Trump signs executive order to limit Wall Street purchases of single family homes
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to curb institutional home buying. The move seeks to prioritize individual buyers over Wall Street investors.
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President Donald Trump donald trumpsigned an executive order on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, aimed at curbing the acquisition of residential property by large-scale financial entities across the US 
US. The order instructs the administration to issue formal guidance within a 60-day period to impose new restrictions on the sale of single-family homes and the ability of Wall Street investors to purchase them. This policy is intended to reduce the level of institutional competition faced by individual homebuyers in an increasingly tight residential market.
US. The order instructs the administration to issue formal guidance within a 60-day period to impose new restrictions on the sale of single-family homes and the ability of Wall Street investors to purchase them. This policy is intended to reduce the level of institutional competition faced by individual homebuyers in an increasingly tight residential market.
