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Slideshow: Unique Energy Efficient Homes

One of the biggest trends to hit society has been energy conservancy or as the young people say, “going green.” While in the beginning the idea of going green seemed trivial, now there is no denying that being energy efficient is something we can benefit from. By being conscious of the environment we not only [...]

June 13 / 2013

Real Estate Headlines for the End of March

March is almost over and pretty soon you’ll be thinking you need to start doing something about that lawn. While you recover from an overload of college basketball craziness from this weekend, here are some real estate headlines to close out the last week of March:

Home of the Week: A ‘Passive House’ for International Earth Day

To commemorate International Earth Day, our “Home of the Week” is a newly listed and certified “Passive House” that uses 10% of the energy a standard house does. In fact, at today’s energy costs, this “Passive Home” would net its owner a whopping $193,693 in energy savings over a 30 year period, and over $60K in savings over 10 years. Oh, and the home is beautiful too.

Why Energy-Efficient Home Improvements Might Close the Sale

Just in time for Earth Day which happens to be this Sunday, April 22! We recently began an exciting blog partnership with Allstate Insurance. Check out our first guest blog post on their community blog: Why Energy-Efficient Home Improvements Might Close the Sale and look for future posts from All State guest blogger Pauline Hammerbeck. [...]

Real Estate Headlines for the Second Full Week of December

Back East there’s finally a winter crisp in the air, malls are packed with last minute shoppers, Elf seems to be on TV twice a day and most houses in my neighborhood are fully decked out with colorful lights and inflatable snowmen. Yup, we’re less than two weeks away from the Holidays! While you make [...]

December 12 / 2011

If Al Gore and Gizmodo Built a House

If Al Gore and Gizmodo built a house, it would look a lot like a unique exhibit on display at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. In fact, Gizmodo played a significant role implementing some of the smart tech on display in this home of the future.

June 13 / 2011
Author David Marine
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