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April 2019

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Unique Niche: Factory-Built Green Housing

Steve Lefler, GREEN, vice president of Modular Lifestyles, Irvine, CA, has carved out a unique business niche marketing modular, manufactured, and tiny houses with green features. 

His background includes stints as a real estate practitioner and a mortgage broker, and he has an expertise in reviving ailing mobile home and RV parks. 

He’s using his skills to address California’s home affordability challenges and to change how factory-built homes are viewed. 

June Newsletter

Knowledge Refresh: A Dozen Ways to Refresh, Tune Up Home for Summer​

In many places, spring got a late start this year. So it’s no surprise if you’re just now getting outside to look around at what Mother Nature left behind and decide on what you need to do to tune up your home for summer. 
 
Here are a dozen to-dos to make certain that your home is in top shape – healthy, attractive, and performing well. 

March 2019

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Sense and Cents: Making the Case for Green

Scot Chambers wants to make America green again.  
 
He’s doing it through a three-pronged approach – educating himself, fellow REALTORS®, and the general public in his State College, PA., market, which is home to Penn State University. 
Starting with education is a natural for him, since Chambers’ first career was as a special education teacher. 
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This Month's Tips: Earth Day: Protect the Pollinator​

This year’s Earth Day (April 22) focuses on protecting species, including bees and insects. By making smart garden choices, you can protect them and improve your community and the planet at the same time. 

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New PBS Series Explains Home Diagnostics​

When you talk about high-performance home systems and energy audits, clients may give you a blank stare when you describe the tests that are involved. 

They may not understand the science. Some may be skeptical. Others may fear that home upgrades will be too costly.