Re: “,” June 3 letter to the editor.
Letter-writer Craig Farr opposes legislation that “requires that energy saving features of a home be added to the value of appraisals.” We have a $40,000 solar system on our house and refinanced last year. The appraiser agreed that it added value, but since the appraisal organizations could not come up with a means to quantify the value of the system, he would not add a single dollar for it. He did concede that a Realtor would use it as a selling feature and include it in the price of the home. So if the seller and buyer and their Realtors agree that it adds value, why can’t the appraiser come up with a formula for that value?
Brian LeFevre, Aurora
This letter was published in the June 6 edition.
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