Thursday, April 13, 2006

GREEN Real Estate Asheville NC


Seeing GREEN
real estate-asheville nc

The Asheville Board of REALTORS® has created a first of it's kind educational program…
the Asheville Board of REALTORS® ECO CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

ECO - Environmental Consultant



The Asheville Board of REALTORS® has created a Certification Program for environmentally conscious REALTORS®.

It encourages REALTORS® to obtain an ECO Certification.

ECO stands for Environmental Consultant.

REALTORS® obtaining the ECO certification undergo a significant training program (36 credit hours) in order to better prepare themselves to consult with their clients on environmental issues affecting their real estate transactions.

Asheville-based REALTOR janeAnne is a charter member of the ECO Task Force based in Asheville, (Buncombe County) NC who, together, created this opportunity. She is one of only nine people nationally who hold the ECO designation.

The ECO Real Estate Consultant can offer certain features to clients
that benefit the client and the community.

Here is a short list of Real Estate inveatment pluses that janeAnne and the ECO Task Force
are quick to point out:

VALUE-ADDED SERVICE
BENEFIT: Energy and environmental information and tools that
can provide additional positive impetus for smooth and healthy transactions.

STUDIED KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS of land, land trusts, preservation, stewardship, green home programs like Energy Star Qualified Homes, energy-efficiency, and sustainable design.
BENEFIT: Real Estate professional is abreast of the newest topics in real estate on the cutting edge of interest for clients.

WEALTH OF RESOURCES
BENEFIT: ECO Real Estate professionals offer practical tools/resources to help sort through issues such as mold, radon, and poor indoor air quality, and offer clients references/resources who can provide real solutions to real challenges we all meet.

ECO SYSTEMS FOCUS
BENEFIT: A client base of ECO-minded consumer folks is unique. Most communicate intelligently and with dedication and appreciate the efforts of their REALTOR® to service the environmentally-friendly market. The ECO Real Estate professional who knows about and is interested in the value of energy efficiency, environmental technologies, reduced liabilities, and sustainable design in real estate has the opportunity to establish a genuine dialogue with clients and this has long-range benefits for all concerned.

janeAnne covers the GREEN real estate market for those interested in stewardship of historic properties and land investment in the Greater Asheville, Buncombe County and Madison County areas as well as properties adjacent to the National/Pisgah Forest.

Visit her web site: : www.janeAnne.com
GREEN real estate web site: www.Asheville1031Realty.com
GREEN ECO Steward Web site: www.ECOStewardRealty.com

contact here at
janeAnne ECOinvest@janeAnne.com