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Report: Senators Opposed to Housing Reform Bill Received Hefty Donations from Institutional Investors

Report: Senators Opposed to Housing Reform Bill Received Hefty Donations from Institutional Investors

by Phil Hall | Mar 30, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A new report has determined that the only 10 senators who voted against the bipartisan housing bill restricting the presence of large institutional investors in the single-family housing market are the recipients of generous 2024 election-cycle donations from the...
Senate Democrats Offer Bill to Discourage Institutional Investors from Buying Single-Family Homes

Senate Democrats Offer Bill to Discourage Institutional Investors from Buying Single-Family Homes

by Phil Hall | Feb 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address by President Trump, Senate Democrats put forth a proposal that rivals Trump’s call to restrict institutional investors and corporations from buying up single-family homes. Last month, Trump signed an executive order...
What Trump’s Investor Policy Could Mean for Real Estate and How Realtors Can Win Anyway

What Trump’s Investor Policy Could Mean for Real Estate and How Realtors Can Win Anyway

by Phil Hall | Jan 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump’s recent focus on restricting large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes has sparked a new wave of questions: Who is competing for inventory? How does that competition affect affordability? And what happens if the biggest players...
Trump Suggests He is Opposed to Lowering Home Prices

Trump Suggests He is Opposed to Lowering Home Prices

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump took to the lectern at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to deliver his much-promoted speech designed to outline his administration’s efforts to encourage affordable homeownership. However, the speech offered no new ideas and gave the...
Trump Issues Executive Order to Curb Institutional Investor Purchasing of Single-Family Homes

Trump Issues Executive Order to Curb Institutional Investor Purchasing of Single-Family Homes

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday evening that directed federal agencies to stop backing loans and offering incentives that would enable institutional investor purchases of single-family homes. “A growing share of single-family homes, often...
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