Energy Star Rated New Houses: Great for Resale
Date: Sunday November 22, 2009Posted in: Home & Garden
Energy Star rated new homes must go through third-party inspection process to guarantee that it meets with government guidelines on energy efficiency set out at www.energystar.gov. If you’re looking at a new home that is energy efficient, such as Energy Star rated new houses on Long Island, you want to be sure that the new homes are Energy Star certified.
Unfortunately, some builders claim to build energy-efficient houses when, in fact, they’ve built the same home s they built ten years ago. Energy Star new homes demand specific qualifications, including quality insulation, high-performance windows, snug ducts and construction, efficient heating and cooling, energy efficient appliances and third-party verification. If you’re looking at new houses on Long Island that are not Energy Star certified, we suggest you look elsewhere.
The upside of Energy Star rated homes are incredible - both now and in the future. Suppose in five years you decide to move. Having an Energy Star certified home goes a long way to raising the value of your house as well as the ease of reselling your new house.
Almost everyone likes new construction. You get exactly what you want, designed the way you want it, and it is a new home that no one else has lived in. This is highly desirable.
When it comes time for resale, people who are looking at existing homes also prefer a recent construction, a fresh new home and efficient new appliances. Energy Star rated houses may hold up better over time, because the windows were UV protected against fade inside the home; the windows are designed to reduce cold from the outside; the construction is done with the goal of eliminating drafts; and cooling and heating systems are modern and designed to reduce operating costs.
With all of these advantages, your new home becomes far more desirable. Energy Star rated new homes also raise the chance that you will be able to sell your home in the future at a higher price and with greater ease. Of course, nothing replaces the feel of being the first person in a house-such as Long Island new construction.
Be sure to consider all of your choices before making a buy, and even if you intend to live in the new house for the next 20 years, remember this: if you have to sell in five years, can you? Stack the deck in your favor with an energy-efficient house that is Energy Star certified.
Craig Axelrod is one of the senior developers with Emmy Homes. Emmy is which is one of Long Island’s premier real estate builders. Emmy’s Commack development features luxury homes in Commack. Visit EmmyHomes.com for more details.
