US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes

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Post by kpw94 » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC

US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes
reuters.com

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Post by downrightmike » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC

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Post by ceejayoz » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

Actual title: "US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes, Trump says"

Trump, notoriously, says all sorts of things.

I'm sure this'll come right after he finishes his healthcare plans in "two weeks".

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Post by lif » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

What about the many, many thousands of homes that have already been bought up?

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Post by wewewedxfgdf » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

Wow. Usually everything is about the money.

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Post by delecti » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

I get that title length is limited, but the "Trump Says" in the title is a pretty significant detail. He "says" things all the time.

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Post by codyb » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

Seems reasonable to me, a very anti Trump individual. Now deliver.

And which of his buddies does this benefit?

I'm trying to think if there will be ramifications to this...

- Obviously forced divestment of all Wall St owned single family homes could impact housing prices which is both the point, but of course... also hurts many families borrowing power and net worth

- I guess that crash could potentially have people paying lots of money for homes that aren't worth that much anymore, which sounds pretty negative

- Of course... wow, would it be nice to be able to afford something in the city I love (which I doubt will be impacted by this)

Of course, no clear plan here. Just Trump saying something, why wasn't the "Trump says" part kept in the headline here?

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Post by rdtsc » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

downrightmike wrote: post #2

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So what should be done instead?

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Post by johnbellone » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC

rdtsc wrote: post #8

downrightmike wrote: post #2

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So what should be done instead?

Until congress actually does something all of this is simply hot air. I do not see how this could be implemented (other than some kind of tax) and pass muster with a conservative SCOTUS.

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Post by lenerdenator » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC

downrightmike wrote: post #2

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"This is gonna happen... unless..."

Manufacture a crisis only you can solve, for the right price.