Would Banning Institutional Investors From Single-Family Homes Really Fix the Housing Market?
Would Banning Institutional Investors From Single-Family Homes Really Fix the Housing Market? By Nick Schmuecker | Denver Real Estate Agent Over the past few years, large institutional investors have become an easy target in conversations about housing affordability. I hear it all the time: “If we just stopped Wall Street from buying homes, wouldn’t the market fix itself?” It’s a fair question — but the real answer is more nuanced than the headlines suggest. Let’s look at what banning large institutional investors would actually change , what it wouldn’t , and how this could realistically affect buyers and sellers here in Denver. First, Let’s Ground This in Reality Before we talk about bans, it’s important to understand who actually owns single-family homes in the U.S. Here’s what the data shows: Over 12% of the nation’s single-family homes are owned by small landlords who own 100 properties or fewer Large institutional investors (100+ ho...