Ulster County EcoBroker Team
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Prudential Nutshell Realty's Ulster County Green Real Estate inititiave, is the first, and only, green EcoBroker team in the Ulster County Area that is working towards solving environmental and social problems in the local real estate industry. Our team shares your values and goals for helping make the Hudson Valley area sustainable by incorporating environmentally freindly principles and practices into all aspects of our real estate business.
What is an EcoBroker?
An EcoBroker® is a certified real estate professional who has gone through an exclusive program on environmentally responsible and sustainable practices in the real estate industry. We care about our environment and want to encourage energy-efficient and green features in homes and buildings.
Your EcoBrokers
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| Laurel Sweeney email | profile |
Melinda Beuf email | profile |
Tom Goss email | profile |
Karen Davis email | profile |
Reasons to go green
- Home value increases by about $20 for every $1 reduction in annual utility bills.
- 94% of 300 American surveyed cited their most sought-after green upgrade as energy savings.
- Roughly nine in ten people (91%) said energy-efficient features in a new home are extremely or very important.
- With the help of energy-efficient technologies, Americans saved over $8 billion on their energy bills while preventing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the emissions of 18 million vehicles
- Builders have constructed over 360,000 Energy Star® qualified new homes, nearing 10% market penetration of annual new homes built nationwide.
Buyers - why work with an EcoBroker?
We care about and have an interest in cost-effective, healthy, and comfortable green home features and can make it easy to either find homes with these attributes or to help you make improvements.
Sellers - why work with an EcoBroker?
With the Ulster County real estate inventory high, it's important to differentiate your energy efficient home to really sell it. Promoting green features sets you apart from the competition.







