Realestate SquareOffs

It would just create another bureaucratic requirement for residents at the expense of homeowners and would not accomplish anything. Prospective buyers can already higher a home inspector to evaluate a home before they purchase. the City Council should BUTT OUT!

Another hidden tax!

That should be up to the buyer to do that NOT the seller.

Another perfect example of the hypocrisy of the current city council, who seems determined to ruin Bend. They whine and cry about affordable housing, then add more red tape to make houses more expensive. It's up to a buyer to understand the home they're buying, not the government!!

It only adds to the cost of buying an already over priced home. If buyers want to know what an energy score is, they can pay for an energy survey on their own when buying the house, at their own expense. This council needs to start listening to what their constituents want, and stop wasting time.

Just another example of government sticking their nose into private citizens' personal affairs! If a potential buyer and seller want to work that issue out as part of a (potential) sale, that should be THEIR choice, not a mandate by the City of Bend....

Another hidden tax

Getting shot by a gang banger will never catch on.

Online shopping is the future. Parking alone was always a big issue, also you only need to visit 2 or 3 stores most of the time, overall going to a mall is more of a hustle than it needs to be.

...not unless they're outlet malls or really great sales. Online buying has gotten a foothold with the 'rona that the crooked politicians could not have even planned