ATTENTION GREEN REALTORS:
We need to help our clients understand the value of properties with "green" features and help identify properties with the potential to be efficient and sustainable. The truth is we do not have the resources to locate properties with green features. It is like finding water for a well with a water witch, you may be lucky enough to find a sustainable home and you may not.
The board of directors for the Oregon Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS TM) has recently agreed to expand its database to include searchable fields for energy efficient and green features. Related Article This is only the beginning of a trend as the multiple listing services of the Western United States adopt these criteria. Appraisers in Oregon are ready to expand their ability to incorporate these features into the appraised value of homes. There is no reason your state cannot be one of the pioneers in this new way of building value in real estate. I am going to personally begin the process of bringing these criteria into the Intermountain MLS of Southern Idaho and the Sawtooth Board of Realtors MLS for the Sun Valley region.
Start by contacting the board of directors of your local Multiple Listing Services. Let them know that you could enhance the value of sustainable homes by giving them the true place they deserve in our comparative market analysis and property searches. Your buyers will be grateful you can locate them a home that is more efficient and your sellers will love the fact that they can highlight the sustainable features of their property.
What does this mean to you? It means your value as a Realtor just skyrocketed and you become better steward for your planet.
Good Luck!
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