Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination in Home Appraisal Process Settled with Appraiser

News Stories of Interest:

• Our America: Lowballed, ABC7, December 1, 2022
• Short News Segment on Settlement, ABC7, March 6, 2023
• Settlement reached in favor of Black Bay Area couple lowballed $500k in home appraisal, ABC7, March 6, 2023
• Marin City couple settle lawsuit alleging racism in appraisal, Marin Independent Journal, March 6, 2023
• Appraiser who undervalued Black couple's home must pay - and get discrimination training, San Francisco Chronicle, March 6, 2023
• Marin City couple settle racial discrimination lawsuit against real estate appraiser, North Bay Business Journal, March 6, 2023
• Black couple settles bias suit over lowballed home appraisal, Courthouse News Service, March 6, 2023 
• Black Bay Area couple settle lawsuit against property appraiser who valued their home at $945,000 - only for another appraiser to value property at $1.5 million when white friend posed as its owner, Daily Mail, March 7, 2023
• Appraiser ordered to attend discrimination training for allegedly undervaluing Black couple's house, Daily Caller, March 7, 2023
• Black couple win discrimination case after their house value was lowballed, The Guardian, March 8, 2023
• Black couple who say home was given low appraisal because of their race settles discrimination lawsuit, CBS News, March 8, 2023
• Black Homeowners Settle Lawsuit After Undervalued Appraisal, Revolt TV, March 8, 2023
• Settlement Reached for Black Couple Lowballed $500k by Home Appraiser, Black Information Network, March 8, 2023
• Black couple's home appraises for $500k more - when white pal poses as owner: settlement, New York Post, March 8, 2023
• Black couple sue white appraiser who undervalued home by $500k, Vigour Times, March 8, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit after value of their California house allegedly soared when white pal feigned ownership, NBC News, March 8, 2023
• A Win for Couple Who Alleged Racial Bias in Home Valuation, Vigour Times, March 9, 2023
• US couple settles lawsuit over 'white-washed' home valuation, BBC, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles with real estate appraiser who allegedly undervalued house based on race, KRON4, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias, NPR, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias, George Public Broadcasting, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit against real estate company that gave higher appraisal thinking it was white-owned, Black Enterprise, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit after alleging discrimination during home appraisal, The Grio, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit after real estate company appraised their home for nearly $500k less than when their white friends pretended to own it, Emily Cottontop, March 9, 2023
• A Win for Couple Who Alleged Racial Bias in Home Valuation, Newser, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias, WUWM 89.7, March 9, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit over home valuation, US Times Post, March 9, 2023
• Lawsuit over alleged race-based house appraisal in Marin City settled, The San Francisco Standard, March 9, 2023
• A Black couple settles lawsuit over a home valuation that rose when a white friend posed as the owner, Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2023
• Black couple's home appraisal increased from $995k to $1.48m with white friend disguised as homeowner, AfroTech, March 9, 2023
• Appraiser ordered to watch exposé on Black homeowners she lowballed, Inman, March 9, 2023
• Racial bias in hime appraising prompts changes in the industry, NPR, March 10, 2023
• NorCal Couple Settles Appraisal Discrimination Lawsuit, California Listings, March 10, 2023
• Black couple settles lawsuit after white friend pretending to be owner got home appraised for $500k more, People, March 10, 2023
• Cali. Black couple settles housing discrimination lawsuit, The Black Wall Street Times, March 10, 2023
• Black couple settles discrimination lawsuit over crooked appraiser: white friend got $500k more posing as owner, The Moguldom Nation, March 10, 2023
• Couple's bias case means... home appraisers on notice now!!!, TMZ, March 10, 2023
• Black couple whose house was valued $493,000 higher after white friend pretended she owned it settle lawsuit, Unilad, March 10, 2023
• Black California couple's home was lowballed by $500k. Now a real-estate appraiser must come out of pocket to make things right, Atlanta Black Star, March 11, 2023
• Black couple reaches settlement after white friend receives higher house valuation, BET News, March 11, 2023
• Black couple awarded monetary settlement in racist home appraisal lawsuit, Baller Alert, March 11, 2023
• Homeowning while Black: couple settles lawsuit after white friend pretending to be owner got house appraised for $500k more, Bossip, March 11, 2023
• Appraiser ordered to pay Black couple after lowballing home's value, The Miami Times, March 11, 2023
• Racial bias often creeps into home appraisals. Here's what's happening to change that, NPR, March 13, 2023
• Racism in Real Estate: Couple Gets a $500k Appraisal Boost By Having White Friend Pose as Owner, MadameNoir, March 21, 2023