They do not have any effect on price in my opinion. Demand for new housing verses aversion to Mello Roos is a hard item to quantify. Someone like myself hates them and will sacrifice living in a home built in the last 10 years. However most young couples who are making decent money seem to have no problem plunking down quite hefty MR regardless of whether we are talking 4S, LCV, Stonebridge or CV.