Chris Bellanca's (cb0616) Blog

Green means many different things to many different people. In homes, the goal is to create a healthier, more comfortable home through energy efficiency and conserving resources. I refer to this as smart building. The lowest common denominator in a smart approach to your home is directing your re...

EarthCraft Virginia recently rolled out the EarthCraft Renovation Program (www.earthcrafthouse.com or www.ecvirginia.org).  The Renovation Program is a performance program based on achieving a 30% improvement in energy usage.  Please consider incorporating home performance in your project if you ...

Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEM) are a 15 year old FHA product available to your clients.  It seems they aren't used often out of lack of understanding and are really not much more difficult than a standard FHA loan.  Today's market conditions mean home buyers are increasingly using FHA financing...