"I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live in homes, not corporations, Trump wrote on Truth Social. There are few details as to how the plan would be implemented. But Trump is expected to offer more specifics during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from Jan. 19-23."
"Affordability improved from Q3 2025 in 86% of counties, aided in part by falling mortgage rates. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage declined from 6.34% in early October to 6.15% by year's end, per ATTOM's data. Many Americans were priced out of buying a home in 2025, and affordability remains worse than historic norms in most markets, Rob Barber, CEO of ATTOM, said in a statement. Still, modest, quarter-over-quarter affordability improvements in many markets at the end of the year offered some encouragement."
President Trump directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities to lower mortgage rates and proposed banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes. Few implementation details were provided, and more specifics are expected during a World Economic Forum speech from Jan. 19-23. ATTOM data showed affordability improved from Q3 2025 in 86% of counties, aided by falling mortgage rates. The average 30-year fixed rate fell from 6.34% in early October to 6.15% by year-end. Many Americans remained priced out in 2025, with affordability still worse than historic norms despite modest quarter-over-quarter improvements.
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