Racist Florida Home Appraiser Busted Undervaluing Mixed Race Family's Home By $135,000
Racist Florida Home Appraiser Busted Undervaluing Mixed Race Family’s Home By $135,000
Abena and Alex Horton are accusing a racist Florida home appraiser of purposely undervaluing their home in Jacksonville, Florida. The appraiser appraised the home in June for $330,000. The home appraised for significantly lower than other homes in the area. the homes in their neighborhood appraise for $350,000 to $550,000.
Abena Horton who is black said she sensed racism was a play.
Horton posted on Facebook that the appraiser was immediately unpleasant. He kept making one rude comment after another. He expressed an exaggerated surprise when he saw her working at her home office during the walk-through.
Abena Horton decided to conduct an experiment. She removed the photos of their multiracial family. She replaced them with paintings of her white husband and his parents, as well as holiday cards from white friends.
Albena Horton hid books by black authors like Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison. She made sure Shakespeare was on display instead.
The Hortons convinced their lender to do another appraisal.
Alex Horton is white and he stayed home to greet the appraiser for the second appraisal. The experiment worked. The second appraiser appraised the value of the home was valued at $465,000. This is an increase of 41%.
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