Resources for Real Estate Professionals
Help Your Clients Make Energy-Smart Decisions
Your Bay Area clients care about saving energy, reducing utility bills, and keeping the air inside their homes healthy.
BayREN supports real estate professionals with
free trainings
,
practical tools
, and
expert guidance
to help you highlight the value of energy-efficient homes. Our foundational courses equip you to educate clients on the benefits of energy efficiency — so they can make informed choices when buying, selling or renovating.
BayREN is a
nonpartisan local resource
dedicated to advancing energy efficiency throughout the Bay Area. Learn more about BayREN programs.
Foundational Classes
BayREN offers
no-cost courses
for real estate professionals who want to bring green energy expertise to their clients. Upon completion, you’ll earn a certification
and
continuing education credits
, helping you stand out in a competitive market.
Browse our events page to sign up for the next training:
Trainings
The training courses include
NAR Green Designation
Get advanced training with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Green Designation.
This training helps you understand what a sustainable business practice entails, and how to market properties with green features to your clients.
AGA Training
The Accredited Green Appraiser (AGA) training provides you with the skills and information needed to accurately value green homes within the California marketplace.
Dive Deeper Into Energy Efficiency
You’ve taken our foundational classes, and you want to dive deeper. Look out for additional courses on our events page that can take your expertise to the next level. Additional courses may cover the following topics.
All about ADUs
You invariably encounter clients interested in understanding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) — to meet the growing housing demand.
This class prepares you to help homeowners and developers understand site selection, costs, energy efficiency requirements and return on investment Electrification or Realtors
The State has prioritized electrification and fuel switching to meet carbon reduction goals.
This class explains electrification and how it affects homeowners, home inspectors, and realtors and how it will benefit everyone.
Healthy Housing Principles
There is a strong relationship between human health and the built environment.
This class connects the dots between human health, energy efficiency design thinking, and building performance improvements in the built environment.
Green Real Estate Marketing
Learn proven marketing methods in the practice of green real estate.
We combine the tools learned in the NAR Green Designation (see above) along with programs from national, state and utility companies that support energy efficiency and financing mechanisms — so that your customers benefit at time of transaction.