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Mary Love has found a way to align her passion, lifestyle, and business vision by moving to and serving as broker for Olivette, an agrihood located less than 15 minutes outside Asheville, N.C. 

Set along a stretch of the French Broad River, the 350-acre Olivette is built around a 46-acre working farm that provides produce to local restaurants. 
Love, who grew up on a farm, said it’s always been her wish to return to and be close to the land and to help small non-factory farms remain viable. “I’ve been dreaming of this for forever,” she says. 
 

Tricia and Kelly Spencer wasted no time putting their new NAR Green Designations to work after receiving them in March 2019. 

Both are practitioners with Keller Williams Colorado West Realty, Grand Junction, Colo. 
They took stock of their community, identified opportunities, and are making connections to see how they can make a contribution. 

Here’s how they’re getting their green niche off the ground. 

Plastic straw dangers have gotten lots of attention. Balloons? Not so much. 
But they’re also deadly for birds and marine life.

If you’ve looked for the Green the MLS Toolkit and have come up empty, there’s a reason. 
The toolkit has been retired no longer will be updated. 

When it was launched more than a decade ago, it introduced the idea of green MLS fields and why they were important in telling the story of a green home and getting energy efficiency features properly valued at appraisal time. At the time, it was a crucial, even groundbreaking piece in moving the green housing industry forward.  

The National Association of REALTORS® REALTORS® & Sustainability 2019 Report looked at sustainability issues facing the real estate industry.