Donald Trump wants to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. Should Canada do the same?

Donald Trump wants to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. Should Canada do the same?

Are Institutions Buying Up Single-Family Homes?

The White House announced last week that it is “taking steps” to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes. It’s unclear whether the President has legal authority to do this without action from Congress. But setting aside that issue, let’s investigate the merits of the policy. Many commentators have pointed out that institutional investors have such a small presence in the single-family market that it is implausible to at…