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When bikers and walkers along the 60-mile Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trail arrived in Suttons Bay, Mich., they were met with a clutch of weeds and a barren, cheerless intersection.

 

Incorporating energy efficiency ranks high among home builders, and 91% of them use energy-efficient approaches, according to the 2020 Green Single Family and Multifamily Homes SmartMarket Brief.

When the Pearl Certification was made available through his company, LAER Realty Partners, last year, Phil Massa jumped on the opportunity. 

The NAR GREEN Designee saw it as a way to distinguish his listings and differentiate himself from a crowd of other practitioners. 

The National Association of Home Builders’ What Home Buyers Really Want shows the most in-demand green features among buyers.