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Thursday, May 2, 2024 | Back issues
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Racist home appraisal

SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge dismissed one claim brought by a Black couple against the home appraiser who valued the couple’s property by nearly more than half a million dollars when they had a white stand-in pose as the homeowner. Because they did not believe the appraiser’s report was true, they cannot bring a claim for negligent misrepresentation.

Read the ruling here.

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