Comments on: State to opt for impact fees instead of proffers? https://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com/2007/12/31/state-to-opt-for-impact-fees-instead-of-proffers/ "Agitate, agitate, agitate!" -Frederick Douglass Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matthew Rathbun https://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com/2007/12/31/state-to-opt-for-impact-fees-instead-of-proffers/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:57:44 +0000 http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com/?p=288#comment-192 The entire thing is crazy. The proffers are blackmail for counties that just raise the price for the buyer and make homeownership more out of reach. If the counties would actually use the money for improving things that directly relate to the construction (fire,EMS, poice, transportation), than sure, why not? Buyers are hard enough to find – let’s not make it more difficult.

On top of this proffer issue, Virginia is going to (once again) try to increase the Seller’s “Grantor’s tax” which is paid at closing. Currently it’s $1 per $1000 sales price and the proposal will be $3 per $1000. They tried this last year and the Association of REALTORS were alone in the fight. I don’t know that they can stop it again. Everyone is attacking the Seller who is already bleeding money in this market.

Why, Sellers aren’t able to do anything about it – homeowners are easy targets!

Keep up the good posts, educating the public about things that actually effect them is an important task!

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