hydraulicking

hydraulicking
 n.β€” Β«It’s not unheard of, particularly in the area of investment apartments and the practice of same-day selling, when a property is bought and sold by a middleman with a friendly valuer and a gullible end purchaser. The practice is known as “hydraulicking” and was involved in many instances of mortgage fraud reported earlier this year.Β» β€”β€œBenefits to adopting good valuation rules” by Bernard Hickey New Zealand Herald (Dunedin) Sept. 28, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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