Trump Administration Proposes Ban on Home Investors with Over 100 Properties

The Trump administration has proposed banning investors who own more than 100 single-family homes from purchasing additional properties.

The rule includes exemptions for investors who build or heavily renovate homes exclusively for rental purposes.

Administration officials are seeking to incorporate the ban into a Senate housing bill currently under negotiation.

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday regarding the new policy.

The measure follows an executive order signed by President Trump in January that aimed to restrict large institutional investors from competing with individual homebuyers, with the goal of improving housing affordability.

In response to voter concerns over housing costs ahead of this year’s congressional elections, the administration has implemented additional measures, including purchases of mortgage-backed securities.