Tag Archives: Lake Norman Green Homes

Remodeling or Buying a Lake Norman Home? Granite is Great, But Think Energy Efficiency!

By Diane Aurit | Published: September 9, 2011

Like it or not, most homeowners and home buyers, whether in Lake Norman or elsewhere in the U.S. think of a house as an investment, not just a home.  In the short term, I counsel prospective sellers to make their properties move-in ready since most buyers these days are not willing to do much in the way [...]

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Lake Norman Real Estate Celebrates Blog Action Day 2009!

By Diane Aurit | Published: October 15, 2009

  “Blog Action Day  is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be the largest-ever social change event on the web. One day. [...]

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Lake Norman Real Estate: EPA Launches Indoor airPLUS to Increase Focus on Indoor Air Quality

By Diane Aurit | Published: September 28, 2009

  Imagine what it would be like to have to breath through a straw.  That is how one of my clients’ daughters, who has severe asthma, describes how she feels when she is exposed to even the slightest bit of toxins in the air…including the ingredients in popular air fresheners and scented candles.  While I was recently showing [...]

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Lake Norman Real Estate: News

By Diane Aurit | Published: March 30, 2009

  One of the advantages of being a REALTOR is that I am constantly driving around, networking and reading so I am able to observe and hear about what’s happening and monitor the progress of our Lake Norman growth and development.  Here are a few updates I thought I should share: Langtree at the Lake has gotten approval [...]

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Lake Norman Real Estate: How “Green” is your home?

By Diane Aurit | Published: March 15, 2009

  The more I study about “green”, energy efficiency and “high performance homes” the more ways I have discovered for making serious upgrades to existing homes.  While you may not be able to attain a LEED  rating for your Lake Norman home, you can make significant improvements today!     Evaluating the Existing Structure The very first [...]

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