A move to limit home inspectors in Raleigh, NC and other areas of the state of North Carolina was turned down by State regulators on Friday of last week.

Many in the real estate industry were in favor of not allowing home inspectors to recommend upgrades and safety repairs for homes in the summary section of their reports. Their opposition was based upon the idea that “the change would benefit consumers by standardizing all reports and making information uniform and readable throughout.”

Read the News and Observer article on this topic at: Home inspection limits scuttled

The Poling Team does not agree and supports the defeat of this rule change. There are challenges with section 16, Property Inspection of the Offer to Purchase and Contract, but our feeling is that it is important for a buyer to be fully informed of potentially needed repairs.

The challenges with section 16, Property Inspection have primarily arisen with the use of Alternative 1. It is our hope that Alternative 2 will be used more and more buy home buyers and sellers so that the process can be streamlined.