Green houses are becoming all the rage
Along with helping clients and finishing my MS in real estate at Johns Hopkins, I’m also becoming an expert on green habitats. These houses are more sustainable, consume less electricity and water, and can be great investments.
And–according to The New York Times–houses with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certificate, the top classification given by the U.S. Green Building Council, are a new status symbol too:
New York Times: The New Trophy Home, Small and Ecological
Any questions on green habitats? Post them in the comments or e-mail me at ken@brandongreen.com.
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September 29th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
You are right, green is where it is at. In my opinion, that is going to be the next big boom in real estate. Ok, after the bust drops home values in halve, the next opportunity will be building and rehabbing green properties.
I live in Chicago and you can see it happening already. The Mayor has an initiative to make Chicago the Greenest city in the world…that is his goal and he seems very determined to do that.
Nevertheless, they are putting together special tax breaks, grants, and loans for developers and real estate investors that are interested in pushing forward with the green frenzy!