US EditionTrump Signs Order to Curb Wall Street Purchases of Homes
Trump's order targets large investors owning about 3% of single-family rentals nationwide to preserve homes for families and boost homeownership opportunities.
- On January 20, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his administration to limit Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes and issue guidance within 60 days.
- Earlier this month, Trump instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to lower house prices ahead of midterm elections.
- The order instructs the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to review large investor acquisitions for anticompetitive effects and directs the Treasury Secretary to revise investor rules on single-family homes.
- Administration messaging stresses protecting family homeownership by preserving single-family supply and increasing homeownership paths, while Trump plans to raise 'housing affordability' at the World Economic Forum, Davos.
- Looking at scale, the Government Accountability Office found that by June 2022, institutional investors owned around 450,000 homes, or about 3%, of the market, and Laurie Goodman said, 'People see the connection, but they don't necessarily separate out the cause and effect.
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Wall Street Firms Restricted From Buying Single-Family Homes in Trump’s New Order
President Donald Trump is attempting to breathe life back into the American dream of owning a home with an executive order signed Tuesday. Titled “Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers,” the order aims to put single-family homes back into reach for prospective homebuyers, especially first-time buyers. Trump blamed Wall Street investors and the previous administration for pricing out families. High inflation and interest…
Trump Signs Order Targeting Institutional Housing Investors
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to advance his effort to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, before a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos where he’s expected to lay out his efforts to address affordability concerns.
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