HR 2454 - the so-called "cap and trade bill" is bad for business and bad for America. Supposedly passed for its environmental foresight, it is based on a faulty premise of climate change and has very harmful business implications.
Actually the climate is changing - but that is a natural phenomena. Today, the EPA released a 98 page report that found that the world's temperature was actually in a cooling cycle - oops!
Anyone in real estate should vehemently oppose this bill.
Any Representative who voted for this needs to have the favor returned and voted out of office. The Senate has yet to consider it, so it needs to be stopped there!
A couple of things the bill does that would ruin new home sales and general real estate: (1) it creates a national building code for energy efficiency and specifically mandates that it takes precedence over State codes, and (2) it creates a federal inspection of all homes before they are sold or recorded to label the energy aspects of the home and make them a matter of public record.
There are so many implications here for reduced property values, further manipulation of appraisals, refusal to lend on certain properties, inability of people to even market their properties, increased construction costs, usurpation of State's and local government's rights - and even worse.
Stand up entrepreneurs. Stand up America. We can't afford to sit this one out.
For more information about my consulting, teaching, and coaching services visit my website at stevehoffacker.com. I also maintain a blog (Sales Quips) on the real estate network Active Rain, and you can begin participating in this great forum by visiting here. I also write and maintain blogs for Gold Coast SMC and Florida SMC. © 2009, Steve Hoffacker. All Rights Reserved.
Actually the climate is changing - but that is a natural phenomena. Today, the EPA released a 98 page report that found that the world's temperature was actually in a cooling cycle - oops!
Anyone in real estate should vehemently oppose this bill.
Any Representative who voted for this needs to have the favor returned and voted out of office. The Senate has yet to consider it, so it needs to be stopped there!
A couple of things the bill does that would ruin new home sales and general real estate: (1) it creates a national building code for energy efficiency and specifically mandates that it takes precedence over State codes, and (2) it creates a federal inspection of all homes before they are sold or recorded to label the energy aspects of the home and make them a matter of public record.
There are so many implications here for reduced property values, further manipulation of appraisals, refusal to lend on certain properties, inability of people to even market their properties, increased construction costs, usurpation of State's and local government's rights - and even worse.
Stand up entrepreneurs. Stand up America. We can't afford to sit this one out.
For more information about my consulting, teaching, and coaching services visit my website at stevehoffacker.com. I also maintain a blog (Sales Quips) on the real estate network Active Rain, and you can begin participating in this great forum by visiting here. I also write and maintain blogs for Gold Coast SMC and Florida SMC. © 2009, Steve Hoffacker. All Rights Reserved.
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