Erin Wanner, a sales executive with Stirling Sotheby's International Realty in Orlando, Fla., told The Wall Street Journal that one of her deals fell through when an appraisal came in 40 percent lower than expected for a 7,000 - square - foot
custom - built
lakefront home; the
home was under contract for $ 650,000 but the the appraisal came in at $ 380,000.