要求新房符合更严格的能源效率标准. HUD reverses rule requiring new homes to meet stricter energy efficiency standards for mortgages.

美国住房和城市发展部取消了拜登时代的规定,要求新建房屋符合更严格的能源效率标准才能获得联邦支持的抵押贷款. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has rescinded a Biden-era rule requiring new homes to meet stricter energy efficiency standards to qualify for federally backed mortgages. 官员们担心, 这项规定将使建筑成本增加数万美元, 使得负担得起的住房难以获得. Officials cited concerns that the rule would increase construction costs by tens of thousands of dollars, making affordable housing harder to access. 目的是减少监管障碍,促进住房供应. The move aims to reduce regulatory barriers and boost housing supply.