MBA Joint Letter to FHFA on Building Energy Codes

The undersigned national real estate associations represent a broad coalition of housing providers that are committed to working together with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to bolster housing supply and address America’s housing affordability crisis. We share in FHFA’s goals of financing high-performing energy efficient and quality homes nationwide, but urge against any proposals to attach specific building code requirements to new construction. We urge you to consider the impacts of new requirements for financing on housing production and instead support voluntary efforts that promote energy efficiency without exacerbating America’s acute housing challenges.