News and Insights

October is probably your garden’s last hoorah. By saving seeds and planting them next spring, you can taste your favorite heirloom tomato and other special fruits and vegetables again and again. 

Green is changing how everyone in every industry does business, and consumers’ growing interest in green home features has raised the bar for real estate practitioners. 

They just expect more from you. 

You remember the 1960s-style early adopters of environmental causes? They were considered a little unconventional and their views sometimes elicited skepticism and ahems.

Jan Shomaker was one of them. 

Many of your clients already have made strides in greening their kids’ back-to-school experience. 

But it’s an ongoing process and they may need help to maintain that green mindset as the school year progresses. 

A new program just launched by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) is sure to speed the progress toward making the real estate industry and the housing stock more sustainable. 

NAR’s Sustainability Program will bring a sharper industry-wide focus to sustainability and expand the pool of people who understand the value and principles of resource-efficient homes and communities.