Trump Bid to Ban Corporate Homebuying Blindsides Wall Street

Posted on 01/08/2026
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The time of the corporate landlord as America’s housing villain was supposed to be over. 
Money managers like Blackstone Inc. and Pretium who binged on single-family rentals in the wake of the financial crisis took blow after blow as housing prices shot up. But the cohort has since cooled its buying, and the attacks slowed.  Bloomberg's Jeffrey Langbaum joins to discuss.

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