United StatesRestricts institutional investors from buying single-family homes sold by federal entities
The Order aims to preserve starter single-family homes for families rather than large investors, which could affect home availability and local housing costs.
What it does
Requires Treasury to define 'large institutional investor' and 'single-family home' within 30 days to enable implementation.
Directs specified federal agencies and GSEs to issue guidance within 60 days to prevent facilitating sales of single-family homes to large institutional investors.
Requires guidance to promote sales to individual owner-occupants using anti-circumvention steps, first-look policies, and disclosure rules.
Directs Treasury to review related rules and asks DOJ and FTC to scrutinize and prioritize antitrust enforcement against coordinated investor strategies.
Requires HUD to obtain owner and manager disclosures for single-family rentals in federal housing programs to detect investor involvement.
Argument forKeeps more starter single-family homes available to families by preventing federal facilitation of purchases by large investors.
Argument againstReducing institutional purchases could lower private capital available for housing, potentially limiting new construction or maintenance of rental stock.
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Where it stands
- Signed
- Published
History
- 2026
- Jan 23Published in the Federal RegisterPublished
- Jan 20Signed by President Donald TrumpSigned
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