We don't need outside intervention. Building and selling homes is one of the last capitalistic pursuits we have. Let's fight to maintain it. Let's flaunt our entrepreneurship.
The housing rebate that so many people thought would just have the new orders clicking along a robust pace was a total fizzle - and why not? No actual price reduction, no instant savings. Just a bunch of regulations that apply to a loan that needs to be repaid and could even be less than the $7,500, depending on the purchase price, income level, and tax liability.
So why all the excitement over a proposal to double a hollow offer to $15,000? Twice of nothing is still nothing. Oh, because it doesn't need to be repaid - small consolation. Still no stimulus.
There are buyers in every market in this country - some have more activity than others. Likewise, there have to be sellers to furnish the homes to the buyers.
Therefore, it is up to us as professional builders and real estate salespeople to make sales happen - without interference (however well-intentioned) from government.
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