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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. 

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®.