I don't know which is more shocking, the alleged behavior of the real estate appraiser, or that this house could be valued at $1.5 million

A black couple “erased themselves” from their home to see if its value went up — it did, by $500,000.

It seems that Greenwich real estate is selling at bargain prices

A black couple from California are suing a real estate firm after their home went up in value by 50 per cent when they had a white friend pose as its owner. 

Paul, 45, and Tenisha Tate Austin, 42, who are black and from Marin City near San Francisco had their home valued at $989,000 in January, having purchased it in 2016 for $550,000. 

Following a second appraisal from a different lender the following month, they were shocked to find the home's value increased by a further $500,000. The couple credit 'whitewashing' the home of all signs of its owners' identity, and asking a Caucasian friend to pose as Tenisha for the second viewing as the reason for the jump in value.