Real Estate Professionals

A home is usually the most significant purchase an individual or family ever makes. Real estate professionals who understand energy-efficient homes are better positioned to improve the home-buying experience and increase post-sale customer satisfaction. Energy efficiency correlates with quality construction, utility savings, and improved comfort, no matter the price range of a home. Increasing environmental awareness among homebuyers has increased the number of consumers interested in energy-efficient housing. E-Star™ helps real estate professionals realize the market advantages of selling and financing energy-efficient homes.

Energy efficiency means less utility use, which translates into utility savings. Perhaps most importantly, utility savings can be quantified using a Home Energy Rating, a service provided by E-Star’s Energy Raters. Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) and Energy Improvement Mortgages (EIMs), provided by the secondary mortgage market, acknowledge this added value, and credit it to loan amounts. This allows some homebuyers to qualify for loans who otherwise would not, and others to increase loan amounts. Homebuyers can order an Energy Rating from an accredited E-Star Rater to determine their qualification for such loans.