Understanding Energy Efficient Windows
As awareness of green homes and energy efficiency is heightened, one of the items homeowners may have questions about is the efficiency of their home’s windows. Windows provide homes with [...]
Energy Audit Can Be a Seller Advantage
In today’s real estate market, sellers need all the advantages they can get. One way to be heads above other sellers—and get your home sold quickly and for more money—is [...]
I guess I am a LOCALIST!
There are networking events, and then there are worthwhile networking events. Last week I attended a schmoozing cocktail affair and left after the first half hour. It just wasn’t my [...]
Within Walking Distance
Written by Kathy Maguire for the October issue of Natural Awakenings magazine For decades, metropolitan Phoenix epitomized urban sprawl. Prior to the housing crash, builders were putting up 60,000 new [...]
How Much Energy Do Your Electronics Consume?
The energy use of electronic equipment often goes unnoticed. But as it turns out, an estimated 10% to 15% of all electricity used in American homes can be attributed to [...]
Back-to-School Green Tips
Depending on where you live, either your children have just started back to school or, like here in Arizona, have already been back to school for a few weeks. Either [...]
List Your Home With Me and Get a FREE Energy Audit and Score!
Did you know that energy-efficient homes sell faster and for more money? Energy-efficiency translates into saving homeowners money, and that is huge when marketing a home for sale. Buyers today are [...]
Green Living AZ – August Issue
This wonderful magazine, with Dorie Morales as its publisher, is chock full of useful information and resources for those who are eco-conscious, care about sustainability, or choose to live a healthy [...]
Earth-Sheltered Homes
These earth-sheltered homes are amazing! Evidently, there are two types of earth-sheltered buildings: Earth-Sheltered, which is where dirt covers three exterior sides and the roof (the walls are usually concrete); and Earth-Bermed, [...]
My New Tesla!
My real estate clients LOVE looking at homes in my new Tesla. Viewing homes all day can be tiring, but after a thoroughly enjoyable ride in my Tesla, even an [...]