HOUSING RESILIENCE

CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES

An Urban Land Institute report notes that the single-family rental and build-to-rent sectors are among the fastest growing segments of residential real estate.

They accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic and show continuing signs of growth and demand.

Resilient buildings are more valuable buildings.

“This will be a big driver of real estate. Resilient buildings are more valuable buildings,” Augie Williams-Eynon, a manager with Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate, said.

“Resilient homes make securing financing easier; they attract a high-quality tenant and when a disaster strikes, they reduce losses.”