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Two Thirds (65%) of Ontario Homeowners Oppose McGuinty Government Proposed Mandatory Home Energy Audit Program
Posted by: editors note in First time home buyers, Real estate industry news, Resale homes, Tips for Green Living on May 28th, 2009
A poll released today by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) indicates that two-thirds (65%) of Ontario’s principal residence homeowners oppose the recently proposed McGuinty government mandatory home energy audit program and instead overwhelmingly favor voluntary audits (92%).
Moreover, the poll found that 70 per cent of Ontario homeowner’s think
that mandatory home energy audits will deter homeowners from selling their home, having a detrimental effect on the real estate sector and the Ontario economy.



