The rules that reprice buildings.

Federal tax deduction (up to ~$5/sq ft with prevailing-wage compliance) for energy-efficient property in commercial buildings achieving at least 25% energy-cost savings. Phasing out for projects beginning construction after June 30, 2026.

Comprehensive federal housing package: passed Senate 85-5 and House 358-32 in June 2026; became law 11 Jul 2026 after President Trump declined to sign within the constitutional 10-day window. Streamlines environmental review (NEPA) for housing development, modernizes manufactured/modular housing standards, restricts institutional investors holding 350+ single-family homes from buying additional single-family homes (build-to-rent and senior-living exceptions apply), and expands financing capacity for community development financial institutions.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is making a technical amendment to its Private Transfer Fee Covenants (PTFC) Regulation. The PTFC Regulation restricts FHFA's regulated entities-- the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks)--from purchasing, investing in, accepting as collateral, or otherwise dealing in mortgages on properties

The Bank of Canada today published a report summarizing the feedback it received from stakeholders and the Canadian public during consultations on its monetary policy framework.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.

Requires large existing buildings to report annual energy and water use and meet declining GHG emissions standards, reaching net zero by 2050. Imposes both disclosure and emissions-cap obligations on Boston CRE.

A sustainability assessment method for buildings and infrastructure covering energy, carbon, health, circularity and resilience across the lifecycle. Widely used in Europe to certify environmental performance.

Mandatory energy-efficiency requirements for new and altered nonresidential buildings, expanding heat-pump use, electric-readiness and ventilation standards. Applies to permits filed on or after January 1, 2026.

Requires US companies with over $1bn revenue doing business in California to publicly report Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (Scope 3 from 2027). Affects large CRE owners and REITs; first reports due 2026.

Requires companies with over $500m revenue doing business in California to publish biennial climate-related financial risk reports. Relevant to large CRE firms with physical and transition-risk exposure.

Federal strategy to cut emissions and energy costs across Canada's buildings sector by accelerating retrofits and low-carbon new construction. Affects CRE owners via retrofit programs and future code stringency.

ISSB-aligned standards (general sustainability and climate disclosures) setting how Canadian entities report sustainability and climate risks. Voluntary from 2025, providing the disclosure baseline for Canadian real-estate companies.

Requires buildings larger than 50,000 sq ft to track and report whole-building energy use annually via ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, with periodic data verification. Provides energy-transparency benchmarking for Chicago CRE.

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024/141), in force 5 Mar 2024, amends Class MA of the GPDO 2015 (commercial/business/service-to-residential conversion). It removes (a) the 1,500 sqm floorspace cap and (b) the 3-month pre-application vacancy requirement, permitting change of use to residential (Class C3) from Class E buildings of any size — occupied or vacant — without a full planning application, subject to prior approval.

Requires very large companies to identify, prevent and address adverse human-rights and environmental impacts in their chains of activities, and adopt a climate transition plan. Affects large CRE developers and investors via construction supply chains.

Expands mandatory sustainability reporting to a wide set of large and listed companies, requiring audited disclosure under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards on a double-materiality basis. Captures large CRE owners, developers and REITs.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a Final Rule; Technical Amendment document in the Federal Register on March 17, 2026, regarding Correcting Amendment Reinstating "Grandfather" Exceptions to Restrictions on Private Transfer Fee Covenants. The ACTION: line of the Final Rule; Technical Amendment document incorrectly stated that the Final Rule was requesting public comments, however, the Final Rule; Technical Amendment document is not requesting public comments. This

Science-based decarbonization pathways that let owners assess when buildings risk becoming 'stranded' against 1.5C/2C targets. Used for transition-risk analysis, retrofit planning and capital allocation.

A green-building standard requiring at least 20% savings in energy, water and embodied carbon versus a local baseline, with free design software. Used by developers in emerging markets.

Requires commercial and multifamily buildings 25,000 sq ft and larger to meet progressive energy-use targets through 2030, with prescribed upgrades for smaller buildings. Binding performance obligations for most large Denver properties.

A free tool to benchmark a building's energy, water, waste and GHG performance and earn an ENERGY STAR score and certification. The reporting backbone for many state and city building-performance mandates.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or Agency) proposes to rescind its regulation on Duty to Serve Underserved Markets and replace it with a new rule. If adopted as proposed, the new rule would enable the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises) to better serve the needs of very low-, low-, and moderate-income families in the manufactured housing, affordable housing pre

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is correcting the amendatory regulatory text of the proposed rule regarding its Enteprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets regulation that published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2026.

