Green Real estate dispatch

Answering your real estate questions

Green Real Estate Dispatch is a regular column in which we answer your green real estate questions. We talk trends in the market for new construction and existing buildings, energy efficiency, financing efficiency upgrades, renewable energy and resale.

Julia Bassett Schwerin is a National Association of Realtors-designated Green Broker and a member of the Sustainability Advisory Group of the Greater Portland Board of Realtors. She teaches and consults on green building subjects throughout the United States.