As a Realtor, there are amazing lessons to learn, amazing people to meet, and flexibility, but balancing work and family life as a mother AND a...
Debating the theory that gas prices cause the housing bubble to burst, pitting Santorum against a seasoned real estate veteran and exploring what is and is...
It very well could be Recently the Department of Energy hosted the bi-annual Solar Decathalon in DC and the winning entry is the Water Shed home...
In the fall, I gleefully reported that the Appraisal Institute had created a green addendum to accompany the standard appraisal forms so that appraisers had an...
The property values? One of the first orders of business this year in Nashville’s quest for sustainability, is the urban hen. Currently they aren’t allowed here but...
Maybe the First Little Pig wasn’t so dumb after all This fall I have had the privilege of working with some of Nashville’s most exciting visionaries...
Can I get an Amen? I’ll even settle for a WOOT from all you agnostics. Recently, the Appraisal Institute released this statement about the creation of...
Leaf-ready homes are on the horizon Nissan and City Ventures, a CA green builder, have announced an interesting partnership this month. City ventures will pre-wire 190...
The Green Resources Council featured in their monthly newsletter an interview with Sandy Adomatis of Adomatis Appraisal Service in Punta Gorda, Fla who specializes in green appraisals. I...
This Site Rocks! I stumbled in to GreenTowns.com thanks to the Green Resources Council and am thrilled to be sharing a fun new toy/tool for us...
I recently watched one of those shows on Animal Planet about horrible critter encounters and one of the stories was about a home infested with garter snakes. The...
Size Doesn’t Matter when it comes to form and function With the average American home size on the decrease and efficient building technology becoming more mainstream, ...
After an all to familiar round of storms jolted us awake early Monday morning with sounds of hail bashing our windows and of trees blowing apart...
In honor of Earth Day, I loaded a new bundle of apps on to my phone yesterday all geared towards environmental sustainability. Here are a few...
I read Lani’s fine article last week about Yelp as a reputation management tool and I thought I would throw out some of my insight as...
I am always on the prowl for unique ways to touch my client base with useful information and thought I would pass along some corporate events...
Home Energy Score Cards I was recently invited to sit in on lengthy discussion with Tennessee’s energy provider TVA along with their consulting firm out of...
In light of the horror in Japan and the ensuing nuclear emergency that continues plague the country, I think it’s a good time to talk about...
They are also gaining market share and national press. I ran in to this article last week about Passive Houses in USA Today and it seems...
The Energy Open House is a virtual model home for homeowners to tour individual rooms to find areas they can make cost effective energy improvements. Some...
Yes this is Completely Founded in Science and Logic I consulted my handy eight ball in preparation for this article to see what the outlook for...
I thought I would take a little time to introduce my readers to the growing trend of car sharing. Quite simply, car sharing is buying in...
Blimey! Where are you NAR and why aren’t you weighing in? I am probably a little late in my rant but we have been receiving call...
I’ve seen some pretty sweet lists of holiday gifts and technology doo dads floating around in Realtor blogosphere recently. I thought I would put my spin...
I’ve written several articles about green homes as well as the steady growth of the green building industry and by far the most common question I...
