CBCF EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers Executive Order #14376 Date Issued: January 20, 2026 Topic: Housing, Economic Opportunity
WHAT DOES THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DO? This executive order seeks to prevent large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. The order does not restrict large institutional investors from purchasing homes in “rental communities,” such as Airbnb’s in popular tourist destinations. The order was issued in response to declining homeownership rates and inflation, which President Trump attributes to the Biden Administration’s policies.
HOW WILL THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER BE ENFORCED? This executive order will primarily be enforced by the Secretary of the Treasury. The order instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop definitions of “large institutional investor” and “single-family home” for utilization by federal agencies. The order shall be implemented within 30 days of the order’s issuance. The order also instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to review any existing rules and guidance related to large institutional investors acquiring or holding single-family homes and to consider amending them to comply with this order.
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