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Realtors, Bankers, Mortgage Lenders; Sell your client’s properties faster!!!  You will learn how to save your clients money, increase the value of their homes and help them realize their dreams.  One of the largest expenses for homeowners is the energy osts.  Help your Clients by making their homes more affordable or more likely to sell faster by adding energy efficiency improvements to your next deal.   f

Two Training Sessions will explain Energy Efficiency from the National, State and Local Perspectives.  These training sessions have been approved for continuing education by the Alabama Real Estate Commission.   We will explain how an energy efficient mortgage can benefit you and your client, what is involved, the paperwork and professionals, to help you close the deal in a timely manner without extra red tape.    Sessions will contain a wealth of information that will boost your business now.   Come to the sessions which have been divided into two  4 hour sessions to meet the needs of our real estate professionals.  The Morning session features Scott Minos of the US Dept. of Energy, Dr. Godfried Augenbroe of GA Tech’s High Performance Buildings Institute, and Smart North America’s Ruth Page Nelson.  We will explain National initiatives for economic development focused on energy and the environment in communities, the risks of retrofitting your buildings, energy efficient funding sources and how they work as well as new Energy Codes in Alabama.    The Afternoon session will feature Ms. kathy Hornsby of ADECA (Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs)- Energy Efficiency and Renwable Energy Department, Natasha Herting of Abundant Power, administrator of AlabamaSaves, Tim Gilbert of HESM&A and Ruth Page-Nelson of Smart North America.

After your mortgage payment, utility costs make up the single largest payment contributing to homeowner costs.     Homeowners and buyers are becoming increasingly aware of energy costs and  the demand for energy efficiency is on the rise.  Many of those buyers are looking for knowledgeable and experienced professionals to find creative solutions.  Our seminar will feature vendors who offer just the solutions that you and your client seek.  We will have a local HERS Rater who is able to help streamline this process for you and your clients as many other local energy efficiency professionals from Architects to Engineers to homebuilders and remodelers.   Come Get the inforation that you need to increase client satisfaction and sales today.

With approximately 100 million existing homes in the U.S. older than 10 years, a record number of foreclosures, record low mortgage rates, and swiftly rising utility costs, the market has never been more primed and ready for Energy Efficient Mortgages.

Energy Efficient Mortgages are affordable to the homeowner because when energy efficiency improvements are made at the time of purchase, utility bills will go down, and the overall monthly costs of ownership will be less.  Because of this, Energy efficient mortgages allow homeowners to finance the cost of improvements in one single mortgage while increasing the amount that is allowed to be financed without extra costs.  

Energy Efficient mortgages allow sellers,  builders and developers the ability to  receive a higher purchase price despite appraisals that may not account for the home’s energy efficient features.

Energy Efficient improvements to your home increases value for homebuyers and sellers, create jobs and helps our environment.  They benefit everyone involved.  However, they have not been widely used due to lack of understanding due to a lack of properly trained professionals.  Understanding energy Efficiency will help you use this very valuable program and reap immediate benefits.  You will meet; HERS Raters, real estate agents, lenders, contractors, and builders and you can learn how to competently use this tool to help your clients save money, sell faster and get a more valuable home or building.

Many borrowers could be saving money, living in a more comfortable, more valuable home and helping the environment.  Remodelers, Energy Auditors, Realtors, Mortgage bankers, lenders, contractors, builders, engineers, architects and others can increase sales and add this valuable service for their clients.  

Energy efficiency and renewable energy is a mandate of our federal, state and many local goverments. The Energy Efficient Mortgage  will increase the affordability of homes.    Smart North America offers experienced and knowledgeable industry professionals to educate you on this important process to boost sales and services for your clients.

You will learn about one of the fastest growing essential tools for homebuyers on the market today.  You will earn very valuable and practical knowledge that will increase you and your client’s satisfaction and success.

We will instruct attendees in Energy Efficient Mortgages including;

• FHA, VA, and conventional guidelines for Energy Efficient Mortgages
• Energy Efficient Mortgages  for new construction and existing homes
• Case Studies
• How to work with lenders, realtors, contractors, homeowners, and home buyers
• Step by Step Guide to Energy Efficient Mortgages; requirements, HERS Rating, appraisal, closing the deal
•  documentation and reports
• Usinge the REM/Rate effectively
• Inspections, how, who, when?