Green Deal for retrofit of homes: existing policies and emerging challenges

This chapter considers the impacts of green investments on the housing markets. Firstly, the leading benefits brought by the investments, provided as state subsidies or fiscal incentives, are considered. Secondly, the impact of the green and energy efficiency investments on the economics of the housing-finance, on the real estate markets are analysed. The framework of the analysis is defined by the studies on the dynamics of investment income (yield) and capital gains (price changes), a comparison between equities and housing. The roots of this analysis are the studies in investment and working capital, its circulation and accumulation, built environment as infrastructure to investment.