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Trump Targets Corporate Investors to Boost Housing Market

2/12/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump criticized corporate investors for hindering the housing market.
He issued an executive order to restrict large investors from buying single-family homes and exempt build-to-rent communities.
A bipartisan housing bill passed Congress without Trump's ban on institutional investors.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman proposed a 100-day waiting period before institutional buyers can purchase homes.
Institutional investors remain a small market share, while younger voters express backlash amid rising prices.

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U.S. President Donald Trump criticized corporate investors for hindering the housing market.
He issued an executive order to restrict large investors from buying single-family homes and exempt build-to-rent communities.
A bipartisan housing bill passed Congress without Trump's ban on institutional investors.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman proposed a 100-day waiting period before institutional buyers can purchase homes.
Institutional investors remain a small market share, while younger voters express backlash amid rising prices.