GREEN INFORMATION FOR YOUR CLIENTS
HOMEBUYERS: How to Identify, Find and Purchase a "Green" Home
Identifying a "Green" Home: How do you know if a home is "green"? What should you look for? If you are starting your home search consider buying a home that embodies the C.A.R.’s green principles found in this link:
http://green.car.org/understandinggrreen/keygreenprinciplestext/Search for "Green" attributes on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS): A "green" MLS offers data entry fields to identify "green" features and certifications. This helps agents search for sustainable homes and properties, and allows sellers to market their "green" attributes. To learn more, click on NAR’s the "Green" MLS Tool Kit:
http://www.greenthemls.org/How to Purchase a "Green" Home: Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEM) provide the borrower with special benefits when purchasing a home that is energy efficient, or can be made efficient through the installation of energy-saving improvements.
Energy Efficient Mortgages:Energy Star Joint Program (U.S. EPA and Dept. of Energy): http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=mortgages.energy_efficient_mortgages
Department of Housing Development and Urban Development: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/eem/energy-r.cfm
NAR’s Field Guide to Green Homes and Mortgages: http://www.realtor.org/library/library/fg313
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