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EERE Consumer's Guide: Designing and Remodeling a Home Search Help More Search Options Search EERE Information Center Professional Services Find an Architect American Institute of Architects Federal Government Resources Energy-Efficient Rehab Advisor U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Related Links A Construction Technology Showcase Homes Across America Energy & Environmental Building Association Decisions for Environmental Buildings Green Tree Green Building Home Guidelines National Association of Home Builders Research Center Reading List Related Publications Printable Version Designing and Remodeling a Home Before you design a new home or remodel an existing one, you should consider investing in its energy efficiency. You'll save energy and money in the long run. It's also a good time to invest in a renewable energy system that will provide your home with electricity , water heating , or space heating and cooling . If you'd like to design an energy-efficient home, no matter what type of design, you should use what's called the whole-house systems approach . If you're remodeling a home, conduct an energy audit to help you determine what energy efficiency improvements should and can be made to your home. Learn how to optimize energy efficiency with the following home designs and construction techniques: Advanced House (Wall) Framing Techniques Reduce lumber use and waste—improving energy efficiency—in the construction of a traditional wood-framed house. Earth-sheltered Homes Incorporate earth into their structure and design for durability and energy efficiency. Log Homes Use wooden logs to provide structure and insulation. Manufactured Homes Feature energy-efficient options for new homes and improvements for older homes. Passive Solar Homes Take advantage of climatic conditions, especially the sun, for heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. Straw Bale Homes Use straw bales to provide all or part of their structure and insulation. Zero Energy Homes Produce more energy than they use. You should also explore your options for financing an energy-efficient home or improvements . Printable Version Skip footer navigation to end of page. Webmaster | Security & Privacy | Consumer's Guide Home | EERE Home U.S. Department of Energy Content Last Updated: September 12, 2005

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Google Directory - Regional > North America > United States > Florida > Business and Economy > Real Estate Directory Help Search only in Real Estate Search the Web Real Estate Regional > North America > United States > Florida > Business and Economy > Real Estate Go to Directory Home Categories Appraisers (6) Architects (4) By County (67) By Locality (368) Commercial (6) Florida Keys (13) For Sale By Owner (2) Fort Myers-Naples (31) Gainesville Metro (8) Horse Farms (1) Jacksonville Metro (26) Miami-Fort Lauderdale (41) Mortgages (2) Orlando Metro (69) Panama City Metro (20) Pensacola Metro (20) Rentals (5) Residential (7) Tampa Bay Area (103) West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce (33) Related Categories: Regional > North America > United States > Business and Economy > Real Estate (413) Regional > North America > United States > Regions > South and Southeast > Business and Economy > Real Estate (44) Web Pages Viewing in Google PageRank order View in alphabetical order The New York Times: Florida Real Estate Listings - http://www.nytimes.com/top/classifieds/realestate/locations/florida/index.html Listings for vacation rentals, home rentals, condos and homes for sale in South Florida, Orlando, Tampa, the Keys, and throughout the state. May require free registration. Maronda Homes - http://www.maronda.com/ Developer of new home communities in areas including Orlando, Melbourne, Jacksonville and Tampa as well as in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Map of projects with links to site plans and floorplans. Employment. Florida Housing Data Clearing House - http://www.flhousingdata.shimberg.ufl.edu Provides a number of sources of housing data in formats that may be used as a basis for local planning, state-level policy-making, and increased public understanding of housing supply and demand. Reports and data. Florida Living Network - http://fl.living.net/ Search by full or partial name, city or town, and specialty. Search returns names, addresses and phone numbers of all agents and brokers licensed by the state of Florida. Link to clickable national map and comparable sites in other states. Casto Southeast - http://www.castosoutheast.com/ Developer of retail and mixed-use projects in Sarasota and statewide. News, history, map of projects. All Florida Realty Services, Inc. - http://www.allfloridarealty.com/ Provides real estate services with offices through much of the state. Information on property listings and purchase process. ELSA Home Inspections, Inc. - http://www.elsahomeinspections.com Provides residential inspections. Includes company overview, services, rates, FAQs. Serves several metro areas across the state. Prudential Florida WCI Realty, Inc. - http://www.prudentialfloridawcirealty.com/ Residential and commercial real estate, with more than twenty offices in the southern half of Florida. Investments Real Estate & Management - http://www.irm-orlando.com/ Information for buyers and sellers, along with related service. Includes list of agents and online chat. Offices in Orlando and Aventura. Real Connection - http://realestatece.com/ Details on continuing education and licensing courses through distance learning. United Country Investment Realty - http://www.unitedcountryinvestment.com Offers residential and commercial services. Search MLS, view company profile. Offices in Odessa, Melborne Beach and Wauchula. The Meek Companies - http://www.meekcompanies.com/ Developer of medical office buildings, diagnostic centers, healthcare parks and dental offices. Florida Luxury Real Estate - http://www.floridaluxuryrealestate.us/ Guides to homes priced at more than a million dollars organized by city and area. Photos, prices, capsule descriptions, links to brokers. Paid submissions. Compass Realty Advisors - http://www.compassadvisors.com Full service commercial brokerage with offices in West Palm Beach and Naples. Specializing in office lease negotiations, marketing, and site selection. Location details. Buyer's Broker of Southwest Florida - http://buyersbrokerswflorida.com Representing buyers of new homes with offices in Naples, Boca Grande, and Sarasota. Atkinson Realty and Auction, Inc. - http://www.atkinsonrealtyandauction.com/ Certified appraiser and auctioneer with locations in Sun City, Leesburg and Bradenton. Eve Realty - http://www.everealty.com Family owned and operated agency with offices in Lighthouse Point and Okeechobee. Includes featured listings, agent roster, company profile. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor Modified by Google - ©2004 Google Advertise with Us - Jobs, Press, Cool Stuff...

