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Ambassador
6,392,899
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Government intrusion at every level from the feds to the hoa's add to the cost of everything we do, when will it end!!??

May 10, 2016 03:46 AM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

As Bob Crane said there are way too many fee's so that they may lower taxes!

May 10, 2016 04:00 AM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Just look at gas prices at the pump and interpolate that into home prices.

May 10, 2016 08:14 AM
Rainmaker
1,844,171
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Are you going to tell us?  I say probably 20%.

I remember when I was in manufacturing - the govt would send over specs for a project on a metal piece that were 50 pages long.

May 10, 2016 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,785
FN LN
Toronto, ON

No.

May 10, 2016 08:00 AM
Ambassador
2,684,009
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 

     NAHB's number says  $85,000 Dollars

 

May 10, 2016 07:39 AM
Ambassador
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Probably more than we suspect

May 10, 2016 07:14 AM
Rainmaker
1,052,056
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

And detract from their value? Open a vein!

May 10, 2016 06:56 AM
Rainmaker
864,658
Les & Sarah Oswald
Realty One Group - Eastvale, CA
Broker, Realtor and Investor

The way I see it...all the regulations usually hurts the middle class.

May 10, 2016 04:51 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't.  Though I wonder what the cost would be without any regulation.

May 10, 2016 04:33 AM
Rainmaker
1,239,801
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Probably 10-15% is from overregulation.

How about home price freeze for change?

May 10, 2016 04:06 AM
Rainmaker
7,835,293
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I have seen your answer.

May 10, 2016 10:21 PM
Rainmaker
989,652
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Too many - we have to stop regulating everything we do - can't elected officials find some other way of qualifying their existence then by regulating us to the poor house?

May 10, 2016 09:19 PM
Rainmaker
2,220,323
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

No

May 10, 2016 12:14 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,868
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Too much!

May 11, 2016 03:36 AM
Rainmaker
4,571,881
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hmmm --- I have already forgotten what I read earlier.  

May 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Well, I already read your answer to this question! 

May 10, 2016 10:48 PM
Rainmaker
556,536
Greg Cremia
Shore Realty of the Outer Banks - Nags Head, NC

Regulations get a bad name but they save lives every day. 

May 10, 2016 09:11 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers - no idea for sure. Some good points though I see.

May 10, 2016 04:47 PM
Ambassador
3,164,119
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

vaults full of cash

May 10, 2016 02:59 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

If you are referring to taxes/fees all the way down the line I woud have to guess 30-35%.

May 10, 2016 02:53 PM
Rainmaker
2,362,584
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

a ton?

May 10, 2016 02:20 PM
Ambassador
3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Help!  Somebody give us a cost benefit analysis!

May 10, 2016 02:06 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,250
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I believe it is alot.

May 10, 2016 01:24 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

WAY TO MUCH!!!

May 10, 2016 11:40 AM
Rainmaker
1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I have no clue, but it seems like the consensus is it is too much.

May 10, 2016 10:52 AM
Ambassador
2,178,433
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Builders here are making us painfully aware of it!

May 10, 2016 10:37 AM
Rainmaker
5,005,333
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

A lot!!!

May 10, 2016 09:22 AM