US EditionTrump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying single-family homes
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced he is taking immediate executive steps to ban institutions from buying single-family homes and will press Congress to codify the change, saying on Truth Social, `People live in homes, not corporations`.
- In recent years, real estate investors accounted for 33% of U.S. home purchases in Q2 2025, while the administration and local advocates say investors' limited supply purchases raised prices and rents in Jacksonville and Green Bay.
- Shares of home-owning companies fell sharply Wednesday, with Blackstone shares dropping 5.6%, while the top two dozen single-family rental firms own about 520,000 U.S. homes.
- Congress will need to take action to make a ban permanent, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarifying the administration has not fixed the proposal's exact contours.
- Critics note institutional investors own less than 1% of single-family homes, similar bans have stalled in Congress, yet the idea has bipartisan support including Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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Trump Moves To Block Big Funds Like Blackstone From Buying Up Single Family Homes - The American Tribune.com
In an absolutely awesome post on Truth Social that shows how his administration is rising over the din of criticism from right and left to help the American people, President Donald Trump revealed that he is taking steps to work with Congress and ban institutional investors from buying up single family housing, vowing that more details will be coming soon. As background, many on the populist side of politics have pointed to big investors and fun…
The president takes up the demands of left-wing democrats who accuse private equity of making houses unaffordable with real estate speculation. Large investors are to be pushed out of the home market.
Possible changes to home buying
Buying a home is considered an American dream for many families… but also institutional investors. Trump proposed a ban on large institutional investors, such as hedge funds and private equity firms, from buying single-family homes.
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