The Corner
Trump Wants Congress to Keep ‘Large Institutional Investors’ from Buying Up Single-Family Homes
As I reported earlier today, the president’s inner circle has long been eyeing policy changes to make homeownership affordable for more Americans. Here’s further proof that housing policy will be a major part of the administration’s 2026 midterm strategy as White House officials search for new ways to address voters’ affordability concerns:
🚨President Trump will immediately take steps to ban big institutional investors from buying more single family homes and he will be calling on Congress to codify it. pic.twitter.com/Rq77lfs8Vi
— James Blair (@JamesBlairUSA) January 7, 2026