PORTLAND, OR--Home buyers want properties where the grass is always greener. Now, with the introduction of the first-of-its-kind Green Certified Home Search by Portland-based Realty Trust Group Inc., buyers can search for homes that are greener; specifically, all of the green-certified homes in the RMLS (Regional Multiple Listing Service) system.
The search tool also allows buyers to view only LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-, Earth Advantage- or Energy Star-certified properties.
Realty Trust Group is the first brokerage in Portland to offer this search capability. This online tool is part of a larger sustainability initiative by the ten-year-old real estate company.
More than 150 Realty Trust agents and staff (86 percent of the company) have been certified as Earth Advantage S. T. A. R. (Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals) agents - more than any other brokerage in the state of Oregon. This two-day training gives real estate agents expertise in the pillars that make up a green home, including energy efficiency, indoor air quality, resource efficiency and environmental responsibility.
The brokerage is pursuing a stringent third-party green award by RecycleWorks, which is presented to businesses serving as a role model for others in Portland by reducing, reusing, recycling, making sustainable purchasing choices and going beyond recycling by participating in at least one other sustainable practice.
Realty Trust Group
www.realtytrust.com/sustainability
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