{"id":9472,"date":"2009-08-09T08:50:59","date_gmt":"2009-08-09T15:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2009-08-09T08:50:59","modified_gmt":"2009-08-09T15:50:59","slug":"a-governmental-takeover-of-real-estate-brokerages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9472\/a-governmental-takeover-of-real-estate-brokerages\/","title":{"rendered":"A Governmental Takeover Of Real Estate Brokerages?"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Extrapolation Of Epic Government Involvement<\/strong><\/p>\n

At this moment, the President and Democrats in both Houses of Congress are finalizing a health care reform bill that not only no one understands – it won’t\u00a0 even be read by any of them prior to its passage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The stated reason for this takeover is the spiraling cost of health care in this country. But health care costs are not the single largest expense that Americans pay for their existence. The single largest expense is housing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

While a majority of Americans are satisfied with their health care, the Democrats are in high gear to eliminate the health care system we currently enjoy – ostensibly to implement a system like Canada, the United Kingdom – or even Massachusetts. Many of these Americans are standing up against the Democrats in town hall meetings across the country.<\/p>\n

But how many of\u00a0 these Americans would stand up if the government chose to take over the real estate industry? After all, doctors and nurses are ranked in the top ten most prestigious careers in this country – while real estate agents and brokers are at the bottom of the list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Think about it – an argument to nationalize housing could easily be more acceptable than the argument to nationalize health care. What would the cost of housing be if you could eliminate profit from the equation?<\/p>\n

The largest single expense when selling a home is the brokerage fee, followed by the costs to obtain a\u00a0 mortgage. What if these functions were performed by government employees with no profit motive?<\/p>\n

Far fetched? The two largest purchases that most Americans make are houses and cars. And we all know who is now making the cars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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