Bend, Oregon Real Estate Agent Earns NAR Green Designation The Garner Group s Patsy Roome adds

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2012 -- The Garner Group Real Estate, a family-owned comp real estate in Bend, Oregon, today announced that broker The National Association of REALTORS Green Designation. The agents who have earned this designation than any other Be company.

The certification by NAR s Green Resource Council is awarded to those who complete a three-day course focusing on fundamentals of green building practices, consumer awareness and marketing of homes built to green standards.The Garner Group, whi ch specializes in green real estate, has several agents who hold this designatio n, as well as the Earth Advantage STAR designation. Roome initially received her real estate license in Aspen, Colorado, where she l ived for 19 years. She later worked as an urban planner for the City of Big Bear Lake, California, Deschutes County and the City of Bend before obtaining her Or egon real estate license in 1997. Patsy is active in professional and civic asso ciations including Oregon and National Assn. of Realtors, Central Oregon Assn. o f Realtors, Commercial Investment Assn., Commercial Brokerage Assn. and Habitat for Humanity. She is president and secretary of the Bend River Heights Homeowner s Assn. and treasurer of P.E.O. International Chapter EA. She holds a degree in business from the University of Redlands in California. The Garner Group is headquartered at 2762 NW Crossing Dr., Suite 100, in Bend hWest Crossing neighborhood. http://www.thegarnergroup.com. s Nort

About The Garner Group Ranked number one in Bend, Oregon new construction sales volume in 2011,The Garn er Group Real Estate s mission is to provide expertise in all areas of real estate a nd development, to demonstrate service to clients beyond their expectations, and to prove to clients the value of our contribution to every real estate transact ion. Boasting a combined experience of 260 years among all the company s agents, The Garner Group is headed by Jay and Sandy Garner. A native of Central Oregon, San dy has been an award-winning Realtor in the region for more than 30 years. The G arner Group currently has more than 20 agents and staff members and ranks statis tically among the top companies in Bend for residential real estate listings and sales. www.thegarnergroup.com Contact: Sara LaFaver The Garner Group Bend, Oregon, 97459 541-383-4360 sara@thegarnergroup.com http://www.thegarnergroup.com/