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Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

1186: Trump Wants to Ban Wall Street From Buying Homes: This Changes Everything - Episode 1186

Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

Clayton Morris

Investing, How To, News, Education, Business, Business News

4.11.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

This could seriously shake up the US housing market. President Trump recently outlined plans to crack down on big corporations, Wall Street firms, and hedge funds that have been scooping up single-family homes at scale. In short, the idea is to ban or severely limit institutional investors from dominating the residential housing market.

On this episode of Investing in Real Estate, we’re diving into the politics and economics of this proposal and its potential effects.

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Well, this changes everything that could seriously shake up the U.S. housing market. President Trump

0:39.8

recently outlined plans to crack down on big corporations. Wall Street firms, hedge funds,

0:45.3

large institutional investors have been scooping up single family homes at scale. In short,

0:50.6

the idea is to basically ban or severely limit institutional investors from dominating

0:55.6

the residential housing market. So in the aftermath of this announcement, shares of some of these

1:01.2

major industry players just dropped immediately. Blackstone, American homes for rent,

1:05.8

invitation homes, all sold their stock prices, drop in the range of like four to six percent billions of dollars

1:12.2

pooh gone and whether you love trump or you hate trump doesn't matter this proposal hits on a

1:18.4

frustration that a lot of americans share right now with limited inventory in the housing

1:22.4

market families feel locked out of home ownership so many of these institutional buyers have bought up all the homes,

1:29.1

driving up prices. First time homebuyers feel like they're constantly losing bidding wars.

1:34.7

Investors like us, the small independent ones, can often feel like we're just competing

1:38.9

against infinite money when we are. So today I want to break down what this proposal actually means, whether or not

1:45.6

it actually help anything. Will it help the housing crisis? And most importantly, how could this

1:50.1

actually impact everyday investors? Because this isn't just about politics. It's about inventory,

1:55.1

pricing. Who gets to participate in the American housing market going forward? Young families starting

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