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2010 |
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EcoBroker International Tapped to Support Department
of Energy Real Estate Initiative - July 28, 2010
EcoBroker International, Inc. was tapped to support
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Real Estate
Initiative. As part of this support, EcoBroker
Certified® members from six states participated in a
Focus Group review of a new DOE website targeted
towards real estate professionals. Each participant
provided feedback prior to the upcoming launch of
this real estate agent resource website on Energy
Efficiency: Building Technologies. |
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EcoBroker International Announces New President -
June 22, 2010
EcoBroker International, Inc., the
leading provider of green training and tools for the
real estate industry, has announced David Goldstein
has accepted the position of President of EcoBroker
International effective immediately. EcoBroker
Founder Dr. John Beldock has assumed the role of
EcoBroker's Chief Technology Officer. |
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EcoBroker International Goes to the White House -
May 13, 2010
The White House Council on
Environmental Quality held a stakeholder meeting
regarding Recovery Through Retrofit and energy
performance labeling with leaders from the private
sector, nonprofits and government. They met to
discuss how to work together to accelerate energy
innovation, and support entrepreneurs and small
businesses in the energy sector. EcoBroker
International (and the Association of Energy and
Environmental Real Estate Professionals) was chosen
to attend the meeting to share the organization’s
eight years of experience with consumer advocacy and
continuous training of real estate professionals.
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2009 |
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RE/MAX Green Offers Agents
Second Environmental Designation Through EcoBroker®
- Oct. 14, 2009
RE/MAX International, Inc. recently announced that,
to further its RE/MAX Green program, the
Denver-based franchise company is partnering with
EcoBroker® to offer RE/MAX agents additional green
educational courses. The partnership provides a
chance for agents to earn another energy and
environmental designation. |
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Exit Realty Announces Alliance
with EcoBroker International - Local Agents to
Pursue EcoBroker Designation - Oct. 5, 2009
The green real estate movement is today’s mantra for
everything from energy-efficient appliances and
toxin-free building materials to all-natural
cleaning supplies or water-saving products.
Everywhere we turn, marketing screams for our lives
to “go green.” Whether it’s the bag you pack your
groceries in, separating recyclables before putting
out the garbage or checking the tags on what you buy
to ensure it’s organic, day-to-day living centers
around being – or quickly becoming – eco-friendly. |
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EcoBroker Named NAHB's Green Building Advocate of
the Year - May 14, 2009
EcoBroker International was recently honored
by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
with its prestigious “Group Advocate of the Year”
award for its green building education efforts among
real estate professionals. The NAHB’s 11th Annual
National Green Building Awards ceremony kicked off
the 2009 Green Building Conference in Dallas, Texas
and was a sold out event. |
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CNBC - Green your Green, April 24, 2009
EcoBroker®
Simone Healey talks about what it means to be an
EcoBroker®
and an exciting green renovation project on a home
built in 1767.
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CNN -
Going Green for Under $20 - April 23, 2009
EcoBroker Marion Webb explains a few simple green
home renovations at a 2009 Earth Day fair.
Watch the short video
here. |
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Property By Phone Partners with EcoBroker
- March 23, 2009
EAccessU2 Mobile
Solutions, LLC,
a pioneer in mobile
marketing for real estate, and its patent pending
product, Property By Phone, today announced it will
partner with EcoBroker, the premier green
designation for real estate professionals. |
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EcoBroker Named NAHB National
Green Building Award Finalist - March 9, 2009
The National Association of Home
Builders (NAHB) announced today that EcoBroker
International is a finalist for the 2009 NAHB
National Green Building Awards. |
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Memphis Daily News article,
Agents Consider EcoBroker Status as ‘Green’ Movement
Builds, March 2009
Several agents testify that their EcoBroker
Certified® training not only distinguishes them from the competition but it also
fits in with many of their personal philosophies and
concerns for the environment. The article explains
that EcoBrokers® are major resource guides for their clients wanting to live more
comfortably and save money. One agent is quoted
saying that “green is more and more relevant and
important in today’s market,” and foresees a “green
boom coming,” even in places like Tennessee.
