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Under a proposed rule that would restrict the funding of mortgages associated with Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, homeowners may face difficulty in securing loans to make their properties greener. The rule, put forth by Freddie, Fannie and the Federal Home Loan Banks, would check local governments’ ability to issue such loans - and do we really need this in today's housing market?
PACE made its first appearance in 2005 as “on-tax bill solar and efficiency financing” and aims to facilitate energy efficiency retrofits by covering upfront costs. Improvements such as increased insulation, upgraded windows and solar photovoltaic systems can rack up bills in the tens of thousands of dollars, and homeowners rarely recover these investments when selling the property.
PACE, which has been adopted in 27 states, allows homeowners to “mortgage” green improvements instead.
Unfortunately for PACE advocates, FHFA warned in July 2010 that the programs pose risks for mortgage investments, which spurred government lending agencies to wholly avoid mortgages associated with PACE loans. The back-and-forth continues: several states, environmental groups and other varied PACE advocates are seeking legal action against the FHFA, which means this isn’t going away any time soon.
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