Foundations of Real Estate 3

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Technology and Indoor Environments

You read briefly about hazardous materials and gasses, and practiced with environmental vocabulary concerning property sales in the Learning Activity. Now you have an opportunity to do some research and see what technological advances have helped to either eradicate or mitigate the damages done by environmental toxins with regards to real property. Most states have laws pertaining to responsibility for disclosure of such toxins present in homes.

The following Course Outcome is assessed in this assignment:

GEL-3.04: Examine the relationship between science and technology and the impact on the natural world.

Scenario: You are showing clients a house built in 1960 in your state. They are interested in buying the home, but they want to completely remodel it and the mechanical systems including adding a new gas furnace and stove. Research "Healthy Building Materials" in the Purdue Global Library located in the Academic Tools area of the course. Select an article to read and record the title, author, and year.

Checklist:

What air quality and building materials concerns should they look at regarding the existing home? Analyze possible radon, lead, gas, and asbestos issues and how these affect homeowners and the environment.

What scientific discoveries regarding air quality and building materials have led to new technological solutions that will deal with your clients’ potential problems?

Based on research on your state’s disclosure statements required of real estate agents, discuss what disclosures of

Assignment Details

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hazardous materials the real estate agent or seller is required to make to the buyer of a home in your state.

Access the Unit 3 Assignment grading rubric.

Respond in a minimum 500–600-word APA formatted and citation styled paper with additional title and reference pages to the Unit 3 Assignment Dropbox before the end of the unit.