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House Debates Act to Curb Corporate Home Purchases

3/14/2026

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The U.S. House will debate the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to ban large corporate investors from acquiring more properties.
Realtor.com analysis shows corporate investors account for only 1% of national single-family home purchases.
Institutional buying peaked in 2021 and has fallen 65% by 2025.
Small landlords own over 60% of investor acquisitions.
Policies to increase housing supply would be more effective and help reduce the 4 million housing-supply gap.

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Story summary

The U.S. House will debate the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to ban large corporate investors from acquiring more properties.
Realtor.com analysis shows corporate investors account for only 1% of national single-family home purchases.
Institutional buying peaked in 2021 and has fallen 65% by 2025.
Small landlords own over 60% of investor acquisitions.
Policies to increase housing supply would be more effective and help reduce the 4 million housing-supply gap.