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From the desk of Ronan O'Sullivan....
Planning On Listing Your Home Before December 31? Be an energy leader and increase your chances of selling at the same time! Over 76 per cent of our home energy use goes to heating and hot water - making the energy efficiency of our home a big factor in both greenhouse gas emissions and monthly utility bills. In response to consumer demand for knowing the energy efficiency of a home before buying - and supporting the Province's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets - the Ministry of Energy and Mines, BC Hydro, the Victoria Real Estate Board, Capital Regional District and participating municipalities are launching a pilot project to make it easy for both sellers and buyers to share this information through a voluntary labelling system called EnerGuide for Houses. For a limited time, residents of the Capital Regional District that are selling their homes are eligible for a $150 rebate towards an energy assessment that will provide them with an EnerGuide for Houses rating to include in their listing on the Multi-Listing Service (MLS®) website. An EnerGuide rating is a measure of a home's overall energy performance and is comparative to other homes that are similar in age and location providing an accurate picture of the energy efficiency of the home. But, what are the benefits of labelling your home? Your energy assessment report clearly shows the most cost effective and beneficial upgrade options for the home as well as the cash incentives from both Federal and Provincial rebates that you can access to make upgrades. If you choose not to make upgrades before selling, no problem again... You can transfer the assessment report and cash incentives to your buyer! Your potential buyers will appreciate this transparency and access to the incentives for making upgrades. This program expires on Deember 31, 2011 so take advantage of this program today! |
