John,

We need a major change, and i hope that is what happens.  A

Not really, people with high net worth generally are not that affected by the change in politics.

It already is. People are scared of what is and isn't coming out of DC these days. They are anxious, nervous and READY for a strong leader who will lead. They are tired of liars and career politicians. They are tired of the country being ripped apart by their leaders and want a unit-er.

Politics is always a factor in the DC Metro area market.

Local politics perhaps will as zoning requests for new subdivisions may or may not be approved.  Otherwise, I don't expect much direct impact for political reasons.  Our local market is fairly homogenous, very heavily Republican.

Good morning John. I would never allow politics or the economy to dictate my income.

 Good morning John. We definitely need a change. I am so tired of politics as usual.

Here in Washington, there are very few transactions involving people moving in or out of town after an administration change.  So, almost no impact here.

No I don't think it will at this stage of the game.

I supposed but I hope it will be a positive change

Yes, but I hope not.  Usually on an election year here, things slow down due to fear of who will be elected and what the economy will be like.  ,

I'm still seeing plenty of buyer interest in the Las Vegas market, but will be keeping an eye on interest rates. Higher rates mean decreased purchasing power.

Investors' confidence can be affected by elections. I know of one high dollar land deal that was 'on' 11-5-12 and 'dead' 11-6. The proposed development was medical.

Haven't sensed it as yet... and some bad fairy broke my crystal ball.

Nope, people think what they think about politcs often without facts to support their decision!

I hope not

John DL Arendsen It may as we are in the same market.  Alot of our $2M plus are all cash trades and consumer confidence is important for these second home and vacation residence purchases.

Only if I let it.

John - From my experience, things tend to slow down closer to election time because of uncertainty, but then as soon as the election is over, it will be back to normal for most. Just depends more on what the economy is doing at the time.

Election years usually impact real estate sales, so we shall see.  We have had some tremendous years the last couple of years! 

For those who think it does, it will.   It is not likely to have much of an impact for me.  

Unclear - 

No I do not.

Local, provincial, federal and international politics from around the world affects real estate in my area.

No.