California

It appears that there will be many homes in California that need rebuilding after the fires. Many see this as a problem since the state has the reputation of having many regulations regarding home building. I have a friend who sold his home in MN in 1971 and moved to San Jose. He said it took him three years to complete his home, a house that he could have built in MN in less than half that time. Since then the number of regulations have increased and many think it will take longer than three years to build. Because of this complication with regs, many are considering moving out of California to either buy or rebuild.