Economy

Trump Moves to Bar Institutional Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes Amid Affordability Push

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is moving to bar institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes, a step he said is intended to address housing affordability and limit corporate influence in the residential housing market as prices continue to rise nationwide. Trump said the proposal is aimed at ensuring homeownership remains accessible to families rather than large financial firms. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “People live in homes, not corporations,” framing the initiative as a measure to protect what he described as the American dream of homeownership. The policy would target large institutional investors that have amassed significant portfolios of single-family homes in recent years. Trump specifically pointed to firms such as Blackstone, which have acquired tens of thousands of properties, a trend critics say has intensified competition for individual buyers and driven up prices in certain markets. Shares of Blackstone (BX) ...