OT 'whitewashing'

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Black couple SUE real estate agency after their Bay Area home was valued at just $995,000 - but $1.42m when they removed all photos and asked a white friend to pose as its owner for viewing with second expert
    • Paul Austin 45, and his wife Tenisha Tate Austin, 42, say they believe race was the reason their home in Marin City in the Bay Area was undervalued
    • The couple bought their home in 2016 for around $890,000 but was valued at only $995,000 despite spending $400,000 on renovations
    • When their white friend posed as the owner, it went up in value to $1,482,000 - almost $500,000 more
    • Their friend even put photos in their home to make it appear that she lived there in a process dubbed 'whitewashing'
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...le-erased-home-value-went-nearly-500-000.html
     
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    calvin natt Confeve

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    Insane
     
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  3. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    They are about to make some money
     
  4. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Same real estate company or agent or inspector making BOTH estimates?
    That makes a big difference. We had 3 different agents give us 3 drastically different estimates on what our home was worth.
     

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