Tri-City Area and Real Estate Blog

In this day and age when money it tight and people are watching their expenses , Radio Host Dave Ramsey has become a ‘guru’ expousing logical reasons to payoff debt, using a budget, and continually gives on investments and the best deal for your money. His Financial Peace University classes are a must for anyone struggling with debt, just starting out or simply trying to make their money stretch.  So here is a reprint of the question asked above – Is it better to find a real estate agent - or go it alone? 

 http://www.distinctiveprop.com/files/files/DaveRamsey.pdf

In an effort to put strength into the use of the term “green” while describing homes listed for sale, many MLS boards are adding data fields so that buyers can know with certainty what in a listing makes it considered “green”. These new fields are providing data on a wide range of green features, from energy efficient appliances to electric carports – claiming that a house is green is “verifiable, understandable, and certifiable.”

NAR’s Green Resource Council (www.greenresoucecouncil.org) estimates that as many as 50 MLS boards have added some version of green data fields. The Council will be releasing a tool kit in 2010 on the best practices for greening the MLS.

101 and counting! That’s the number of certifiedgreen homes in the Tri-Cities according to the Home Builders Association and their Tri Cities Built Green Program. In the program, homes are promoted to be built green and when done so, they are certified to the Built Green standards.

There are three levels to which builders can certify their homes. It is the desire of the HBA to expand the program to also include light commerical, developments and remodeling projects.

Yes even here in the desert, a little green can shine brightly through in our real estate/housing market.