Category Archives: Green Real Estate

SawHorse and “green” helps sell homes!

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Greenlanta

Here is an article that Jerome Quinn and Matt Hoots of The Hoots Group/ SawHorse contributed to for the monthly NARI publication.  Basically, you are able to use our name to help sell your home if we worked on it.  … Continue reading →

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Green Homes Maintain Value

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Greenlanta

Here is something that one of our Ecobroker friends (Carson and Carol) sent over to us showing that green homes in GA not only sell much faster, but they also sell for closer to their listing price as well.  It … Continue reading →

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Atlanta Green House Tour- LEEDing Edge

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Greenlanta

Our friends at the LEEDing Edge, a new home that will be LEED certified upon completion, will be opening the doors for a tour this month.  For more information visit EcoHomeGuy.com or look at the information on this flier. Bookmark … Continue reading →

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Green Real Estate Update (GA)

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Greenlanta

I have been posting stories about Ecobroker houses for sale here in GA. Here is latest in what is going on: “We belong in the zoo” I mean “….next to the zoo” Carson and Carol had just started promoting their … Continue reading →

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“We belong in the zoo” I mean “….next to the zoo”

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Greenlanta

If you are from Atlanta or have visited Atlanta, you have seen the bumper stickers that state- “We belong in the zoo.”  Well how about across the street from it?  Close enough to see it, but far enough away from … Continue reading →

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Going Green in your home (PART I)

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Greenlanta

The Hoots Group is a Platinum sponsor of the Ecobroker program and supports all of the local Ecobrokers who are trying to get out the green word.  We get asked to contribute information for their newsletters, websites, blogs, clients etc … Continue reading →

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Green house for sale

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Greenlanta

A friend of the Hoots Group (Jennifer Spivey) is selling a house for another associate of the Hoots Group. The story of the vision of the house and the land were just published in their local newspaper: Bookmark on Delicious … Continue reading →

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What is an Ecobroker?

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Greenlanta

A few years back a client of mine that we were doing some home performance work for told me that she was a green real estate agent, “the first in GA.”  I was intrigued.  She asked for us to come … Continue reading →

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LEEDing Edge open house info sheets

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Greenlanta

A client and friend of mine- Mike Fletcher has designed and is building a house that will achieve LEED certification when it is completed.  An Ecobroker friend of mine- Burke Sisco was chosen to market and sell it as a … Continue reading →

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Green lending update

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Greenlanta

A friend of The Hoots Group has asked for me to post this to help you understand better what is happening in the lending markets: Hello friends, family and neighbors, As you likely already know, I am the founding principal … Continue reading →

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Investing in Energy Savings

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Greenlanta

With the stock market in peril, and the real estate market readjusting, the best investment is in your home’s performance. What is Home Performance? The EPA created a program called Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES. This program is for … Continue reading →

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