{"id":33567,"date":"2025-12-11T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/efficient-buildings-attract-high-prices-but-agent-knowledge-is-low-nar\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:51:11","slug":"efficient-buildings-attract-high-prices-but-agent-knowledge-is-low-nar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/efficient-buildings-attract-high-prices-but-agent-knowledge-is-low-nar\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficient buildings attract high prices, but agent knowledge is low: NAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/807663\/2025-12-11_10.38.06\/efficient-buildings-attract-high-prices-but-agent-knowledge-is-low-nar.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Although more than half of commercial real estate agents see value in promoting energy efficiency and other green building features, they\u2019re hobbled by the lack of green data fields in their commercial information exchange, a National Association of Realtors survey finds.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Commercial information exchanges, or CIEs, are the databases agents rely on to let other agents know of the availability and associated information of properties they have for sale or lease.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Only 13% of respondents in the NAR\u2019s recent <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-12\/2025-realtors-commercial-sustainability-report-12-04-2025_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>survey of commercial-focused members<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> say they have green data fields in their CIE, making it hard for them to promote sustainable property features. Yet among those whose CIE has green data fields, more than half, or 54%, say they use them, the report said.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cRealtors thrive in a culture of sustainability that promotes viability, resiliency, and resource efficiency,\u201d the report says.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>More than a third of commercial agents, or 37%, have completed training on commercial property sustainable elements, such as energy-efficient appliances, renewable energy systems or eco-friendly building materials, the report says.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Still, the majority of agents, or 52%, say they never work with buildings featuring sustainable elements, and just 19% say they work with these buildings at least once per year.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>More than half, or 55%, say that promoting sustainability in a listing is either very or somewhat valuable, but only 30% say that buildings with green certifications receive higher valuations from the certifications. Only 9% say the certifications lead to quicker sales or leases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The findings show that building tenants have a lot of interest in green features, with 58% of agents saying that\u2019s what tenants most often ask about, and 53% say they ask about vehicle charging stations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>But hard costs remain most important to buyers or those looking for leases, the survey shows.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Most-sought sustainable building features that clients ask about are \u201cutility and operations costs (32%), indoor air quality (26%), energy-efficient windows and doors (25%), the impact of extreme weather events (21%) and the efficient use of lighting (16%),\u201d NAR <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/newsroom\/utility-costs-indoor-air-quality-and-energy-efficiency-drive-commercial-real-estate-sustainability\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>said in a release<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> on the survey.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Importance of building features to clients:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Importance of Building Features to Clients, according to the NAR.\" data-imagemodel=\"190654\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/3Pc9rV8PYX8-FGUL3ht7XEAsuQ0rtivbqxP2T33lmWo\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9TY3JlZW5fU2hvdF8yMDI1LTEyLTA5X2F0XzEyLjMwLjIwX1BNLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Importance of Building Features to Clients, according to an August 2025 survey by the National Association of Realtors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"source_text\">Retrieved from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-12\/2025-realtors-commercial-sustainability-report-12-04-2025_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">National Association of Realtors<\/a> on December 09, 2025<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/efficient-buildings-attract-high-prices-but-agent-knowledge-is-low-nar\/807663\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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