Green Key Founder and President Chris Bartle announces nationwide franchise opportunities in residential green real estate

San Francisco, CA, September 26, 2007 – Green Key Real Estate, San Francisco’s first and only residential real estate brokerage dedicated to environmental responsibility and social equity, announced last week the company’s aggressive plans to franchise over the coming year.

The announcement was made at the West Coast Green Residential Building Conference and Expo, the largest-scale expo focused entirely on residential green building and remodeling.

Green Key Real Estate is a certified San Francisco Green Business and a member of Co-Op America’s Green Business Network. Bartle is a licensed California real estate broker and certified EcoBroker and Green Building Professional. Bartle has 20 years of business experience and has devoted the last six years working to establish San Francisco as the greenest city in the world by aligning his business ventures with a core value system based in sustainability.

“The decision to expand Green Key’s flagship San Francisco office and franchise the company’s unique business model to other areas of the country comes at a key inflection point in the real estate market,” said Bartle. “Socially conscious home owners, buyers and sellers need expert advice and information on how to green their homes in order to mitigate climate change, reduce their carbon footprint and increase property values. We have an opportunity to meet this demand in San Francisco and beyond by educating, empowering and enriching property buyers and sellers through awareness of green building and remodeling practices.”

Over the past year, Green Key Real Estate has doubled its San Francisco office, adding four new agents, and increasing revenue 100%. It plans to expand to grow to 20 locations within the next 18 months. The company is currently recruiting agents for San Francisco, Marin and the East Bay and accepting inquiries for investment and franchise opportunities. Please call 415-793-0215 or email

About Green Key Real Estate
Green Key Real Estate is San Francisco’s first residential real estate brokerage dedicated to environmental responsibility and social equity. Certified as both a San Francisco Green Business and an EcoBroker, Green Key Real Estate conducts its operations in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner, with recycling, environmentally preferable purchasing, and carbon-offset programs. By focusing exclusively on the San Francisco market, Green Key is able to empower buyers and enrich sellers, while educating all homeowners about green building and remodeling practices.

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