{"id":7214,"date":"2026-02-06T09:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:44:47","slug":"leave-some-deeds-for-the-rest-of-us-will-the-white-house-lower-the-boom-on-corporate-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/leave-some-deeds-for-the-rest-of-us-will-the-white-house-lower-the-boom-on-corporate-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave Some Deeds for the Rest of Us! Will the White House Lower the Boom on Corporate Buyers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You may have heard about the Trump executive order on real estate investment companies. The idea is about keeping large companies from buying homes that ordinary deed seekers would want to buy. It comes in the midst of poll results showing voters upset with high prices, and profit-seekers buying up homes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does this depend on Congressional action? If so, would Congress support this? What are the details? Read on for more Q&A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Can the White House Actually Restrict Corporate Real Estate Buyers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The executive order doesn\u2019t do anything to corporate buyers directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it takes effect, it would stop federal agencies from backing institutional investments in single-unit homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the extent that it restrains corporate buyers, it will be open to challenge under the federal Administrative Procedure Act. It could also get tied up in state and local cases\u2014a dynamic that would likely add to housing costs rather than lower them, according to lawyers at Dechert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Changes Would the Agencies Have to Carry Out?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

White House Cabinet members would have a to-do list. For just a couple of examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n