Legal & Regulatory

Clean energy and grid-related investments and incentives for public-private partnerships are likely.

The industry is at the beginning stage of incorporating ESG data into underwriting.

The legislation could provide a financial economic backstop without waiting for Congress to act.

The benefits of the new spending to real estate are largely indirect.

Companies and investors would need to rework tax planning.

There are key differences in how operations expenses like property taxes and insurance are handled in apartment communities versus shopping centers.

Thanks to increased support from the federal government, affordable housing development will accelerate.

Apartment owners must ensure that they are meeting necessary requirements, like venting and cleaning, to accommodate a restaurant on site.