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ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law, Aims to Boost Supply and Curb Big Investors
business2 days ago

ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law, Aims to Boost Supply and Curb Big Investors

Congress’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically became law after President Trump neither signed nor vetoed it. The measure seeks to increase housing supply by reducing regulatory barriers, reforming zoning/land-use rules, broadening financing access, and restricting purchases by large institutional buyers of single-family homes (with exceptions). It also expands the federal definition of manufactured housing, and creates a four-year pilot to improve access to small mortgages (under $100,000) with lender subsidies and down‑payment/closing-cost grants. Experts say relief will be gradual since housing development depends on local costs, labor, and zoning, so benefits won’t appear overnight.

via CNBC|
#affordability#business#housing
Investors Buy Mobile-Home Parks, Triggering Mold, Rents, and Displacement
business1 month ago

Investors Buy Mobile-Home Parks, Triggering Mold, Rents, and Displacement

NBC News reports that investment firms acquiring mobile-home parks are raising rents and neglecting maintenance, leading to mold, pests, and evictions in communities like Buck Island, Mississippi. Buck Island is owned by Homes of America, an affiliate of Alden Global Capital, part of a broader trend that residents say harms vulnerable households who often can’t afford to move. The piece details alleged maintenance neglect, buyout pressures (including a $1,000 unit sale), lawsuits accusing concealment of mold and “Abandoned Trailer” sales, and state efforts in Maine and Michigan to bolster protections, illustrating a wider housing‑inequality issue as parks shift toward owner‑occupied models.

via NBC News|
#business#evictions#institutional-investors
politics1 month ago

Congress Moves to Limit Wall Street's Grip on Single-Family Rentals

Congressional leaders in both chambers voted to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, a bipartisan move aimed at curbing Wall Street’s footprint in the housing market. While proponents say it signals who’s in charge and could slightly improve inventory in some markets, experts note the effect on affordability is likely limited since institutional owners account for a small share nationwide and much of their stock is leased or in need of repairs. The measure is part of a broader housing package to boost supply, though Senate language requiring seven-year rentals to be sold to individuals faces House opposition and concerns it could hamper new construction. Publicsupport for limits is high, but real-world effects may be modest.

via Politico|
#housing-policy#institutional-investors#politics
House moves ahead on sweeping housing bill, softening investor ban
politics1 month ago

House moves ahead on sweeping housing bill, softening investor ban

The House approved a bipartisan housing affordability package (an amended ROAD to Housing Act) aimed at expanding supply through streamlined environmental reviews, local planning grants, and easier access to manufactured housing, while adopting a softer restriction on institutional investors than the Senate by not requiring sell-offs of build-to-rent/renovate-to-rent properties and instead creating a tenant hotline; the bills must be reconciled with the Senate version and sent to the president, potentially making it one of the broadest federal housing efforts in decades.

via CNN|
#build-to-rent#congress#housing
politics2 months ago

House moves to fast-track amended housing bill with bipartisan deal

Senior House lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to amend the Senate housing bill, preserving limits on Wall Street’s single-family home purchases while broadening who counts as a single-family home; the plan would pass next week under suspension of rules and go back to the Senate for final approval, before possible White House action. The amended text also keeps a five-year ban on a digital dollar, includes 12 community banking provisions, and drops a controversial seven-year divestiture for investor-built rentals, among other changes.

via Politico|
#bipartisanship#congress#housing
Kalshi Valued at $22B After $1B Funding, Targets Institutional Traders
business2 months ago

Kalshi Valued at $22B After $1B Funding, Targets Institutional Traders

Kalshi raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation led by Coatue, signaling strong investor interest in prediction markets as the platform expands beyond retail users toward institutional traders, with about 2 million monthly users, roughly $178 billion in annualized trading volume and over $1.5 billion in annualized revenue; the company plans more data integrations and block trades for corporates and hedge funds, while regulators and competitors pose ongoing challenges.

via The New York Times|
#business#coatue#funding
Big Institutional Buyers Pivot from Buying to Building in U.S. Single-Family Rentals
real-estate4 months ago

Big Institutional Buyers Pivot from Buying to Building in U.S. Single-Family Rentals

New data show large investors are net sellers of for-sale homes across major markets as they pivot from buying to renting via build-for-rent. FirstKey Homes is discounting heavily and selling more listings, Invitation Homes has shifted toward newly built stock, and investor activity has cooled since 2022, even as Congress weighs restrictions on large buyers of single-family rentals. The shift underscores a broader move away from resale into long-term rental strategies in a volatile market.

via CNBC|
#build-to-rent#housing-market#institutional-investors
Senators Seek to Curb Wall Street Buying of Single-Family Homes
politics4 months ago

Senators Seek to Curb Wall Street Buying of Single-Family Homes

Senators Hawley and Merkley unveiled the Homes for American Families Act to bar investment funds with more than $150 million in assets from buying single-family homes, condos, or townhouses, with DOJ antitrust enforcement; the bill aims to ease the housing affordability crunch, excludes homebuilders, and comes as Trump and other lawmakers push to curb big investors in the housing market.

via CBS News|
#antitrust#homeownership#housing
politics4 months ago

Warren says Trump could rally GOP to curb Wall Street housing purchases

Sen. Elizabeth Warren told POLITICO that President Trump could turn a GOP push to curb Wall Street’s single-family home purchases into law if he rallies Republicans, as Senate and House housing bills seek to boost supply and lower costs. The White House wants restrictions on institutional investors not currently in the bills, while Warren remains open to adding private-equity provisions and backs a separate tax-break removal measure, signaling alternative approaches. Whether the bills will be reconciled remains uncertain.

via Politico|
#elizabeth-warren#housing-affordability#institutional-investors
Bitmine Elevates ETH Treasury to 4.42 Million Tokens, $9.6B in Holdings
business4 months ago

Bitmine Elevates ETH Treasury to 4.42 Million Tokens, $9.6B in Holdings

Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported a total crypto and cash treasury of about $9.6 billion as of Feb. 22, 2026, with 4,422,659 ETH (≈3.66% of the ETH supply, about $8.66B at $1,958/ETH), 193 BTC, a $200 million Beast Industries stake, a $17 million Eightco stake, and $691 million in cash. Of the ETH, 3,040,483 are staked (roughly $6.0B), and the MAVAN staking network is slated to launch in Q1 2026. The company highlights BMNR’s liquidity (≈$0.7B daily traded) and backing by major institutional investors, reaffirming ETH as its primary treasury asset with an aim for 5% ETH ownership.

via PR Newswire|
#bitmine-immersion-technologies#business#eth-holdings
Trump's Housing Pivot Blames Wall Street, but Data Say It Won't Move Prices
politics4 months ago

Trump's Housing Pivot Blames Wall Street, but Data Say It Won't Move Prices

President Trump pivots to blaming 'institutional investors' for high housing costs and pushes a ban; Catherine Rampell explains that these investors own only a small share of single-family rentals, have been net sellers while shifting to build-to-rent, and banning them would likely have little effect on affordability and could raise costs in some markets. Real fixes require zoning reform, streamlined permitting, and broader policy changes, while demagoguery about Wall Street misses the bigger picture.

via The Bulwark|
#housing#housing-policy#institutional-investors