Politics Done Right

The 20/20 Valuations appraiser who lowballed the black professors Nathan Connolly & Shani Mott’s home by nearly 300K detailed in a New York Times article is a thief. It is an underhanded way to steal wealth in a near antiseptic and subliminal manner. The New York Times reported the following from the article “Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000.” Last summer, Nathan Connolly and his wife, Shani Mott, welcomed an appraiser into their house in Baltimore, hoping to take advantage of historically low-interest rates and refinance their mortgage. They believed that their house — improved with a new $5,000 tankless water heater and $35,000 in other renovations — was worth much more than the $450,000 that they paid for it in 2017.Home prices have been on the rise nationwide since the pandemic; in Baltimore, they have gone up 42 percent in the past five years, according to Zillow.com. But 20/20 Valuations, a Maryland appraisal company, put the home’s value at $472,000, and in