NFHA Funding Dries Up
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has found itself in a precarious position as their funding well runs dry, jeopardizing their ongoing legal battle against Maryland appraiser Shane Lanham. This development is a ray of hope not only for Lanham, who has been unjustly accused of racial bias in his appraisals, but for the entire appraisal community who have been unfairly targeted by NFHA’s relentless smear campaign.
The NFHA, in cahoots with the Biden administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had unleashed a barrage of inflammatory ads across billboards, magazines, and airwaves, painting a false narrative of systemic racism among appraisers. This misleading narrative, amplified by the HUD’s megaphone, painted a picture of widespread systemic bias among appraisers against Black and Latino homeowners. However, their house of cards has come tumbling down. With the Trump administration’s HUD and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) abruptly terminating grants, NFHA’s ability to continue their baseless attacks against appraisers and legal witch-hunt against Lanham has been effectively crippled. In a desperate attempt to salvage their mission, NFHA has filed a lawsuit against HUD and DOGE, claiming the termination of grants under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) was unlawful and puts over $30 million in critical funding at risk.
Meanwhile, Lanham’s legal team has gone on the offensive, filing a Motion for Summary Judgment arguing that the case should be tossed out due to a glaring lack of evidence and the highly questionable testimony of Junia Howell, whose appraisal qualifications and knowledge have been thoroughly discredited. The defense has also pushed for their counterclaim of defamation to proceed. As the legal costs mount, Lanham’s GoFundMe has been exhausted, with over $91,000 in out-of-pocket expenses and another $12,000 yet to be billed. The outcome of this case now rests in the hands of the judge, and the appraisal community eagerly awaits a decision that could finally put an end to NFHA’s groundless assault on their profession. While the battle may not be over yet, the tide is turning in favor of justice, fair play, and the truth for hardworking appraisers across the nation who have been unjustly maligned by NFHA’s deceptive and defamatory campaign.
- NFHA Funding Dries Up - March 19, 2025
- HUD Investigation Leads to Illegal Break-In & Evidence Tampering - February 26, 2025
- AMCs Deceptive Fee Skimming Exposed in Lawsuit - February 25, 2025
I support the ending of those specific grants to NFHA. All they did was promote the false narrative of the alleged “racist appraiser” so they could get those grants to pay their Board, CEO and GM. They weren’t promoting fair housing which is their stated mission. Instead they ran ads smearing appraisers when they had absolutely no evidence of discrimination.