Appraiser Miller wins important claim in racial discrimination lawsuit. Judge ruled Plaintiffs did not rely on Millerโs appraisal. The other claims continue but this was an important claim. It also shows the Plaintiffs lied to the Court. Background: Plaintiffs purchased the house on 12/13/2016 at $550,000 from a black family, who had a preference to sell their house to someone of like race and carried out this sale off-market. Post-purchase, 270 square feet of living space was added to the gr...
Appraiser Miller wins important claim in racial discrimination lawsuit. Judge ruled Plaintiffs did not rely on Millerโs appraisal. The other claims continue but this was an important claim. It also shows the Plaintiffs lied to the Court. Background: Plaintiffs purchased the house on 12/13/2016 at $550,000 from a black family, who had a preference to sell their house to someone of like race and carried out this sale off-market. Post-purchase, 270 square feet of living space was added to the gr...
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Hispanic Homeowners In Fla. Awarded $4.6M In Discrimination Lawsuit
Sarah Wolak
Jun 14, 2022
Department of Justice alleged the defendants discriminated against homeowners on the basis of national origin.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Defendants targeted Hispanic homeowners for predatory mortgage lo...
Industry News
Hispanic Homeowners In Fla. Awarded $4.6M In Discrimination Lawsuit
Sarah Wolak
Jun 14, 2022
Department of Justice alleged the defendants discriminated against homeowners on the basis of national origin.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Defendants targeted Hispanic homeowners for predatory mortgage lo...
To settle the Fair Housing Act lawsuit, Redfin will eliminate a minimum home price for service in order to serve more non-white homebuyers.
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To settle the Fair Housing Act lawsuit, Redfin will eliminate a minimum home price for service in order to serve more non-white homebuyers.
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Folks, below is the Baltimore court paperwork for the latest appraiser bias suit that recently โhit the fan.โ This document is fairly specific, in that it reveals quite a lot about the two appraisals performed, including the home locations for the โcompsโ used. The attorneys representing the plaintiffs are from the same Washington, D.C. firm that The Appraisal Foundation hired to examine USPAP. That firm was the one which has provided new โdiscrimination avoidanceโ verbiage being co...
Folks, below is the Baltimore court paperwork for the latest appraiser bias suit that recently โhit the fan.โ This document is fairly specific, in that it reveals quite a lot about the two appraisals performed, including the home locations for the โcompsโ used. The attorneys representing the plaintiffs are from the same Washington, D.C. firm that The Appraisal Foundation hired to examine USPAP. That firm was the one which has provided new โdiscrimination avoidanceโ verbiage being co...
A ruling by a U.S. District Court judge that put the structure-finance industry on high alert will now be reviewed on appeal.
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A ruling by a U.S. District Court judge that put the structure-finance industry on high alert will now be reviewed on appeal.
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The Seattle-based real estate tech company also agreed to put into place a monitoring system to identify disparities in its minimum price thresholds between white and nonwhite communities in the same market.
The Seattle-based real estate tech company also agreed to put into place a monitoring system to identify disparities in its minimum price thresholds between white and nonwhite communities in the same market.
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A Texas-based construction services company has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a racial discrimination suit alleging its managers referred to a Black employee with insulting, racially-charged epithets and called him the N-word.ย Managers also told a supervisor โnot to hire more Black people because they are lazy,โ according to the suit.
The Jacksonville, Florida, office of Lone Wolf Resources, which performs environmental remediation work, assigned the Black rock truck operator...
Dive Brief:
A Texas-based construction services company has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a racial discrimination suit alleging its managers referred to a Black employee with insulting, racially-charged epithets and called him the N-word.ย Managers also told a supervisor โnot to hire more Black people because they are lazy,โ according to the suit.
The Jacksonville, Florida, office of Lone Wolf Resources, which performs environmental remediation work, assigned the Black rock truck operator...
