Real estate brokerage isn’t often thought of as a ‘green’ industry. After all, real estate agents driving customers all over town in emmissions spewing vehicles, preparing endless paper purchase agreement documents, using copier and printer consumables aren’t the actions of a environmentally friendly business. Neither are the utilities usage of multiple bricks and mortar brokerage office locations required by the traditional real estate model for that matter.

But, that hasn’t stopped some new model real estate companies from making efforts to ‘go green‘. Some online real estate firms now offer the possibility of greatly reducing the impact of the real estate brokerage business on the environment. Online real estate companies allow consumers the option of search homes online before getting a car to preview them. Narrowing down the home search eliminates a lot of driving time. Firms like bloomkey.com now offer a paperless listing transaction whereby property sellers can complete all of their documents electronically without having to print or physically sign paper based forms. And, because these firms deliver services electronically, there’s no need for large cadres of real estate agents and multiple office locations. bloomkey.com services customers throughout U.S. and Canada from just 1 office location in Richmond, VA.

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