Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Day 366
1 documented win
Wall Street out of starter homes
The win
On the first anniversary in office, an order directed Treasury, HUD, and VA to keep large institutional investors from vacuuming up single-family homes, and to push federally backed sales toward owner-occupants.
For Americans
A 28-year-old bidding against a BlackRock LLC for a three-bedroom is why people think the American deal is broken. Restricting bulk buyers is a thumb on the scale for actual families.