Read the entire article here. |
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The City Paper article, Giving green tools to
residential brokers, March 2009
The EcoBroker Certified® program sets the standard for agents who want to become knowledgeable
about green real estate technologies says William
Williams, Nashville's The City Paper news
correspondent. Williams suggests that the number of
real estate professionals in Tennessee with this
important training lags behind the rest of the
nation especially in terms of population and urges
that more Tennessee real estate professionals should
undergo this training in order to keep up with the
‘green property movement’ taking place in Tennessee.
Read the entire article here. |
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EcoBroker Partners with Online Dominance™
for New
Training Initiative - February 9, 2009
EcoBroker International,
the administrator of the most widely recognized
designation for the green real estate movement,
EcoBroker Certified®, has partnered with Michael
Russer’s Online Dominance Mentoring Program™ to
provide training for its member agents. Nearly 70
people have registered to be a part of this unique
initiative, and have been grouped into seven
geographically diverse eb-TEAMs all focusing on
eco-properties. Online Dominance is the first
online, self-directed, video based, fully scalable
training program specifically designed to teach
members how to effectively convert internet
consumers into new business. |
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CompuTaught Chosen to Distribute EcoBroker Online
Energy & Environmental Real Estate Courses -
February 4, 2009
CompuTaught, a leading provider of professional
licensing education and a part of Cengage Learning,
announced today they have partnered with EcoBroker
International (EcoBroker) to be their national
distributor of the EcoBroker Certified® designation
-- the premiere green designation program for real
estate professionals since 2001. |
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GenGreen and EcoBroker International Announce
Partnership - February 2, 2009
Today, two Colorado-based companies,
GenGreenLife.com and EcoBroker International,
announced an innovative partnership that will
provide home buyers and sellers with easy access to
energy and environmentally-trained real estate
professionals across the country. As a result of the
partnership, these EcoBroker Certified® real estate
professionals will be connected with a national
audience of conscious consumers interested in buying
and selling green homes. |
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Denver Post article, Home of your green dreams, Feb.
2009
Reporter Christian Toto tells about real
estate professionals who get eco-friendly training
and help home buyers and sellers live green. Several
EcoBroker Certified® agents are featured in the article who can guide consumers to
professionals that can perform energy efficient
modifications to homes and point to the latest
rebates, incentives and grants for energy upgrades.
Read how EcoBrokers® are helping homeowners save
money today. |
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EcoBroker Announces Alliance with Residential Energy
Services Network (RESNET) to Provide Cost-Saving
Energy Benefits to Consumers - January 27, 2009
EcoBroker International
proudly announces a partnership with the Residential
Energy Service Network (RESNET). The partnership
links EcoBroker’s real estate professional members
to the industry’s most trusted source of energy
raters, further helping consumers evaluate and make
energy improvements to their homes in the face of
mounting energy costs. |
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Rochester Post-Bulletin article, EcoBrokers® tout green building principles, Jan. 2009
An informative article that features
EcoBroker Certified® agent, Gina Vermilyea who boasts about her training and how this
benefits her clients in many ways. Vermilyea
maintains she can point out to home buyers areas of
inefficiency in homes, suggest ways to improve
energy savings and look for alternative financing
options. Read the entire article here.
