Home appraisers pushed to inflate values (San Jose Mercury News)

Story date: 2007-10-02 01:59:07
Added on: 2007-10-02 09:00:17

Pushed to exaggerate home values during Silicon Valley's real estate run-up, appraisers say agents and homeowners are now pressuring them to prop up those values as prices decline.


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