I agree that the region's can be a money pit. But as I have no more room to expand my capital, they give me more growth space. I do that the toggling between region's and home, but no help for that.
what really ticks me off is storage space. At my level, 72, I need 17 of each item to gain 5 more spaces. That's 51 storage spaces used to gain 5 more! Who are they kidding? If I don't save items to expand storage I've got those 51 spaces for useful items. So, figure what your workable storage cap is and sell off the storage expansion items your citizens give you.
just my two cents.