Read the entire article here. |
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2008 |
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"Sustainability
Emerges as a Business Model" - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Dec. 2008
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"Here come the green
brokers" - The Real Deal Magazine - Oct. 2008
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"Real Estate Agents Go Green"
- TheStreet.com -
Nov. 2008
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"Energy efficiency the EcoBroker's
goal" - Washington Times - Nov. 2008
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"'Greening' up homes for sale"
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Marketplace® National Public Radio
(NPR) News - Oct. 2008
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EcoBroker Membership Grows to All 50 States,
Provides Green Benefits to Communities Across the
Country - September 29, 2008 |
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"Green Your Marketing With
Eco Features" - REALTOR Magazine - Sept. 2008
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"Top 25 Trends
driving today's market." - REALTOR Magazine
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"Resources for real estate's change agents"
- Sustainable Industries Magazine - May 6, 2008 |
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"Unearth the
Facts to Buy a Greener Home" - HGTV Frontdoor -
April 9, 2008 |
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"Green is Easy"
- KUSA 9 News, Denver - April 29,
2008. |
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"Good Day Colorado" segment on Green Homes - Fox 31
Channel News - April 21, 2008. |
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Forbes.com recently announces Green
Real Estate 2008 - March 19, 2008 |
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Green Real Estate 2008 Conference Comes to Denver
- March 19, 2008 |
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"Cultivating a green home lifestyle" - Realty
Times by Broderick Perkins - March 26, 2008 |
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"How Green Is My
Realtor" - The Wall Street Journal - February 19, 2008 |
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"Going green: cash-saving tips that help
environment" - ABC 4 News, Salt Lake City, Utah, February
19, 2008 |
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"Green Occupations:
Educating Builders and Brokers" - BobVila.com - © 2008 |
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2007 |
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Good Dirt Radio report "EcoBrokers" "Positive
change...taking root." December 26, 2007 |
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"Niche market has agents
seeing green" -
Sustainable Life - December 11, 2007 |
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BrokeripTV.com online interview "John Beldock on
Being an EcoBroker" December 7, 2007 |
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"Realtors
Go 'Green' to Meet Consumer Demand" - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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November 12, 2007 |
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"Builder's Return to
Class for Lessons in 'Green'" -
The New York Times -
November 11, 2007 |
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REALTOR Magazine's "Making the Most of Downtime",
November 1, 2007 |
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"Realtors Sell Green"
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Plenty Magazine - October 9, 2007 |
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"Energy Saving: A
Status Report"
The New York Times - September 30, 2007 |
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EcoBroker Celebrates Tremendous Growth
- September 26, 2007 |
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"EcoBrokers Help Home Buyers,
Sellers to Go Green" - Newsday - September 24, 2007 |
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"'EcoBrokers'
Emerge for Earth-Friendly Home Buyers" -
Southern Oregon's Mail Tribune - September
20, 2007 |
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"Buying and Selling
Green" -
This Old House Magazine - July/August 2007 |
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"Aspen Vacation Homes: Energy
Hogs" - The
Denver Post - August 30, 2007 |
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Virginia Real Estate Board Approves EcoBroker
Designation Courses - August 9, 2007 |
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Arizona Department of Real Estate Approves EcoBroker
Designation Courses - July 31, 2007 |
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REALTOR Magazine's "What's New on the Green Scene -
9 Terms for Your Eco-Friendly Vocabulary," July 1,
2007 |
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"Does that House Come in
Green?"-
CNET News.com - June 21, 2007
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"How Some Agents Tout
'Green' In Seeking an Edge with Buyers" -
Wall Street Journal - May 24, 2007 |
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2006 |
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"Making Your Grass Greener"
- Newsweek - December 4, 2006 |
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The Lazy Environmentalist
Radio Show Interview with John Beldock |
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Inhabitat Interview with John Beldock |
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"Realty Brokers, Home Builders
Find "Green" is Good" -
MarketWatch - August 15, 2006 |
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"EcoBrokers: New
Way to Buy/Sell Green" -
EcoLogical Home Ideas - Fall 2006
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Posted with permission from
Ecological Home Ideas. |
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"Second Homes that Put Ecology First"
- New York Times -
June 2, 2006 |
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"Not Just for Tree
Huggers Anymore" - Realtor Magazine |
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Public Radio EcoBroker Interview (Audio) |
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The Bend Bulletin article on EcoBroker Jeanne Long |