News and Insights

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. 

When you read the National Association of REALTORS’® REALTORS® and Sustainability Report 2019, you may feel like patting yourself on the back for having gotten your green education under your belt. 

The 2019 report shows that green has grabbed the attention of consumers, with 59 percent of respondents saying that clients were at least somewhat interested in sustainability.

This is the third year NAR has surveyed members about sustainability, and the findings are based on 6,047 responses by a random sample of active REALTORS®. 
 

What are you doing to lead homeowners and home buyers down a greener path? How have you dedicated yourself to creating a green lifestyle at home, at work, and out in the world? How are you working with local organizations and other professionals to make your community more sustainable? How have you demonstrated your commitment to advancing the green building industry and its practice? Have you found creative ways to get the green word out to your community and colleagues? How have you continued to develop your green skills, education, and reputation? 

In our quest to find this year’s EverGreen winners, the GRC is interested in your answers to any or all of the above questions.
Each year – this will be our eleventh – we look for the brightest green lights among GRC  members to recognize with the EverGreen award.  
We want to hear your story.