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Realtor.com data challenges effectiveness of Senate ban on big home investors

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In the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, overwhelmingly approved by the Senate on Thursday, is a provision titled, “Homes Are for People, Not Corporations.” This provision seeks to impose new restrictions on institutional investors in the single-family housing market. Under the provision, entities owning 350 or more single-family homes would face limits on purchasing […]

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ROAD to Housing Act sparks debate over investor limits, housing supply

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When the Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Thursday, longtime real estate analyst Steve Murray zeroed in on a number at the center of the legislation: 350. That figure, under the bill, defines a “large institutional investor” — a category that triggers strict limits on single-family home purchases and imposes

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Democrats propose bill targeting corporate housing tax breaks

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Senate Democrats, led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon, last week unveiled legislation aimed at curbing corporate ownership of single-family homes and redirecting federal tax benefits toward affordable housing development. The bill, known as the American Homeownership Act, would eliminate major tax breaks and other federal housing benefits for private equity

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Investor share of U.S. home purchases holds at 30% in 2025

Investor share of U.S. home purchases holds at 30% in 2025

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Cotality reported Thursday that real estate investor activity in the U.S. single-family home market remained stable through 2025, accounting for 30% of all purchases, up slightly from 29% in 2024. Persistent housing unaffordability is keeping many owner-occupant buyers on the sidelines while fueling demand for rental properties, the report found. “Fewer first-time homebuyers mean more

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Tradeweb makes investment in digital mortgage exchange MAXEX

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New York-based Tradeweb Markets Inc., operator of electronic trading platforms, has made a strategic investment in and finalized a commercial partnership with digital mortgage exchange MAXEX. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The collaboration is designed to broaden institutional access to the U.S. residential mortgage market, connecting Tradeweb’s global network of more than

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Digging into how an institutional investor ban would play out

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President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes has broad – even bipartisan – political appeal. Still, most housing experts doubt that it will exert a significant impact on affordability. The order could also pose risks for builders that have made a practice of selling in bulk to institutional investors

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Real estate leaders applaud Trump’s focus on housing, but question the impact

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During his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday President Donald Trump outlined three policy initiatives he was undertaking to help improve housing affordability for American consumers. In the speech, he did discuss his “ban” on large institutional investors purchasing single-family homes, his direction to the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to acquire up

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Real estate leaders weigh in on potential ban on large investors

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President Donald Trump announced plans to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes earlier this week, arguing the move would ease competition for families and improve housing affordability. The proposal has reignited a long-running debate over the role Wall Street-backed landlords play in the housing market — and whether restricting them would meaningfully lower

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Will banning institutional investors make homes more affordable?

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Housing professionals across the country raised their eyebrows earlier this week when President Donald Trump said he would look to stop large institutional investors from buying homes, citing increased affordability pressures on the typical American consumer. Cotality principal economist Thom Malone has long studied the impacts that real estate investors of all sizes have on

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Trump wants ban on large institutional investors buying homes

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is moving to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, framing the proposal as a way to improve housing affordability. “I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live

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