Real Estate RoundtablePolicy Issues
Tax
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Energy & Climate
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Capital & Credit
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Homeland Security
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Cities & Infrastructure
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Housing
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Inflation Reduction Act
Tax

The Roundtable advocates for tax policies that promote capital formation, reward risk-taking, and create jobs while strengthening communities. The U.S. must maintain a competitive tax code grounded in enduring, pro-growth principles to move our economy forward.

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Capital Gains
Like-Kind Exchanges (LKEs)
Partnerships & Pass-Through Taxation
Carried Interest
Step-Up in Basis
Opportunity Zones (OZs)
Unrealized Gains ("Billionaire Tax")
Energy & Climate

Reducing our carbon footprint is good for the environment and the economy. Policies that promote cost-effective investments to optimize building energy efficiency, increase the nation’s supply of renewables, and decarbonize the electric grid will help the real estate sector combat climate change, create “green jobs,” and enhance the resilience of our communities. As a voice for commercial real estate, The Roundtable continues to advocate for national guidelines, incentives, and data to accelerate the economy’s and our industry’s transition toward decarbonization.

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Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Reporting on Climate Risks
EPA's ENERGY STAR Certification for Buildings
EPA's ENERGY STAR Tenant Space Recognition
Building Performance Standards
Science-Based Targets
“Healthy Buildings”
Capital & Credit

The Roundtable supports policy measures that promote the availability of credit and the formation of capital in the commercial and multifamily real estate industry.

Sustaining reliable credit capacity and robust capital formation requires policies that minimize regulatory burden, support reliable market valuations, encourage appropriate transparency, and maintain suitable systemic safeguards.

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Restoring Liquidity in CRE Markets and Protecting Capital Formation
Halting Pro-Cyclical Policy Measures and Increases in Regulatory Capital
Restrictions on Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate
Beneficial Ownership & the Corporate Transparency Act
Commercial Insurance Coverage: Pandemic Risks & Natural Catastrophes
SAFE Banking Act: Financial Services for Legal Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs)
Homeland Security

The Roundtable's Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) and Real Estate Information Sharing and Analysis Center (www.reisac.org) remains focused on measures that businesses can take-such as creating resilient infrastructure that is resistant to physical damage and cyber breaches - through increased cross-agency information sharing and cooperation with key law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

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RER's Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF)
Real Estate Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RE-ISAC)
Cyber Risks
Physical Risks
Cities & Infrastructure

Cities and the commercial real estate industry are at the forefront of a post-pandemic transition centered on return-to-office, commercial property conversions, and the role of infrastructure investment. Public policies that support these issues are crucial to the health of cities and CRE.

Cities house CRE, yet rely on tax revenues generated from property assets to finance first responders, police, schools, healthcare, roads, bridges, mass transit, and other critical services. Commercial property assets also enhance the value of cities by attracting businesses, which provide additional tax funds for municipal services and infrastructure projects. The well-being of America’s communities, businesses, families, and workforce depends on these networks.

The Roundtable supports policies that promote the healthy return of employees to their pre-pandemic workplace practices including return-to-office directives for federal government employees. We also encourage federal and local incentives for converting commercial properties to other uses, including affordable housing. And we support physical infrastructure investments that benefit those who work, live, and recreate in cities.

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Workplace Return
CRE Conversions
Infrastructure Funding (Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act)
Public-Private Partnerships
Streamlining the Permitting Process
Housing

Safe, decent, and affordable housing is critical to the well-being of America’s families, communities, and businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the nation’s persistent housing crisis, prompting The Roundtable to mobilize with our national real estate organization partners and jointly advocate for policies that increase housing supplies to serve the causes of equity, resiliency, job growth, and modernizing our nation’s critical infrastructure.

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Affordable Housing
Expanding Housing Supply: Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
IRS Limitations on Private-Activity Bonds (PABs)
"YES In My Backyard" (YIMBY)
Surplus Federal Real Estate for Affordable Housing
Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. The $790 billion legislation — the largest federal clean energy investment in U.S. history — includes nearly $370 billion in climate spending that affects “clean energy” incentives important to commercial real estate.

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CLEAN ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES