T
HE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION of Rea ltors (M A R)
a n d i t s 2 2 , 0 0 0 m e m b e r s a p p l a u d t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e
Ma ssachusetts Leg islature to do no ha rm to homeow ners
b y not i nclud i n g m a nd at or y ener g y i n s p e c t ion s a nd s c or i n g
p r o v i s i o n s i n t h e c o n f e r e n c e c o m m i t t e e r e p o r t o n e n e r g y
diversity. If passed, these mandates would have been detrimenta l
to the Ma ssachusetts rea l estate ma rket, especia lly to low- a nd
moderate-income homeow ners.
" We wou ld l i ke to t ha n k t he members of t he Senate-House
Con ference Com m it t ee, who worked t i reles sly on t he energ y
diversit y bill a nd made the right decision to remove provisions
of the bill that would have hur t private homeow ners a nd the rea l
estate ma rket," says 2016 M A R President A nnie Blatz, bra nch
executive at Kin lin Grover Rea l Estate on Cape Cod. " M A R will
continue to promote the importance of energ y efficiency to home-
ow ners a nd volunta r y prog ra ms like Ma ss Save that have been
successf ul in ma king Ma ssachusetts the most energ y-ef f icient
state in the United States during the pa st f ive yea rs."
For more information on MA R's position, go to noenergygrade.com.
Realtors Applaud Massachusetts
Legislators for Choosing to
"Do No Harm" to Homeowners
and the Real Estate Market
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