US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes

Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by thejazzman on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:23PM (#46532034)

I don’t read this as being against it at all. They’re simply pointing out it doesn’t have that big of an impact because of a bigger problem that remains.

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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by tjwebbnorfolk on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:38PM (#46532282)

Institutional investors collectively nearly a million residential properties in the US, and continue to buy more. When turnover of inventory is only a couple percent a year, owning nearly 1% of the housing stock and not turning it over is a lot. Small landlord property turnover is much higher than institutions.

This action would have an impact.

Other problems will ALWAYS remain. That's no reason not to make a dent in what can be dented.

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