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I Don’t Care What Party Your With: Voters driven by jobs, housing in 2012 election

HouseLogic poll:

WASHINGTON – Dec. 12, 2011 – A recent survey by Houselogic.com, the consumer Web site from the National Association of Realtors®(NAR), finds that jobs and the housing market will be two of the most important issues for voters in the 2012 election. Nearly one-third of respondents said housing will be the top issue on their mind when they head to the polls next November.

“We need to keep housing first on the nation’s public policy agenda, because housing and homeownership issues affect all Americans,” says NAR President Moe Veissi, broker-owner of Veissi & Associates in Miami and 2002 president of Florida Realtors. “The results of this survey show that many Americans understand that.”

Respondents were asked “What issue area will have the greatest impact on your vote in 2012?” National security, healthcare and energy/environment trailed housing and unemployment by wide margins:

• Jobs/Unemployment: 54 percent
• Housing: 27 percent
• National Security: 8 percent
• Healthcare: 4 percent
• Energy/Environment: 2 percent
• Other: 4 percent

With unemployment still high, it is easy to see why many Americans focus on the job market. However, employment and the housing market are linked because economic growth and job creation cannot occur without a housing recovery.

Housing accounts for more than 15 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product – a key driver of the national economy. Home sales generate jobs. NAR estimates that for every two homes sold, one job is created. New spending on homebuilding products, furniture, and other residential investments also has a significant economic impact.

Some recent indicators show that the economy might be starting to rebound, with pending home sales rising strongly in October, according to NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index. However, any changes to current programs or incentives must not jeopardize a housing and economic recovery. Unemployment, consumer confidence and consumer spending will not rebound until a number of issues are addressed.

“NAR actively advocates public policies that promote responsible, sustainable homeownership, which will in turn support overall economic recovery,” says Veissi. “We want to ensure affordable, accessible financing; support tax policies that encourage homeownership; and help more people stay in their homes or avoid foreclosure through streamlined short sales.”

This HouseLogic survey shows Americans understand that a housing recovery is important to the nation’s economic recovery, and many of those housing-related issues will be on the minds of voters in 2012.

© 2011 Florida Realtors®

WILL OUR LEADERS AND POTENTIAL LEADERS UNDERSTAND THIS????? WILL THEY STOP BEING LIKE A BUNCH OF SHOOL KIDS ON THE PLAYGROUND, SAYING IF YOU DON’T DO IT MY WAY I WILL TAKE MY BALL AND GO HOME! THEY MUST REMEMBER THE BALL IS OWNED BY THE VOTERS AND THEIR EGOS AND THIER PERSONAL GAINS ARE NOT IMPORTANT. THE WELL BEING OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY IS WHAT IS IMPORTATN!

Bio
Lawrence F. Sanek is a licensed real estate broker and owner of Castle Dream Real Estate, LLC Brooksville, Florida. He is also an engineer with experience in the structural and architectural disciplines. He has many years of experience in selling real estate and enjoys helping families relocate to Florida or to another area in Florida and to Capture The Dream. Visit the Castle Dream website at Castle Dream Real Estate, LLC or contact him direct at 1-888-51-DREAM (37326) or email him at Sanek

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