Scam Alert: Buying a House for More Than It's Worth SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - Just when it looked like bad home loans and foreclosures were under control, here comes another real estate scam: buying a house for more than it's worth. And as real estate appraiser Richard Hagar tells KPLU's John Maynard, Bellevue has been hit particularly hard. © Copyright 2009, KPLU