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Across the landscape, the American dream can loom large, anchored by homeownership.What a home is worth, though, often comes down to what an appraiser stanley cup decides it is.A studyfrom the Brookings Institution shows that for Black, Hispanic and Asian homeowners, their houses are often undervalued by double digits.That is something Carlette Duffy said last year she experienced firsthand, after several appraisals seemed low to her. So, she removed any items and photos from her home that showed she was Black and asked a White friend to show the home to an ap stanley cup praiser.The resu stanley cup lt: a new appraisal that was tens of thousands of dollars higher for her home. It s just so painful and hurtful to be treated like this, Duffy said.Ericka Simmons is an appraiser and one of the few Black women who is a member of The Appraisal Institute, the country s largest association of real estate appraisers. She said Duffy s experience is not surprising. There s a history of exclusion, and it surfaces in things like bias and appraising, Simmons said.Becoming a real estate appraiser often requires finding one that will take on a trainee. It s basically almost like a guild, she said. If you want to be an appraiser, Akvj Real-life Grinch vandalizes Michigan family s bright Christmas display
HELENA 鈥?Montana is one of the states that reached a tentative settlement this week of its lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma, but state officials Friday said many details have yet to be determined.The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Purdue, the manufacturer of the painkiller OxyContin, has agreed to a po air max tential settlement of lawsuits from 23 states and more than 2,000 cities and counties nationwide.Purdue and its owners are accused of helping fuel the opioid-addiction crisis in the coun yeezy try by falsely marketing the highly addictive painkiller as safe for treating chronic pain.Montana is not part of a federal lawsuit against Purdue, instead filing its own suit in state court in late 2017. Montanas lawsuit says Purdue falsely claimed that opioids could be prescribed by doctors and used as a first-line, long-term treatment for patients with chronic pain, without a material risk of addiction. The Montana suit seeks a variety of damages from and civil penalties against Purdue Pharma. The suit is scheduled to go to trial in January next year.Montana Justice Department spokesman John Barnes said Fri af1 day that Montana favors some sort of structured bankruptcy by Pur |
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