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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Business
Kenan Draughorne

Will that love letter help seal the deal — or add to housing discrimination?

If you’re like most people, you wouldn’t think of writing a love letter to a person you’ve never met.

For years, prospective home buyers have been doing just that, professing their adoration to property owners they do not personally know and spilling all sorts of details to win their dream home.

It’s a practice that caught on in competitive housing markets, and in a place such as Los Angeles, where there is no shortage of creative writers, it became nearly engrained in the process of trying to buy a home.

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