Investor-Owned Homes

Large white moving truck pulling away from brick suburban single-family homes in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta Suburbs are Legislating Against Corporate Landlords

Before President Trump took up the cause, Atlanta-area municipalities sounded the alarm on institutional housing investors.

February 15, 2026 - Bloomberg CityLab

Historic Victorian homes in Huntington Beach, California with tall palm trees on a sunny day.

One Fifth of California Homes Owned by Investors

The state mirrors a national trend of investors buying up housing to rent.

July 28, 2025 - OC Register

Three new single-family homes in a row on a lot with no trees.

What’s in a Name? Investors vs. Speculators

We don’t often make a clear distinction between investors and speculators, which makes it harder to identify harmful behavior — and to find solutions for it.

February 13, 2025 - Shelterforce

White clapboard house with For Sale sign in front yard

State Lawmakers Join Fight Against Wall Street Landlords

Pushback against hedge funds buying and renting out single-family houses grows as elected officials in a handful of state legislatures seek to curb the trend amid the housing affordability crisis.

April 30, 2024 - The Wall Street Journal

Arizona Streetscape

Institutional Investors Gaining a Larger Footprint in the Housing Market, Report Says

The locations with the fastest growing populations are seeing the most dramatic increase in investor-owned single-family housing rentals.

July 19, 2023 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

Aerial view of suburban homes in New Jersey.

New Jersey Bill Would Ease the Path to Homeownership for Low-Income Families

A bill passed by the New Jersey state legislature would discourage investors from buying and flipping homes while giving households that have experienced foreclosure first bidding rights on auction properties.

July 1, 2022 - NorthJersey.com

Townhomes in suburban Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Mayor Wants To Restrict ‘iBuyers’

The rise in investors buying up properties, sometimes before they’re even listed on the open market, is causing sharper spikes in home prices. Atlanta’s mayor wants to end that.

June 20, 2022 - Bloomberg

Suburban Home

Home Sales to Investors On the Rise

Sales of homes to investors and corporations, often in cash, are pricing out would-be homebuyers.

May 24, 2022 - Houston Chronicle

Minneapolis, Minnesota

An 'Explosion' of Investor-Owned Homes in Minneapolis' Low-Income Neighborhoods

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has noticed an alarming spike in investor-owned homes in Minneapolis since the Great Recession.

December 8, 2021 - Marketwatch

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