News and Insights

The recently launched Home Performance Counts is expected to bring greater awareness and understanding of high-performance homes to consumers, REALTORS®, and homebuilders.

The joint education initiative between the National Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of Homebuilders creates a bridge between REALTORS® and homebuilders, helping such professionals better work together, convey a high-performance home's key benefits, including durability, comfort, health, and affordability. 

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) 2020 Sustainability Summit in July had all the ingredients to make committed green real estate professionals swoon: geeky green data, research showing the inroads that sustainability is making, and case studies illustrating sustainability principles being applied in real-world situations. 
 

Rob Madden and Jeannette Moore have been named this year's EverGreen Award winners! 

2020 is the twelfth year that the Green REsource Council has recognized members who have taken extraordinary measures to advance green building, develop their skills, and use their green know-how to better their communities and the real estate industry. 

"Thanks to a childhood spent on an organic farm in Wisconsin, sustainability has been 'baked into me' from a young age, says Sammi Cook-Kuehn REALTOR®, Property Manager & Solar Home Expert at the Dreamteam of National Realty Guild.  

She lives and works in Minnesota’s Twin Cities metro area and practices real estate in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. 

Procrastinators, you’ve been issued a reprieve.

The EverGreen Award deadline has been extended to July 31st, meaning you have a bit more time to nominate yourself or a colleague for this annual recognition. 

We’re looking for NAR Green Designees who have made unique contributions to advancing the green building industry.