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Green Tips for All Over Your Home

Posted on June 6, 2012 | Leave a comment

Spring is a good time to look at your “green” habits at home. Builders, remodelers, interior designers and real-estate agents encourage ways to improve energy efficiency — “acts of green” — on your own turf.

Contact the appraisers at www.scappraisals.com for your green value questions.

From lighting to heating/air to appliances to accessories, here are their tips:

Keep the air filters clean: Heating and air can account for up to 30 percent of your utility bills. Make sure your air filters are clean and Freon is charged to proper levels.

Emphasize natural sunlight: Use minimal window coverings to maximize natural light. Paint your north-facing rooms in lighter colors to maximize sunlight in the winter months.

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The Benefits of an Energy Audit for Buyers and Sellers

Posted on June 5, 2012 | Leave a comment

It might be a tipoff to a sobering reality: This house is an energy guzzler. Either the asking price comes down, the seller fixes the problems, or you walk.

WASHINGTON — It may be the best-kept secret in residential real estate: For a couple of hundred dollars, a potential buyer thinking about writing a contract on an existing house can ask for a formal energy audit along with the standard inspection clause.

That audit, in turn, can save the buyer thousands of dollars in future operating costs, and pinpoint the specific features of the house that need correction to improve efficiency.

Contact the appraisers at www.scappraisals.com that specialize in energy efficient appraisals.  Make sure you get the correct adjustment on your appraisal for energy efficiency.

It might also be a tipoff to a sobering reality: This house is an energy guzzler. Either the asking price comes down, the seller fixes the problems, or I walk.

Though energy audits have been available to consumers for years — the best known is the so-called “HERS” (Home Energy Rating System) — virtually nobody in the real-estate field promotes them to buyers.

read more at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2018109868_harney06.html

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