An appraiser who didn’t “play ball” has been relegated to songwriting. Hat tip to Lauren Baier Kim of the Developments blog [1] at the Wall Street Journal.
And while it didn’t happen often, a lender would sometimes ask him to say what he thought a home’s value was before he appraised it, Mr. Girtsman says. The implication: If the value didn’t match what the lender wanted, he wouldn’t get the job. Mr. Girtsman says that he resisted.
It’s a light hearted approach to a sad situation for many.