16 Jun VR ~ Realty's New Reality ~ Brattleboro VR ~ Realty's New Reality ~ Brattleboro Thursday, June 16, 2016 (10:00 AM to 12:30 PM) 2 CE Hours Marlboro Graduate Center, Brattleboro, Vermont Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructors Course Description: Realty's New Reality: The Emerging High-Performance Home Market Instructor Craig Foley will present three topics focused on the emerging high-performance housing market in Vermont. The first is an overview of the real estate value chain “ green builders and contractors, listing agents, NEREN's addition of green data fields to their MLS, appraisers, lenders, and homeowners “and how it relates to the proper valuation of more efficient homes. The second is a deeper focus on building ratings and certifications, such as ENERGY STAR®, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and energy asset ratings such as the HERS Index Score, which introduces asset valuations. Finally, a highlight of legislation and incentives to fund energy-efficiency improvements, renewable energy, and sustainable design in New England will give context to where the market is heading. Marlboro Graduate Center Marlboro Graduate Center28 Vernon StreetBrattleboro, VT 05301 Map & Directions Craig Foley Craig Foley is a real estate broker, educator and the founder of Sustainable Real Estate Consulting Services and LEED Green Associate. Craig’s combination of real estate and energy management skills give him a unique perspective about sustainable energy solutions and subject matter expertise on greening the MLS and high-performance home valuation and marketing. He is the author of the first reports on high-performance home market in Massachusetts in 2012 and 2013, and a co-author of Capturing the Sun: A Roadmap for Navigating Data-Access Challenges and Auto-Populating Solar Home Sales Listings. Craig was one of five people in the U.S. to receive the EverGreen Award by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Green REsource Council in 2013. He also serves as an advisory board member for the NAR Green Resource Council and is a certified instructor of the NAR Green Designation. He will be chairing NAR’s new Sustainability Advisory Group in 2018