Rebuked appraisers reborn as real estate agents

By Joe Eaton

In 2007, a mortgage lender flagged the work of veteran Florida home appraiser Jerome Woolf for review, a process that often leads to an appr

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"… ispute the complaint.The board revoked Wainer’s trainee license, but the real estate community was not rid of him. Neither were Florida homebuyers.Like many ap …"

"… Florida and other states hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, Wainer held a real estate broker and sales license along with his appraiser’s trainee license. Ban …"

"… ainee license. Banned from performing appraisals, Wainer hung his hat at a real estate agency and began selling homes.A Center for Public Integrity investigation …"

"… ne in six appraisers whose licenses were revoked or surrendered kept their real estate sales or broker’s licenses. The violations that led to these appraisers …"