Comments on: The Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill Will Control Housing Standards http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/ Real Estate Blog, Mortgage, and Development News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:38:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: AnnaG http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-414602 AnnaG Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:30:35 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-414602 I think you guys are all missing the point. This bill is about carbon trading that will benefit Wall Street. Nothing more...nothing less. I think you guys are all missing the point. This bill is about carbon trading that will benefit Wall Street. Nothing more…nothing less.

]]> By: Jasmine http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-407331 Jasmine Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:47:46 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-407331 Not only will the W-M bill have an effect on housing, it will have an effect on our wallets as well. Higher energy prices, higher gas prices, fewer coal plants which in turn causes a lack on natural resources, and lets not forget a decrease in jobs. Please sign this letter and let congress no that this bill is definately one for the trash. http://tinyurl.com/klfut8 Not only will the W-M bill have an effect on housing, it will have an effect on our wallets as well. Higher energy prices, higher gas prices, fewer coal plants which in turn causes a lack on natural resources, and lets not forget a decrease in jobs. Please sign this letter and let congress no that this bill is definately one for the trash. http://tinyurl.com/klfut8

]]> By: Laura Griffin http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-397108 Laura Griffin Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:23:44 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-397108 I am afraid Mr. George is missing one of the major points of this cap and trade bill, which is yes, the polluters will pay initally the cost for the credits they need to stay in business. However, Mr. George do you believe they are NOT going to pass that cost on to the consumers? The polluters will place any additional cost including the credits to appease the government into their cost of doing business, which will directly effect the cost of the power we use in our homes. It won’t be just homes who will pay for the cost of their pollution, the groceries stores, department stores, gas stations, and the list goes on. They will in turn increase the price of their products. Essentially everything we buy will be increased. I understand their needs to be building codes or we would all be at risk for the shoddy materials and workmanship put into the buildings. All I can tell you is be prepared to pay higher prices on everything else. Last I heard an increase of $.70 per gallon on gasoline was also included into the cap and trade bill. I am afraid Mr. George is missing one of the major points of this cap and trade bill, which is yes, the polluters will pay initally the cost for the credits they need to stay in business. However, Mr. George do you believe they are NOT going to pass that cost on to the consumers? The polluters will place any additional cost including the credits to appease the government into their cost of doing business, which will directly effect the cost of the power we use in our homes. It won’t be just homes who will pay for the cost of their pollution, the groceries stores, department stores, gas stations, and the list goes on. They will in turn increase the price of their products. Essentially everything we buy will be increased. I understand their needs to be building codes or we would all be at risk for the shoddy materials and workmanship put into the buildings. All I can tell you is be prepared to pay higher prices on everything else. Last I heard an increase of $.70 per gallon on gasoline was also included into the cap and trade bill.

]]> By: Laura Griffin http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-397106 Laura Griffin Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:20:52 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-397106 I am afraid Mr. George is missing one of the major points of this cap and trade bill, which is yes, the polluters will pay initally the cost for the credits they need to stay in business. However, Mr. George do you believe they are NOT going to pass that cost on to the consumers? The polluters will place any additional cost including the credits to appease the government into their cost of doing business, which will directly effect the cost the power we use in our homes. It won't be just homes who will pay for the cost of their pollution, the groceries stores, department stores, gas stations, and the list goes on. They will in turn increase the price of their products. Essentially everything we buy will be increased. I understand their needs to be building codes or we would all be at risk for the shoddy materials and workmanship put into the buildings. All I can tell you is be prepared to pay higher prices on everything else. Last I heard an increase of $.70 per gallon on gasoline was also included into the cap and trade bill. I am afraid Mr. George is missing one of the major points of this cap and trade bill, which is yes, the polluters will pay initally the cost for the credits they need to stay in business. However, Mr. George do you believe they are NOT going to pass that cost on to the consumers? The polluters will place any additional cost including the credits to appease the government into their cost of doing business, which will directly effect the cost the power we use in our homes. It won’t be just homes who will pay for the cost of their pollution, the groceries stores, department stores, gas stations, and the list goes on. They will in turn increase the price of their products. Essentially everything we buy will be increased. I understand their needs to be building codes or we would all be at risk for the shoddy materials and workmanship put into the buildings. All I can tell you is be prepared to pay higher prices on everything else. Last I heard an increase of $.70 per gallon on gasoline was also included into the cap and trade bill.

