Real Estate Experts in Florida Say Valuation of Mar-a-Lago Cited by Judge in Civil Case Is Based on a Misunderstanding of Basic Real Estate Practice

Apparent mistake by Judge Engoron surfaces in his use of a Palm Beach County appraisal of Mar-a-Lago that, an expert says, ‘is detached from the true value of the property.’

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President Trump greets supporters after announcing he is running for president for the third time, at Mar-a-Lago, November 15, 2022. AP/Andrew Harnik

The ruling of a New York judge that President Trump defrauded banks and insurance companies by inflating the value of his real estate assets is based, in at least one prominent case, on Judge Arthur Engoron’s elementary misunderstanding of basic real estate law, according to industry insiders who have spoken with The New York Sun.

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