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- Wall Street vs Main Street Homebuyers
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BNY offers $6,500 for some homebuying employees, as even Wall Street workers struggle with housing costs
Reed Alexander, Business Insider
BNY's new housing benefit comes as rising prices and borrowing costs make homeownership harder for workers earning below six figures.
Apr 8, 2026, 11:45 AM
Large organizations — not people — own a significant portion of homes in these 10 cities
Jordan Pandy, Business Insider
Institutional investors don't have a strong hold nationally, but in a handful of markets in the South, they own 1 out of 10 homes.
Mar 21, 2026, 10:51 AM
Senate passes bipartisan housing bill targeting large investors and easing regulations
Stephan Bisaha, NPR
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.
Mar 12, 2026, 4:39 PM
Trump laid out his plans to restrict institutional housing investors — with some notable carveouts
Shubhangi Goel, Business Insider
The order comes with a carveout: build-to-rent properties that were designed to be rental communities will not be affected.
Jan 21, 2026, 5:05 AM
Trump's move to ban big investors from buying houses isn't the solution to high home prices, industry watchers say
Eliza Relman, Business Insider
Big investors own a small fraction of America's single-family homes. But they're big players in certain Sun Belt markets. Trump wants to ban them.
Jan 9, 2026, 5:22 PM
Trump calls to ban Wall Street from buying homes, but industry insiders say the business model has already moved on
Daniel Geiger, Business Insider
Industry insiders say Trump's call to ban big investors is out of sync with how those players actually buy homes.
Jan 9, 2026, 10:28 AM
Bessent: Private equity firms won't have to sell single-family home rentals
Shubhangi Goel, Business Insider
The Treasury Secretary said that Trump's proposal to keep big players from buying single-family homes would not force them to sell current holdings.
Jan 9, 2026, 5:02 AM