Tagged: Real Estate Q&A with Maynard and Hagar

7:05am

Mon April 18, 2011
Real Estate Law

Appraisers upset as big banks drag feet on new regulations

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Despite the massive fraud that has emerged as the U.S. tries to dig itself out of the foreclosure mess at the heart of the great recession, there are still huge numbers of honest folks working in the real estate business. 

That's according to professional appraisers in Washington state, dozens of whom have signed an on-line petition. 

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1:23am

Tue April 5, 2011
Street Cents

How high and low can you go?

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It's that time of year again when KPLU's John Maynard and real estate appraiser Richard Hagar look at the least expensive and the most expensive homes on the market. This time around, they're zeroing in on King County.

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6:28am

Tue December 7, 2010
Street Cents

Wrongful foreclosures

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Is it possible for proud home owners who pay their mortgages on time to have their houses foreclosed on? KPLU’s John Maynard talks with real estate appraiser Richard Hagar who says this sort of thing happens all the time, thanks to sloppy bank practices.

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