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Combating Expert Appraiser Bias  


Author:  Hugh J. Totten.


Source: Volume 22, Number 03, January/February 2009 , pp.41-57(17)




Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions

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Abstract: 

Once again appraisers have been enablers in a financial crisis and this should cause investors and regulators to worry about their upcoming role in implementing mark-to-market rules. Missing explanations, missing steps in the equation, new theories, theories never before published, and theories that lack scientific rigor are causing courts to reject appraisal testimony and reports.

Keywords: Property appraisal; Appraiser bias; Daubert v Merrell, Dow;

Affiliations:  1: The Valorem Law Group, LLC.

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