The Green Energy Efficient Homes Appraisal Addendum

…appraisers. The Green Energy Efficient Appraisal Addendum is an updated addendum to the standard home appraisal form used by appraisers to verify the value of a home. The addendum provides…

Brightleaf Homes Gets High Value Appraisals 

…information needed to complete the AI’s Green and Efficient Appraisal Addendum. Scott explained that most appraisers are under considerable time constraints, so asking them to do more work without getting…

Unlocking the Added Value of Zero that Hides in Plain Sight

…positive energy homes – the real estate appraisal and lending practices. The appraisal industry stubbornly clings to notions of value and uses appraisal methods that lead to a widely-adopted false…

Launching California’s Largest Zero Energy Community

…Green Energy Efficient Appraisal Addendum. ZEP: How important was receiving a third-party certification in your process? BD: Every home that De Young Properties builds is GreenPoint Rated for third-party assurance…

Appraisal and Mortgage Strategies for Zero Homes

There is often a concern that banks may be reluctant to provide mortgages for zero net energy homes because of the 5 to 10% additional construction costs for energy upgrades…

Production Builders, It’s Time to Sell Zero Energy Homes 

appraisal training. If certified green appraisers are not available, they can fill out the green appraisal addendum and make sure that the appraiser uses it. These methods make financing available…

Imery Homes – A Systematic Approach to Zero Energy Home Construction

…To ensure an accurate appraised value, Imery performs a pre-construction energy model and prepares the official green appraisal addendum developed by the Appraisal Institute. To this, he attaches many pages…

SelahVista Homes Start with Health

…timeframe or in a similar neighborhood. It is important to ask appraisers to use the Appraisal Institute’s Green and Energy Efficient Addendum. It’s a good way to document the value…

High Performance Home Valuation — The Process Matters!

…and competent when it comes to high-performance valuation must be relentless in advocating for all appraisers to use the Appraisal Institute’s Green Residential and Energy Efficient Addendum in the valuation…

Builder Profile: Solaire Homebuilders

…a challenge for home buyers and builders. Solaire meets the challenge in several ways. Each home receives an Energy Performance Score. They document energy-saving features using the Earth Advantage appraisal

Zero Energy Home Sales Tips

Zero energy homes are the hottest trend in the building and real estate industry and it’s gaining momentum. The ability to effectively market and show zero energy homes will give…

Birdsmouth Construction Banks on Zero Energy

…filling out the ‘Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum’ from the Appraisal Institute and providing this to your lender/appraiser/broker helps them understand and value the benefits of ZE homes. One…

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