It's a reality we all have to come to terms with: Neither oil nor natural gas prices are likely to come down any time soon. World demand for oil isn't abating (read China and India). Hurricane Katrina fallout is plaguing the pumps. And with monthly energy bills and relentlessly thirsty cars reminding us of our escalating cost of living, there's one message consumers are ripe for today: saving money on their home utility costs.

The energy squeeze of 2005 is bringing new enthusiasm for green homes, says Doris Iklé (pronounced eek-LAY), president of Bethesda, Md. based Home Energy Tune-uP, which recommends energy-efficiency improvements to homeowners. "I've seen an increase in business in recent years as gasoline prices have gone up. People are very aware of what they pay for gas."

Adds Doris Iklé, president of Home Energy Tune-uP in Bethesda, Md., "Green homes are a better mortgage risk because you don't have large fluctuations in utility bills. People who are struggling to stay afloat financially will first stop paying their utility bills and then the mortgage."     Read the article at Realtor Magazine

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