If you’re selling your house this spring, it’s good to have a sense of the big picture and to keep an on some of the consumer trends that real estate practitioners watch.
Appraisals of high-performance properties sometimes feel fraught with danger.
Is the appraiser competent? Does he or she understand why the property is unique? Are there enough comps for the appraiser to draw on? Have the HERS rating and other green certifications gotten into the hands of the appraiser or is that information buried in a file?
There’s good news for your clients who want to make energy efficiency upgrades in 2016. You can continue to advise and connect clients with the people and resources that can produce greater efficiency in their homes. And you can point them to a variety of credits now available through the end of 2016.
During the last six months, the Green REsource Council has been hitting to road to connect the GRC with other industry groups and get its name and mission out to a broader audience of professionals involved in the housing industry.
