[khuey]

Gee I wonder what was going on in 2009 that would cause depressed real estate valuations.

[debatem1]

Somehow you seem to think this proves OP's point that regulation is to blame.

[lostmymind66]

Regulation is to blame. Look at cities like San Francisco and tell me it's not regulation..

[debatem1]

As it turns out, extrapolating the experiences of a geographically small and economically unique metro area to the entire US is not a sound start. Regulation may very well be to blame in San Francisco, but South Carolina is about as far from San Francisco as you can get-- in more ways than miles. Your problems are just not the same as their problems.