Trump Says He's Taking On Wall Street Homebuyers—But Economist Says It's More Of An Obstacle Course Than A 'Ban'

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However, an economist argues that the order doesn’t ban the Wall Street buyers but just creates an obstacle course for them.\nWhile the administration frames the move as a decisive victory to “preserve the supply of single-family homes for American families,” rental housing economist Jay Parson notes that the order stops short of an outright ban, opting instead to remove federal support for corporate landlords.\nThe executive order, titled “Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street,” directs federal agencies to prioritize individual homebuyers over corporate entities.\nSpecifically, it blocks government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) from facilitating loans to large institutional investors.\nAdditionally, the President has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to scrutinize “substantial acquisitions” for anti-competitive practices.\nThe order restricts how investors buy homes rather than forbidding the purchases entirely. “The order doesn’t actually ban institutional buyers… but does look to limit it through various means,” explained Parsons, in an X thread.\nAccording to Parsons, the administration likely avoided a direct ban due to legal limitations, choosing instead to cut off easy access to federal financing and ramp up antitrust enforcement.\nThe White House indicated it will draft further legislation for Congress to codify a permanent ban.\nThe executive order has drawn vocal support beyond the administration's usual base. Dom Kwok, co-founder of the Web3 education platform EasyA, celebrated the move on X with the slogan “Make Housing Affordable Again! MHAA!,” signaling approval from parts of the tech sector.\nPolitically, the move creates a rare convergence between the Trump administration and its opposition. The crackdown aligns with long-standing Democratic criticism of corporate homebuying, a practice opponents claim has artificially inflated housing costs since the 2008 financial crisis.\nThe order also contains significant exceptions. Parsons noted that the booming “Build-to-Rent” (BTR) sector is carved out, provided the projects are “planned, permitted, financed, and constructed as rental communities.”\nThis protects developers building new rental subdivisions while targeting investors who buy existing scattered homes that would otherwise go to families.\nFurthermore, the order effectively kicks the can down the road on enforcement specifics: it does not yet define what constitutes a “large institutional investor,” instead giving the Treasury Department 30 days to establish the criteria.\nDisclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.\nPhoto: jd8/Shutterstock","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}