We’re Influencing California State Legislation and Housing Affordability
It’s all about housing affordability in California. We along with 2,498 fellow REALTORS® ascended upon our state capital, to discuss our clients needs to improve the home buying and selling landscape for all our neighborhoods. It get’s down to affordability.
The Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® Senior Staff, Committee representatives along with a few local, hand picked REALTORS® headed the legislative and lobbying initiative to the steps of our states capital. We were blessed to be chosen as your local representatives.
As it stands, California requires 180,000 new home starts per year to manage supply and demand. Today, we have less than 90,000 starts scheduled. This is one of our primary concerns on our push for legislation.
The high cost to a builder in California hit home for us in Upland, Claremont, Pomona, Glendora and surrounding neighborhoods. What was revealed is the builders fees of upwards of $120,000.00 “per door” before a shovel hits the ground. These fees are associated with exorbitant legislative regulations imposed on new home builders. This bureaucracy is out of control.
Riverside Press Enterprise Editor, Richard K. De Atley wrote of this concern in a recent article Are Inland Empire residents locked out of the housing market? This article asserts the concerns that we hear from our buyers daily as their REALTORS®… “homes are too expensive”, “we don’t qualify with our combined income” and “where are the new builds?”. We asserted your concerns with our legislators and pleaded the realities of the housing affordability crisis.
The bills that reach The Governors Desk for signature begin with your needs in our neighborhoods. We are currently in the planning process of bringing local housing affordability initiatives to our valley’s Senators and Assembly persons.
We need you to assist us in influencing these future referendums, please contact us directly @ (909)985-9392.
Bank of America Foreclosure Moratorium! Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas…More Short Sales?
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Imagine... Short Sell your home that's underwater, get rid of the Negative Equity, Rent it back for up to 3 years...then buy it back minus all the negative equity? https://shortsalesellit.com/?page_id=1434 Contact Kris & Kim to learn more! 323-999-1822...
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New and Improved HARP Home Affordable Refinance Program
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Short Sell and Rent Back My Home…I Need Help
Kim and I are on the short list of Real Estate Agents that are Certified under this US Government backed program... www.ShortSellRentBack.com If your a home owner or an Attorney, Broker or Agent wanting to learn more... Call us and we'll discuss next steps. Best,...
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Is Your Bank Offering You CASH To Short Sale….Open All Of The Mail!
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Short Sale…Rent…and Buy Back!
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Need Short Sale Advice…Before You List The Home
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