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> To get that one, Duffy, who is African American, communicated with the appraiser strictly via email, stripped her home of all signs of her racial and cultural
by Yoofie 5y ago
> To get that one, Duffy, who is African American, communicated with the appraiser strictly via email, stripped her home of all signs of her racial and cultural identity and had the white husband of a friend stand in for her during the appraiser's visit.
They gloss over this part. What did they remove exactly? 90% of real estate agents would tell you stage the house before attempting to sell it so you can expand your potential buyer pool and get the most value out of it.
Ninja edit: Anyone else find it crazy the value went from $100k in 2017 to $259k in 3 years? Absolute insanity to go up $160k in three years.
- jakelazaroff 5y agoWhy is that relevant? The appraisal should reflect the value of the property itself, not the belongings inside it.
- Yoofie 5y agoI don't think its relevant. My first reading of that paragraph gave me the impression that she removed stuff from her yard/property.
- yaml-ops-guy 5y agoNinja edit: Anyone else find it crazy the value went from $100k in 2017 to $259k in 3 years? Absolute insanity to go up $160k in three years. You should take a look at the Austin Texas housing market between 2008-2012
- chrismcb 5y agoLook, so I haven't read the article. But what did any of this have to do with an appraiser? Had my house appraised several times, never met the appraiser, they never saw the inside of my house. I wouldn't be surprised to know that they didn't even see my house.
- voisin 5y ago> Ninja edit: Anyone else find it crazy the value went from $100k in 2017 to $259k in 3 years? Absolute insanity to go up $160k in three years. No Canadian will find this crazy!