing land using the provisions of Chapter 61.

The Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association’s report on housing trends in Greater Boston can be found at http://www.chapa.org/pdf/HousingReportCard20062.pdf. The report contains a great deal of information of potential interest to assessors and public officials.