GREENING THE MLS (NEREN) Meg Willeke, Director of Marketing & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GREENING THE MLS (NEREN) Meg Willeke, Director of Marketing & Communications Liz Tewksbury, Project Coordinator

GREENING THE MLS

GREENING THE MLS • 2009 Evaluation of Market and fields available in the MLS • Green Task Force created at NEREN • NAR “Green MLS Implementation Guide” • U.S. Department of Energy “Greening Your MLS”

GREENING THE MLS • 2009: Added 15 Building Certifications • 2009: Added16 selections • HERS Index Score field added in May, 2010

GREENING THE MLS • Jeff Gephart, Efficiency Vermont • Re-Evaluated Building Certifications, some no longer relevant • 2010: Cleaned up Building Certifications • Added HERS Index Score field to nneren.com

GREENING THE MLS 2011 - LEED Gold Certified Building

GREENING THE MLS • HERS Database spreadsheet (VT Properties) added to MLS software for member search/info • HERS Index Score field added to data feeds • 2015: Green Task Force met in July

GREENING THE MLS • Evaluated: • Market Demand/Features • Appraisal Institute Residential & Energy Efficient Addendum • Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Guidance for Real Estate Professionals on Home Energy Efficient Attributes

GREENING THE MLS • Evaluated: • Request from Jeff Gephart • RESO Guidelines • Green MLS Implementation Guide proposed Revisions

GREENING THE MLS • Recommendations: • Add HERS Index Score Year • Blower Door Test Score & Year • Solar • Energy Star Certification to be Provided (Y/N)

GREENING THE MLS • Recommendations: • 70 additional selections relating to today’s green and Energy Efficient structures (Residential & Commercial)

GREENING THE MLS • Next Steps: • New MLS Software vendor selected • Fields will be added into new system; hope to get a few in sooner. • Continue to evaluate and add fields

GREENING THE MLS Thank You! Chad Jacobson, Director of Operations Meg Willeke, Director of Marketing & Communications Liz Tewksbury, Project Coordinator