How is Your Indoor Air Quality?
Indoor Air Quality Is Nothing To Sneeze About! I receive several calls monthly from prospective clients who would like to find homes with healthy indoor air quality due to their [...]
Energy-Efficient Mortgages
Energy-Efficient Mortgages Energy-efficient mortgages are one of the most beneficial and under-utilized programs the consumer can find and capitalize upon in today's real estate market. An energy-efficient mortgage may add [...]
SRP Approves Monthly Solar Fee
SRP Approves Monthly Solar Fee This information may be helpful to pass on your clients who are serviced by SRP and who have recently installed solar panels or may be [...]
Puron® to Replace Freon
We’ve all heard of Freon (Freon®22), a refrigerant that’s been around since 1930. But it looks like its days are numbered. Instead, a refrigerant called Puron® will be a replacement [...]
Are you Ready for Millennial Clients?
It’s the Millennials, Gen Y (born 1982-2002), who are going to be key to turning the current real estate market around. And there’s more and more data coming out about their [...]
Consider Obtaining NAR’s GREEN Designation
Are you prepared for the future of real estate? Builder and consumer adoption of sustainability is rapidly growing....will you be ready to guide your clients? To learn about issues of [...]
LEASED SOLAR PANELS
Installing solar panels on a house to generate electricity often costs $20,000 or more, and many homeowners have turned to leasing programs to avoid those upfront costs. In fact, 95% [...]
ASK FOR A GREEN-QUALIFIED APPRAISER
If you’re involved in a transaction where a home has solar panels and/or other energy-efficient features—and an appraisal is going to be done—make sure you request an appraiser who [...]
Realtor-to-Realtor – Home Energy Rating System (HERS)
via greenbuildingadvisor.com In Part 1 and Part 2 of my Consider an Energy Audit blog posts, I talked about steps a certified energy auditor takes during an audit [...]
Realtor-to-Realtor – Consider an Energy Audit for Your Clients, Part 1
Energy Audit - Part 1 The best way to determine the energy efficiency of a client’s home is to have an energy audit performed. In Arizona, energy audits that are [...]