Given that the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers so many provisions for making energy-efficient home upgrades, clients may have higher expectations of you. They may look to you for advice about decarbonizing their home and tapping the financial incentives that will be available.
Now is an excellent time to get up to speed on energy efficiency and green home improvements and to get ready to address clients' concerns.
Here are four resources to get you started.
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency– DSIRE gives you a quick way to search for and stay up to date on financial incentives for energy-efficient home upgrades.
- Elevate – Get a basic understanding of what it means to decarbonize a building.
- National Association of REALTORS® – NAR's Sustainability Program provides various resources, including research and articles about sustainability, climate change, and home upgrades.
- NAR's Green REsource Council – Earning NAR's Green Designation gives you the knowledge to advise clients about improving their home's performance. Those range from low-cost fixes and DIY projects to retrofitting and replacing systems to major remodeling projects.
