Shane Lanham's court case re: a black couple suing him for bias, and him fighting back.

[George Hatch]

I wonder what DOCTOR Howell learned from this experience? Because it would have definitely left a mark on me if a court ever commented

 

[CGinMN]

Changing the adjustment factor doesn't have that much effect on the outcome, not when compared to using comps of different condition or location. The difference between $40 and $80 @ 600sf is $24k.

Plus weren’t most of the comps larger?

 

[CGinMN]

I can’t believe plaintiff doesn’t have an appraiser. I mean, I can because I don’t know of any appraiser who would be able to do the job that’s being asked of them. That alone speaks volumes.

 

[Elliott]

More good stuff:

A. "It defies credence and logic to claim that when Defendants submitted the appraisal on June 17, 2021, they did not discriminate against Plaintiffsbased upon their race, but the following day, Defendants decided to discriminate with the inclusion of the busy road adjustment."

B. "These listings and photographs reflect similarities between Plaintiffs’ home and the comparable properties used in Defendants’ appraisal, and absent appraiser expert testimony identifying which comparable properties should have been used instead, Plaintiffs’ argument that the comparable properties were not similar enough cannot rebut the legitimate nondiscriminatory use of them for the appraisal."

So refreshing to see a Judge going through the evidence and being logical compared to the the hyperbola of accusing attorneys.

 

[George Hatch]

Also interesting that the mere existence of "errors" or inconsistency in the analysis in the 2nd appraisal resulted in the court automatically rejecting its use .

 

[George Hatch]

I can’t believe plaintiff doesn’t have an appraiser. I mean, I can because I don’t know of any appraiser who would be able to do the job that’s being asked of them. That alone speaks volumes.

It looks like they were relying on that 2nd appraisal to do all the heavy lifting for them. Apparently on the predetermined assumption that it was the better appraisal.

As I recall, the pricing trend in that neighborhood jumped dramatically right after the 1st appraisal. So a several month lag between the two appraisals would have contributed to some difference in the value conclusions all by itself. The later value in the stronger market doesn't automatically stand as proof that the prior appraisal was unreasonable.

I also quite liked the point that the judge was looking at kitchens and baths for the subject vs the comps. They didn't let those simililarities pass without notice as did the plaintiffs.

 

[shrubberyvaluation]

Nope. In one case, I was subpoenaed all my appraisals and all my programs I wrote appraisals with and the names of the computers themselves. My lawyer to that quashed to only the report in question.

Right, so they can request anything they want, and the judge can turn it down if you make the case that its not relevant.

 

[George Hatch]

This is a U.S. Federal Court, not some municipal Justice of the Peace who presides in some rural county with a population of 1200 souls.

The court's citation of the "location, location, location" factor in existing legal precedents and rulings directly contradicts Dr Howell's entire presumption that location doesn't matter in an SFR appraisal aimed at MV. That legally-rejected presumption seems to form the basis of this aspect of her career. With this decision now being out in the public, I wonder how it affects her future conduct in any future legal cases and in any testimony she offers in govt hearings?

Exactly how seriously should HUD or any other agency be taking her work?

Not everyone she speaks to is a malleable and/or gullible 18yr old college freshman who doesn't know anything about real estate.

 

[shrubberyvaluation]

I wonder what DOCTOR Howell learned from this experience? Because it would have definitely left a mark on me if a court ever commented

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Probably nothing, as she is there to push an agenda. Maybe messaging if anything on how to trick people.

 

[shrubberyvaluation]

This is a U.S. Federal Court, not some municipal Justice of the Peace who presides in some rural county with a population of 1200 souls.

The court's citation of the "location, location, location" factor in existing legal precedents and rulings directly contradicts Dr Howell's entire presumption that location doesn't matter in an SFR appraisal aimed at MV. That legally-rejected presumption seems to form the basis of this aspect of her career. With this decision now being out in the public, I wonder how it affects her future conduct in any future legal cases and in any testimony she offers in govt hearings?

Exactly how seriously should HUD or any other agency be taking her work?

Not everyone she speaks to is a malleable and/or gullible 18yr old college freshman who doesn't know anything about real estate.

Its such a stupid premise on its face that location should not be a factor. The HUD under the Biden regime was because they needed someone to push their nonsense agenda including PAVE.