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The average homeowner pay about $1300.00 a year in utility bills. By making a home
more energy efficient, those high costs can be significantly reduced.
Energy efficient mortgages are now available and can be used toward the purchase of a new
or existing energy efficient home. It can also be used toward financing energy efficient features
to the home.
Participators
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, and VA offer these new forms of mortgages. Check out these
two sites for more information:
In addition to these great new financing options, some insurance companies are beginning to offer
discounts on insurance premiums as homes are being built stronger.
The Institute for Business and Home Safety (www.ibhs.org.) created a program called the Fortified For Safer Living Program,
which outlines specific design, construction, and landscaping guidelines that would help a home's resistance to
extreme weather including floods, high winds, earthquakes, hail and fire.
For more information go to:
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