Paul Austin and wife Tenisha Tate-Austin sued appraiser Janette Miller in 2021 after a lowball quote prompted the couple to pose a white friend as the homeowner for a second appraisal.
Source: Inman News
Appraiser ordered to watch exposé on Black homeowners she lowballed
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