Regardless of where you live or what industry you work in, the health if the housing industry affects you. Housing is accounts for 20% of the GDP and is huge source of employment.
President Obama and congress are looking at extending the first time homebuyer tax credit which will help. The National Association of Home builders estimates that extending the tax credit as-is for just one year will create 187,00 jobs. Expanding that credit to all buyers of a primary residence will create nearly 350,000 jobs - in just one year. Please, urge congress to extend and expand the tax credit now.
On the local level, we must tell local governments to stop making it harder for us to do business by increasing fees and the cost of construction. These costs are passed on to the consumer and new homes cannot compete with the foreclosures and short sales. We know they need to generate revenue but we have to find another way.
HOUSING = JOBS!
