Politicians Want to Stop Companies From Buying Homes. A Ban Wouldn’t Bring Down Costs

Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs

Politicians, including President Trump, say corporate investors block families from buying homes. But housing experts say the real problem is there are not enough homes. During his State of the Union speech, Trump told the story of a Houston woman…

Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs.

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune March 6, 2026 In 2020, Raysall Wiggins decided she no longer wanted to rent a home in the Houston neighborhood where she grew up. She wanted to buy. “I wanted to have something of my own, something that I could eventually pass down to my children,” said Wiggins, who has two teenage sons. “My parents never had that, and I wanted something different for my own children.” Wiggins, who works in health care, put i…

Bans on companies buying homes won't bring down costs in Texas

President Trump, who wants to stop profit-driven companies from buying residences in bulk, spotlighted the struggles of a Houston woman who was regularly outbid by firms on homes in the pandemic.

Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs - The Morning Sun

In 2020, Raysall Wiggins decided she no longer wanted to rent a home in the Houston neighborhood where she grew up. She wanted to buy. “I wanted to have something of my own, something that I could eventually pass down to my children,” said Wiggins, who has two teenage sons. “My parents never had that, and I wanted something different for my own children.” Wiggins, who works in health care, put in multiple offers on homes in Houston’s Acres Home …