3,164,294
Government regulations. In the past 5 years it's forced 7 major employers to close in my market. Some relocated out of the country, so just simply closed. Huge job losses.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,216,398
Lack of a qualified candidate! Never has the political landscape been so baren. And, many times we have had poor choices! Nothing tops this!
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Greg Cremia
Nags Head, NC
3,416,038
#4. Credit constraints are keeping good hard working buyers from homes. The raise in interests rate that will come, will further shrink the ability to purchase.
#6 .The uncertainity of the future is keeping many home owners staying put. That leads to a shortage of homes for sale.
#7. When you put all the BS aside and look at taxes and the future of the economy, it does not take long to read the basic promises of each candidates forecast for taxes and the economy. The shear increase of taxes under Hillary will criple what is left of the middle class.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
3,071,489
Door #4
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,513,143
All of the above and government keeping their thumb on all ways of life.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
989,652
IMO there is not "one" issue - it is a combination of issues that is sucking the life and means out of our country!!!
The established politicians need to go - I've been saying this for years - we keep electing the same idiots over and over and expect something to change... Really?
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Jessie Cochran
Panama City, FL
5,230,062
#4 but, we have too much government in our lives and businesses right now, lending to all of these issues. More government involvement impacts our job market and without jobs, people can't buy homes. That issue needs to be resolved first and foremost.
Taxing on small business owners (including US!) are killing the American Dream. Yes, that's part of government control too and it's putting more and more small businesses out of business thus, impacting the houseing market as well.
And personally, I think 'disappearing middle class' is political-speak to scare folks! Just MHO!
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,617,916
The bottom line is that America needs less government and more jobs.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Jill Murty, Realtor - ...
Laguna Niguel, CA
2,178,603
If I had to choose one, I'd say #4, housing affordability. People have to live somewhere and most would rather own a house rather than rent, if they could afford to do so. Newton's Law is at work here, though: For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. Everything is tied together in one way or another. We need leaders who understand this!
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
921,504
6) Continued practice of ALL of the banks to continue to suck fluidity out of the economy.
This sustained practice of the 17 Big Banks, coupled with the creeping health-care caused bankruptcies, and the already gone middle class and the result will be in increase from 85 to 92% of licensed agents unable to support themselves (no family included) with their real estate income.
Florida Realtor Magazine, similar to NAR are victims of SOS and should be working to create a free working environment for real estate agents NOT protecting NAR turf.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
5,104,931
All of the above and they are all somehow inter-related. Housing affordability and disappearing middle class will definitely impact housing.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
3,727,873
I think a completely dysfunctional Congress could keep either candidate from fixing the serious problems facing our economy.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
4,272,548
The economy, defense, and job creation...
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
5,005,642
3,988,007
We have too many social programs and forgiveness. We can't have less than 50% of the population paying the way of the 100%.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
3,587,960
6,393,404
4,434,127
1,157,785
I don't track how the issues in your election will affect the real estate industry in your country. There are numerous factors affecting the real estate market in my area.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
1,502,998
People not taking personal responsibility and expecting everything to be handed to them on a silver platter. Free college, free healthcare, CEO level jobs right out of college. On top of that I'd throw in "trigger words" "micro-agressions" the need for "safe spaces" and the general woosification of the American citizen.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
3,345,091
4,936,677
I am thinking more interest rates in the future.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
7,836,134
711,852
We are being regulated so much it is impacting all avenues of our business.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
55,673
It's very simple and factual. Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Finance Protecting Bureau has cause Over-Regulation. It's a failure that has cost Americans billions...why...the only success in these two bills...is it has managed to grow an already "Too Big Government." Even the head of the CFPB stated recently,"I would rather fine, then regulate." In my 46 years in the mortgage business, I have never seen such a disaster!!!!!
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
5,583,278
the only thing that is ever discussed recently is Bill's affair and Donald's 1995 tax return
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
938,537
Susan, that is an easy one! The high cost of health insurance.
Before the Affordable Care Act we were paying less than $500 per month for a family of four, and now we are paying over $1,300 per month for the two of us. Health insurance sucks up over 50% of our real estate business expenses now and our monthly health insurance payment is 61% greater than our mortgage payment. It is brutal out there for the self-employed.
With the high deductible we will have to spend over $20,000 in insurance payments and medical expenses before our insurance will begin to cover a non-wellness expense.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
232,019
There are too many that are impacting us daily, to place emphasis on one IMO would be to minimize the impact of the others which are just as important
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
2,781,173
A good ongoing target is the middle class subject matter. Fix that & things flow better
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
5,049,158
758,035
I work with a lot of short sales so I would be most concerned about FNMA's guidelines changing & becoming overregulated. I also would be concerned about the Debt Forgiveness Act of 2007 being repealed.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
2,182,552
5) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
1,231,853
846,475
1,052,211
Taxes and regulations impacting business--especially small business.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
1,725,996
All the above since they are all interrelated.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
4,572,183
Obviously each has an impact - number four likely has the greatest.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
466,731
Susan,
Probably number 4 and of course all the others.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
1,543,662
I think they all have an affect, but I'll answer you this way; in this order:
4., 5., 1., 2., 3. from what I'm experiencing by way of buyer/seller concerns and or my own first hand experiences.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA