Centaurus Technologies and Innovations, Inc

REALTOR Magazine

The NAR (National Association of Realtors) survey for the first time asks about preferences for energy efficient features. In their responses, buyers say they want such features, with more than 90 percent saying the features are either very or somewhat important.

The importance of energy efficiency, while generally solid across age ranges, largely increases with age, topping out as a preference for 94 percent of buyers aged 75 and older. But even 80 percent of the youngest buyers, starting at age 18, say they want green features.

New-home buyers in particular expect to see energy efficient features in their choices. More than 95 percent of buyers of homes constructed less than a year before purchase say energy efficiency is important.