Spring Bunting Real Estate Broker Associate

Regulatory costs including permits, building codes, inspections, and design standards now make up 26.4% of the average new home's sale price, adding $131,734 to the typical $499,500 home and rising nearly 40% in just five years, according to a new National Association of Home Builders study.

The Old Baptist Church across Truxtun Avenue from the county administrative building has been reincarnated as an education administration building — a 95-year-old, $9.5-million reincarnation — and it’s a sight to see. In a good way.