]]> By: Phil Taylor http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-396906 Phil Taylor Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:27:54 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-396906 This is exactly what we do not need to happen to our real estate market. We are in the worst real estate market as a nation since the Great Depression. This litigation if applied could cause our nation to stagnate to a worse degree than what has happend in the last two years. It would add more fees to real estate transactions, cause uneeded red tape and eventually grind the real estate mareket to increase pricing due to the expenses associated with compliance. This is exactly what we do not need to happen to our real estate market. We are in the worst real estate market as a nation since the Great Depression. This litigation if applied could cause our nation to stagnate to a worse degree than what has happend in the last two years. It would add more fees to real estate transactions, cause uneeded red tape and eventually grind the real estate mareket to increase pricing due to the expenses associated with compliance.

]]> By: John http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-396753 John Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:05:40 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-396753 I'm not in the real estate business, but I do own a rent house that I rent to 84 year old mother in law for less than half the mortage payment. It's what you do to take care of your family. When she passes on, I plan to sell the house. I simply can't afford to do tons of work on a 55 year old house just to sell it. The legislation being pushed through government is more than socialism, it's communism. Since when did the federal government have the knowledge to decide what local communities should put in their building codes? We're loosing our freedom here, people. You can't sell your house because it's not "green" enough. You CHOOSE not to by health insurance, here's a little more tax for you. Don't think the amount of carbon we emit affects global warming, tough, here's another tax for you. A large federal government, with it's tentacles in every aspect of your life, will leave you with in shackles. Freedom is dying. Getting back to having to make expensive upgrades to sell an old house, I expect a rash of fires. I’m not in the real estate business, but I do own a rent house that I rent to 84 year old mother in law for less than half the mortage payment. It’s what you do to take care of your family. When she passes on, I plan to sell the house. I simply can’t afford to do tons of work on a 55 year old house just to sell it.

The legislation being pushed through government is more than socialism, it’s communism. Since when did the federal government have the knowledge to decide what local communities should put in their building codes? We’re loosing our freedom here, people. You can’t sell your house because it’s not “green” enough. You CHOOSE not to by health insurance, here’s a little more tax for you. Don’t think the amount of carbon we emit affects global warming, tough, here’s another tax for you.

A large federal government, with it’s tentacles in every aspect of your life, will leave you with in shackles. Freedom is dying.

Getting back to having to make expensive upgrades to sell an old house, I expect a rash of fires.

]]> By: Kam http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-394650 Kam Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:06:15 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-394650 Kim -- you are foolish if you think all nations will participate and care equally about the environment and reducing their use of resources. China and India are growing fast, the jobs that have been outsourced to both and the influx of money is wildly increasing the standard of living - thereby increasing demand and competition for resources. Oddly, within 10 years we may have more people in China driving cars than in teh US, and we'll be the ones riding bikes (exactly the opposite of how it is now) - now, is that progress or is it just you exchanging or sharing your economic status and advantage with someone else? (read this as a decrease for you: higher costs, less available) Calling it socialism is calling it what it is -- you have the federal government dictating to the nth degree what each citizen is allowed or not allowed to do, determining winners/losers in businesses and industries (largely based on supporters and political allies), and expanding their reach into your life and your pocket well beyond constitutional limits. The federal government was created for the national defense and to protect US borders - period. it's not their job to regulate each minute aspect of our lives, especially when the control is gained by essentially manipulating the public to rally behind faulty science under the guise of cleaner air or 'saving the planet'. Everything government touches gets bigger, more expensive and less efficient - everything - name one thing they have run efficiently? I have have read potions of the bill, including the parts that address the kinds of efficiencies and improvements you would be required to make prior to selling your home - many people simply won't be able to bear the cost of doing this so we would in effect be trapping them in their homes, and reducing the number of homes potentially available for sale. It will especially hurt the elderly and retirees who want to sell their homes and move to smaller ones but don't have the money for improvements. Kim — you are foolish if you think all nations will participate and care equally about the environment and reducing their use of resources. China and India are growing fast, the jobs that have been outsourced to both and the influx of money is wildly increasing the standard of living – thereby increasing demand and competition for resources. Oddly, within 10 years we may have more people in China driving cars than in teh US, and we’ll be the ones riding bikes (exactly the opposite of how it is now) – now, is that progress or is it just you exchanging or sharing your economic status and advantage with someone else? (read this as a decrease for you: higher costs, less available) Calling it socialism is calling it what it is — you have the federal government dictating to the nth degree what each citizen is allowed or not allowed to do, determining winners/losers in businesses and industries (largely based on supporters and political allies), and expanding their reach into your life and your pocket well beyond constitutional limits.

