Real Estate Appraiser Graham Albertini, SRA

Graham blew the whistle on bad appraisal practices at WAMU for this Seattle Times article: Seattle Times Graham ran for King County Assessor: Voter Pamphlet Graham was the Editors Choice for King County Assessor: Editors Choice Graham was one of the sources for this Seattle PI report on the lawsuit against a poorly run AMC: Seattle PI Report The "Seattle Met" magazine ran a featured article where Graham helped explain how the bank Washington Mutual (WAMU) failed, partially due to their appraisal system. "At WaMu, there was an unwritten rule: Nobody under any circumstances will get fired for incompetence.": Seattle Met Tampa Bay Times - "In the approval process it was quantity over quality - not a good thing" Reporter Michael Van Sickler interviewed Graham asking for his insight on issues with banks, appraisals and the reasons for the implosion we are experiencing. Citing privacy laws, banks refuse to explain why they repeatedly made loans that never had a chance of getting repaid. "But Graham Albertini, an appraiser for Washington Mutual from 1999 to 2006, provides an insider's take on the nation's largest bank before federal regulators seized it in September." The whole story here: Tampa Bay Times - the inside skinny on the issue. The City of Bellevue relied upon information from Graham in explaining how property values can change due to the condition of nearby homes. As property values change, so do the tax assessed values and the taxes paid by homeowners.: City of Bellevue Newsletter Don't let the condition of the neighbors "curb your appeal": Bellevue - Curb Appeal The reason for numerous lawsuits against banks - bad appraisals and fraud. This blog has based a series of articles on Graham's inside information: Tip of Iceberg Fraud

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