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Category Archives: GreenMLS 2.0
High Performance Home Simple to Buy – Like a Latte???!
A group of industry visionaries has set out to make the home-buying process as simple as buying a latte! It’s an inspired vision of simplicity and data-sharing all built around the consumer. Latte Vision Video According to their website, Inman News is … Continue reading
Do Words Matter for High Performance Homes?
When people consider high performance homes the term “label” gets used most broadly – in both a positive or negative context. In general, when people talk about distinguishing homes related to energy efficiency, or other greenness it is referred to … Continue reading
Measurement Gets GBIG Results
At Greenbuild last month in San Francisco the US Green Building Council released GBIG, the Green Building Information Gateway. It is elegantly designed and serves an important purpose – it makes information about green buildings easily available. At GBIG you … Continue reading
No Celebs – Just Great Info in the New MRED “Green Room”
MRED LLC, the multiple listing service covering the Chicago region, continues to push the envelope for Green MLS. Earlier this fall as part of an overall website upgrade, MRED also launched the “MRED Green Room” on the fully updated www.mredllc.com. … Continue reading
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RESO & Green MLS Overlap – It’s a Beautiful Thing!
Earlier this fall, the Real Estate Standards Organization embraced Green MLS efforts which are improving data on green and energy efficient homes. It’s a beautiful thing when projects are compatible! RESO’s release confirmed that their data standards support the National Association … Continue reading
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Recap – “Connecting the Dots” at CMLS 2012
Last month I had the honor to join nearly 500 leaders in the Multiple Listing Industry (MLS) at the annual Council of MLS conference in Boston. If you envision the MLS world as an outdated IT department and surly call … Continue reading
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The RETS Way to Green MLS
Those that are interested in a tipping point for residential energy efficiency often look to real estate, and Multiple Listing Services (MLS) as the Holy Grail. Slowly but surely, one MLS at a time is adding fields for green features. … Continue reading
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Understanding the GREEN Scene for REALTORS
Realtors interested in learning more about green building, home energy efficiency and local green MLS initiatives will hear about that and more at a panel hosted by the Fox Valley Association of Realtors and the McHenry County Association of Realtors. … Continue reading
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Green Light for Good GreenMLS Design
Last month Chicagoland’s multiple listing service (MRED) rolled out v 2.0 of its green field design. The move makes MRED the largest MLS in the country to require third-party verification for green fields. Listing agents who which to promote green … Continue reading
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Another Big MLS Goes Green – Denver
Earlier this month Denver’s MetroList MLS introduced a green addendum for flagging, describing, finding and valuing green homes. The Denver rollout was part of an effort planned state-wide by the Governor’s Energy Office. The Denver’s Green MLS launch was covered … Continue reading
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