News and Insights

It’s the time of year when you can reduce hunger in your community by growing extra food in your garden and donating it to a local food pantry. Making a difference is dead simple.

The National Association of REALTORS’® REALTORS® and Sustainability 2019 Report looked the prevalence of solar panels and their perceived value. 

For the sixth straight year, solar was one of the top two sources of new electricity generating capacity in the U.S., says the U.S. Solar Market Insight, a report by the Solar Energy Industries that looked at the solar market through 2018.

In addition, 83 percent of agents and brokers say that solar panels are located in their market, according to NAR's REALTORS® and Sustainability 2019 Report.

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.