Jan. 8 at 8:16 PM
President Donald Trump proposed banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes to improve housing affordability, targeting a segment that represents about 3.2% of national home sales once smaller LLC investors are excluded. While overall investor activity accounts for roughly 15.7% of residential sales, large corporate buyers are concentrated in specific states and metro areas.
Data from the National Association of Realtors show that institutional investors are most active in northeastern states and Georgia, with Rhode Island, Connecticut, Georgia, and New York standing out. At the metro level, “mega investors” accounted for 11% of single-family home sales in Atlanta, with notable presence in Los Angeles, Riverside (CA), and Seattle.
Analysts argue the proposal may have limited nationwide impact and could be more political signaling than structural change, though localized effects may be meaningful in markets with heavier institutional concentration.
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