Home appraisers pushed to inflate values
Story date: 2007-10-02 07:32:00
Added on: 2007-10-02 09:00:19
San Jose Mercury News - 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. People "are trying to refinance to get their butts out of trouble ...
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