This proposed rule would harmonize HUD's existing Equal Access regulations with the directions of the Executive Order titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." The rule would remove references to "gender" and "gender identity" from HUD regulations, or remove and replace it with "sex," as defined by the Executive Order. Through these revisions, the rule would ensure equal access to qualifying facilities wo

Establishes 'energy efficiency first' as a binding EU principle and a target to cut final energy consumption 11.7% by 2030, with stronger obligations to renovate public buildings and expand energy audits. Tightens efficiency expectations across building operation.

Sets a path to a fully decarbonised EU building stock by 2050: a zero-emission standard for new buildings, minimum energy performance standards triggering renovation of the worst-performing non-residential buildings, solar-ready requirements, and strengthened energy performance certificates. Directly drives capex and asset-value risk for CRE owners.

Raises the EU's binding 2030 renewable target to at least 42.5%, with sectoral targets for heating and cooling in buildings and faster permitting for on-site renewables. Pushes CRE owners toward on-site solar and renewable heating.

A classification system defining when an activity counts as environmentally sustainable, with technical screening criteria for construction, renovation, acquisition and ownership of buildings. Determines whether real estate assets can be reported as Taxonomy-aligned 'green'.

The detailed standards companies must use to report under the CSRD, including climate change, energy and own-operations metrics relevant to building portfolios.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA" or the "Agency") is requesting comment on this notice of proposed rulemaking repealing the New Business Activities regulation.

Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses

This guide explains the process a landlord must take when they served an eviction notice before 1 May 2026.

An investor-driven ESG benchmark that scores the sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios via standardized annual assessments. Used by institutional investors, managers and REITs to compare ESG performance.

Guidance to help social landlords understand and navigate their responsibilities in relation to Awaab’s Law.

The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025, as they apply from 30 November 2026.

This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking re-opens public comment for certain topics and provisions that were addressed in HUD's May 29, 2024, proposed rule entitled "HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining." Among other changes, this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking proposes to revise or revoke previously-proposed tenant protection provisions permitting participating jurisdictions to exceed the maximum per-unit subsidy for proje

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a two-bill legislative package on 10 Jul 2026 to modernize DC housing law. The Housing Investment Protection Act would expand the local rental voucher subsidy from 30% to 50% of income, clarify landlord entry rights for repairs, set a 60-day eviction-hearing timeline, and narrow the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act window. The Illegal Occupancy Enforcement Amendment Act would give MPD tools to remove guests unlawfully overstaying short-term rentals. Neither bill had been introduced to or passed by the DC Council as of this writing.

Global baseline standards for sustainability- and climate-related financial disclosures, building on the TCFD framework. Used to provide decision-useful, comparable sustainability disclosures.

An international management-system standard to establish, maintain and continually improve an organization's energy performance. Used by building operators to systematically manage and reduce energy use.

The most widely used green-building rating system, certifying buildings on energy, water, materials and indoor environmental performance. Used by developers, owners and tenants worldwide.

A government-run system rating the operational environmental performance of buildings on a one-to-six-star scale covering energy, water, waste and indoor environment. Used to measure and disclose in-use performance.

Requires owners of buildings 50,000 sq ft or larger to annually report whole-building energy and water use via ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, underpinning NYC's building-emissions program.

Caps annual GHG emissions for most buildings over 25,000 sq ft, with limits from 2024 tightening sharply in 2030 en route to net zero by 2050. Owners must file annual emissions reports or face penalties.

The Prudential Regulation Authority has today announced plans to consult on reforming rules around shared operational services for ring-fenced banks.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today published a consultation on the internal model approach to market risk (IMA), which represents the final piece of Basel 3.1’s implementation in the UK.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a Notice rescinding its December 23, 1997 "Questions and Answers Regarding the Affordable Housing Program" and its March 11, 1999 "Questions and Answers Regarding the Affordable Housing Program--Part 2."

This interim final rule revises the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) environmental review regulations by removing HUD's requirement that Environmental Assessments for projects over 200 dwelling units or beds shall be sent to the Field Environmental Clearance Officer (FECO) or Program Environmental Clearance Officer (PECO) for review and comment. This revision aligns with recent executive actions directing efficiency for environmental permitting and stream