Green Buildings: What’s the Difference and Does It Matter?
I found this article in the Colorado Realtors Winter 2012 Newsletter and would like to share it with you.  Claudia Williams is Durango’s first Ecobroker, certified and trained to market and sell green properties, both energy efficient and properties built or retrofitted with green features.  This article [...]

Check out my new green listing, not only is this a beautiful home in a fabulous location, private, border National Forest, it’s super energy efficient. Built out of Eco-Bloc. Don’t miss this house – great quality at this price point of only $448,500.
MLS# 656601 – click here for more info or call me if you’d like [...]

I came across an article from Realtor.org  today and felt I should share it with you.
It’s nice to read about the positive but steady recovery we are just starting to see on a nationwide level.  It might be just the tip of the iceberg but its a step in the right direction.
 
The article was titled: 
“Pending Home [...]

Things are looking good, buyer are out shopping again. Seller’s not dropping too much on prices but there is light on the horizon.   Here is the activity for Durango from the last 7 days.
What has sold in the last week?
9 Homes have sold in Durango in the past week.  Homes were priced from $190k-$529k.
-Average list price [...]

Check out this new listing the Three Springs. 
This lovely 3 bed, 2.5 bath home boasts over 1800 SF, has a fenced back yard and full 2 car detached garage.  Practically brand new, you can enjoy it well built quality and fine finishes.  
A certified Built Green home!  But don’t worry, you don’t have to trade energy [...]

Consumers Buying More ‘Green’ Since Start of Recession
Though conventional wisdom may suggest that consumers are buying fewer environmentally friendly products because of the economic downturn, a new study shows that consumers in the US, UK and Japan actually are placing more emphasis on buying so-called  “green” items than they did before the recession began, according [...]

Trading in a Car for a New Car?
If you’re considering upgrading your car, here’s a quick look at what you can expect:
IF you trade in an older car
AND that car gets 18 mpg or less…
AND you purchase or lease a new car that gets at least 22 mpg…
You can qualify for a $3,500 voucher that [...]

Check out this innovative new website, www.walkscore.com. You can enter a home address and get a score of its walkability to shops & restaurants. It also ranks cities on walkability. Durango is not ranked (too small) but I suspect we’d get good rankings, expecially the downtown area and the new Three Springs development is [...]

Energy and sustainability fuel many facets of live in Colorado. A catalyst for homes, industries, schools, universities and business, the incredible diversity of enterprises is driven by a common bound to move to a green lifestyle.
While we all use energy to power us through our daily lives, many people take renewable and sustainable methods for [...]

There has been a lot of hype on going green lately. As Eco Brokers we are trained on energy and environmental issues that relate to real estate transactions. 
There is a great new local non profit organization called 4Core, Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency, a great place for infromation and rebates for energy efficiency installations [...]