The federal government was created for the national defense and to protect US borders – period. it’s not their job to regulate each minute aspect of our lives, especially when the control is gained by essentially manipulating the public to rally behind faulty science under the guise of cleaner air or ’saving the planet’. Everything government touches gets bigger, more expensive and less efficient – everything – name one thing they have run efficiently?

I have have read potions of the bill, including the parts that address the kinds of efficiencies and improvements you would be required to make prior to selling your home – many people simply won’t be able to bear the cost of doing this so we would in effect be trapping them in their homes, and reducing the number of homes potentially available for sale. It will especially hurt the elderly and retirees who want to sell their homes and move to smaller ones but don’t have the money for improvements.

]]> By: Eric Bolmer http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-394391 Eric Bolmer Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:56:26 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-394391 As an inspector, I can tell you, the more I read about this legislation, the scarier it becomes. The current system in real estate, is that if you have a home in need of repair, and some wants to buy it at a reduced price, and both parties are in agreement.... then the deal gets done. But if this Cap and Trade legislation is approved, the government will step in and require inspections to be made to see if your home (regardless of age!) meets the code requirements of the California Green Standard. If not... you have a lot of home repairs to make. If this legislation goes through, government approved environmental inspectors will review your property and to tell people that unfortunately, you can't sell your house until certain upgrades are made. Homeowners may have to spend thousands of dollars to make their property energy efficient, with the proper roof venting, double-paned windows, energy star upgraded appliances, etc., before they can list their home for sale. I assume, as an inspector, I'll get more business, but at what cost to the country! This is a bad deal. Eric Bolmer, SafeHouse Inspection Houston, Texas As an inspector, I can tell you, the more I read about this legislation, the scarier it becomes. The current system in real estate, is that if you have a home in need of repair, and some wants to buy it at a reduced price, and both parties are in agreement…. then the deal gets done. But if this Cap and Trade legislation is approved, the government will step in and require inspections to be made to see if your home (regardless of age!) meets the code requirements of the California Green Standard. If not… you have a lot of home repairs to make.

If this legislation goes through, government approved environmental inspectors will review your property and to tell people that unfortunately, you can’t sell your house until certain upgrades are made. Homeowners may have to spend thousands of dollars to make their property energy efficient, with the proper roof venting, double-paned windows, energy star upgraded appliances, etc., before they can list their home for sale.

I assume, as an inspector, I’ll get more business, but at what cost to the country! This is a bad deal.

Eric Bolmer, SafeHouse Inspection
Houston, Texas

]]> By: Leonard Ashford http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-393434 Leonard Ashford Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:30:22 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-393434 Ethically and morally this is not the best way to deal with the energy crisis which is an outgrowth of our consumerism. This bill needs to be stopped. Ethically and morally this is not the best way to deal with the energy crisis which is an outgrowth of our consumerism. This bill needs to be stopped.

]]> By: Susan http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-391846 Susan Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:54:59 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2009/06/27/the-waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-will-control-housing-standards/#comment-391846 My Representative is one of the infamous eight Republicans who voted to support this disgraceful legislation, Frank LoBiondo in South Jersey. His office told me that the regulation requiring retrofitting an older home for sale for energy efficiency was removed at the last minute. I do not believe that but I cannot find the truth. Does anyone know? This is just awful! My Representative is one of the infamous eight Republicans who voted to support this disgraceful legislation, Frank LoBiondo in South Jersey. His office told me that the regulation requiring retrofitting an older home for sale for energy efficiency was removed at the last minute. I do not believe that but I cannot find the truth. Does anyone know? This is just awful!

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