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RESNET has collected the following information and links on home energy ratings and energy mortgages:

• News Feature on Energy Efficient Mortgages
  Charlotte, NC News Feature of Energy Efficient Mortgage
• Photos of Housing Failures
  Examples of housing failures that could have been avoided with a home energy rating
• Added Value for ENERGY STAR Rated Homes
  Florida appraisers add $4,000 value to appraisal for ENERGY STAR Homes
• Report of Evaluation of Ohio Sampling Project
  View the evaluation of sampling in Ohio
• Joint Management Committee Study on Successful ENERGY STAR Home Programs
  Evaluation of ENERGY STAR labeling programs in 13 states.
• Financing Energy Improvements in Existing Homes
  Paper by Richard Faesy
• The HERS® Rating Method
  Paper by Philip Fairey
• HERS/EEM Terms and Definitions
  A set of terminology developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center of energy efficiency, code and rating and economic financial and real terms that professionals involved with home energy ratings and energy mortgages use.
• Energy Rated Homes of America’s Home Energy Ratings and Energy Mortgages Web Site
  Concise information on the benefits of home energy ratings and energy mortgages geared to home buyers, builders, lenders, real estate agents, and real estate appraisers.
• HERS Primer
  Introduction to home energy ratings. Topics includes: History of Home Energy Ratings and Energy Mortgages; Market Barriers to Residential Energy Efficiency; The Potential of Home Energy Ratings and Energy Mortgages; What are Homes Energy Ratings; How the Housing Industry Uses Home Energy Ratings; What are Energy Mortgages; How an Energy Mortgage Works; and How the Mortgage Industry Works.
• Energy Efficient Mortgage Home Owner Guide
  Introduction to energy efficient mortgages prepared by Countrywide Home Loans, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
• GMAC Mortgage Offers Financing for Solar
  Announcement of GMAC Mortgage’s mortgage program to finance solar homes.
• Appraisal Journal Article on Market Value of Energy Efficiency
  Article from October 1998 issue of the Appraisal Journal that reports that the market value of a home increases by an average of $20 for every $1 decrease in annual utility costs through energy efficiency.
• Pulte Homes Survey
  1998 survey conducted by the Tucson Division of Pulte Homes that documents the market force of energy efficient homes.