News and Insights

On the face of it, mandatory energy audits may seem ideal for giving home buyers a grip on a prospective home’s energy costs and a way for them to make apples-to-apples comparisons among properties. 

Some city and state governments have put forward proposals that would require homeowners to get an audit or energy score before selling a home. 

But there are unintended consequences of mandatory energy audits, and REALTOR® organizations have fought against such measures in the handful of places that have proposed them. 

As you’re getting your yard ready for the long winter, here are three to-dos. 

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If ever there was a time to create or review your family’s disaster preparedness plans, it’s now. 

Seeing the power and devastation of recent hurricanes and wildfires during the last month should serve as inspiration to take steps and figure out how to protect your house, your family, and your pets. 

Here are five must-dos. 

Craig Della Penna is something of an accidental real estate practitioner. 

After spending his early career in the rail freight industry, he eventually landed at the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) as a political lobbyist and organizer. There, he developed an expertise in community organizing and bringing rails-to-trails conversions to fruition.