CREFC’s Property Risk & Resilience Committee.
What We Do
The Committee serves as both an educational resource and advocate for the commercial real estate finance industry, providing insight into how climate-related regulatory trends intersect with financing decisions.
We help investors, lenders, and other CRE finance stakeholders understand the physical and financial risks posed by extreme weather events and long-term climate trends.
We also promote strategies that strengthen the built environment, through energy efficiency, emissions reduction, and appropriate asset-hardening to ensure properties remain viable over time.
Our work includes:
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Surveys & Research: The Committee has conducted in-depth surveys of our members to better understand market attitudes and practices around sustainability, risk management, and regulatory preparedness.
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Strategic Issues Monitor (SIM): In partnership with Oxford Analytica, the Committee produces a biannual benchmark tool that helps CRE-related organizations identify, assess, and track the macro trends most likely to affect U.S. commercial real estate and the CRE finance market over the next three years.
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Webinars & Panels: The Committee has hosted dozens of educational sessions for CREFC members, covering a wide range of topics, from energy efficiency standards and emissions targets to insurance challenges and climate risk disclosure frameworks .
Why This Matters
CRE lenders and investors are looking not only for solid market returns, but also for resilient, forward-looking assets. Properties that lag behind on emissions performance or climate adaptation are increasingly at risk of becoming “stranded” or undesirable in the market.
By equipping the CRE finance community with the relevant tools, data, and insights, the Property Risk & Resilience Committee supports better investment decisions and a more resilient built environment.