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Buy my house, please! - Sep. 11, 2003 CNN/Money Web Autos Real Estate Money's Best Home Markets & Stocks News Jobs & Economy World Biz Technology Commentary Personal Finance College Credit and Debt Insurance Interest Rates Retirement Tax Center Ask the Expert Five Tips The Good Life Millionaire in the Making Money 101 Moneyville Retirement Planner Savings Calculator Asset Allocator Mutual Funds Money Magazine Video CNN TV Fortune 500 Best Employers Money 101 Portfolio Calculators Real-time Quotes Last 5 Quotes SPONSORED BY include virtual="/fn_adspaces/markets-stocks/last_five_quotes/sponsor.88x31.ad" -- CNN/Money Email newsletters RSS Mobile news Money archives Buy story reprints Find a Mortgage SPECIAL OFFER Your Money Your Home Buy my house, please! As the market cools, it will take more work to get that 'For Sale' sign out of your front yard. September 11, 2003: 5:10 PM EDT By Sarah Max, CNN/Money Staff Writer BEND, Ore. (CNN/Money) To say that it's been a seller's housing market is the understatement of the year. Homeowners looking to sell in most parts of the country haven't had to wait around very long for a suitable offer, and those in the best markets have seen their homes swooped up in a matter of days, even hours. In early 2003, in fact, 21 percent of all houses went into contract less than one week after going on the market, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On average, houses sold in just five weeks nearly half the time it took throughout the 1990s. "I believe this may be our best year ever," said David Hemenway, a realtor in Cottage Grove, Ore., who's been in the business since 1968. On the other side of the country in Sebring, Fla., realtor Chip Boring is enjoying a record year. Yet, both are aware that great times can't last forever. "Up until the last 2 1/2 years the average time on the market was anywhere from 180 days to 210 days," Boring said. And Hemenway recalls the early 1980s when his listings lingered on the market, sometimes for years. As interest rates creep up, buyers' budgets creep down and markets return to more normal levels, sellers will discover that it takes a little more work (and patience) to unload their homes. Many already have. While there is little you can do to change the laws of supply and demand, you have some control over whether your house sits or sells. Here are the most common reasons houses don't sell, in order of importance. The price is not right Even in the best of markets, setting your price too high is a mistake -- unless you really don't want to sell your house. "Starting too high is the worst thing you can do," said Hemenway. More on Your Home • Mortgage Application Center • Beating higher rates • Mortgage demand hits 14-month low • Choosing the best mortgage now Why? Because your greatest opportunity for selling your house is immediately after it goes on the market. That's when the majority of serious buyers will see the house. "Even if you lower the price to reflect the market, you'll have fewer people coming through than if you'd just priced it right to begin with," said Hemenway. In fact, it's not until after you bring the price down below the market something few sellers want to do that interest will pick up again. To make matters worse, say real estate agents, the longer a house sits the harder it is to sell. "Everyone thinks there must be something wrong with the house if it hasn't sold," said Boring, adding that for this reason he won't take on a listing if the seller insists on asking more than the house is worth. To drum up new interest among buyers, sellers sometimes pay for extra advertising or offer to, for example, pay for closing costs as a way to get buyers' attention. "In markets where people don't have a lot of cash, paying for closing costs or buying down interest rates with points up front can put you at a huge advantage," said Ron Phipps, a realtor in Warwick, R.I. The house is in the wrong place When markets are good, buyers are more willing to buy on the outskirts of an area or turn a blind eye to busy streets, bad views and other problems. But when markets cool down, it's these spots that suffer the most, said Hemenway. Short of moving the house, there is not much you can do if it is in the wrong location. But while in the house you can take care to make sure you don't over-improve your property relative to the ones around it. "If you have a $300,000 house in a neighborhood of $100,000, be prepared to lower the price or let it sit," said Boring. Buyers can't get past the front door Realtors say that getting buyers to take a look inside a house is the biggest challenge of selling a house. Once they've stepped through the door buyers are more likely to consider a place. "I recently sold a house that from the front was not very inspired," said Phipps. "The buyers came to the open house only because they needed to kill time, but once inside they were interested." For this reason, a little time and money spent on curb appeal will go a long way. Trimming the grass, washing the windows and planting a few flowers may be all it takes. In the case of houses whose best features are inside or out back, Phipps recommends taking good interior pictures and putting 360-degree tours online. Sellers sometimes get buyers to look past their homes' imperfections with creative extras. "I've seen sellers offer decorating allowances, and pay for cleaning service and landscaping," said Phipps. "Several years ago a seller in the bakery business offered to bring the buyer a different cake every month." Too much chintz and tchotchkes Less is more when it comes to attracting buyers. "Put all of those pictures of your family and other personal treasures away," said Sheryl Gregory, a broker in Wynthrop, Maine. "It distracts buyers and makes it harder for them to picture themselves in the house." She also recommends taking down distracting curtains and putting on a fresh coat of paint. "Buyers sometimes get scared if they wander through a house and think they're going to have to do a lot of painting," she added. --* Disclaimer Selling? Buying? Click to compare top local real estate agents More on YOUR HOME • Your Home: Bracing for higher rates • Refinancing demand lags again • A rose is (not) a rose TODAY'S TOP STORIES • Most overvalued housing markets • Risks to the economy in 2006 • Which was the worst ad of all in 2005? CNN Money contact us | subscribe to Money magazine advertising -- | site map | glossary | RSS | press room OTHER NEWS: CNN | SI | Fortune | Business 2.0 | Time © 2005 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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