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BREAKING: Trump to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes.

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BREAKING: Trump to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. In a truth social post this morning President Trump said his administration will move to ban large Wall Street institutions from buying single-family homes, arguing that institutional ownership has driven up prices and rents and put homeownership further out of reach for everyday Americans. He said he would take immediate action and ask Congress to codify the policy, while previewing additional housing proposals in an upcoming speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Institutional investors such as private-equity firms have accumulated thousands of single-family homes since the 2008 financial crisis, increasingly shifting capital into rental housing. Critics, including housing advocates and some lawmakers, argue this has reduced supply and fueled rent inflation, while firms counter that institutions own only a small share of U.S. homes. Markets reacted quickly, with shares of major housing and landlord companies falling sharply after Trump’s comments. Key details remain unclear, including the legal authority for such a ban and how it would be enforced in the private housing market. The White House did not immediately clarify whether the policy would come via executive action or legislation. The move comes as Trump faces mounting pressure to address cost-of-living concerns ahead of midterm...

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