Fed Housing Chief Supports Trump’s Initiative to Prohibit Investors from Acquiring Single-Family Homes

“Builder-in-chief” President Donald Trump is revitalizing the housing market, according to U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who shared insights on “Making Money” this Thursday.

Trump announced Wednesday his intention to prohibit institutional investors from acquiring single-family homes.

“I’m very confident we can resuscitate the housing market, but it’s dead after what Joe Biden did,” Pulte stated during his conversation with FOX Business anchor Cheryl Casone.

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President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images / Getty Images)

“It’s time that corporations stop owning these homes, and people start owning and living in these homes as nature intended,” Pulte emphasized.

Trump has specifically targeted Wall Street landlords, urging Congress through social media to formalize this anti-Wall Street housing policy.

“People live in homes, not corporations,” Trump asserted.

Pulte praised the initiative, stating that corporations have been monopolizing homes for far too long, effectively pricing average Americans out of the housing market.

“They [corporations] are actually buying homes at 20% to 30% less, in some cases, than some average Americans are,” he explained.

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An “Open House” sign outside a home in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, 2023. (Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

“We can’t be having this, where corporations are getting deals on homes. Meanwhile, people can’t even find shelter to live in. . . . It’s just crazy,” he added.

Pulte emphasized that Trump is making an “all-out” effort to restore homeownership for Americans—an American dream he claims was dismantled by former President Joe Biden.

“Biden did incredible damage to not just the economy, but to the housing market,” he stated.

“The target of the administration is getting the American dream back on track after four years of Joe Biden destroying the housing market,” Pulte added.

Blocking corporations from buying homes has long been a Democratic priority. Pulte noted that while prominent Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Biden have discussed the issue, they have failed to take action.

“[Trump] finally had the ability to do something that, frankly, the Democrats didn’t have the guts to do,” he remarked.

Homes in Aldie, Virginia, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Pulte also highlighted the advantages of having a president with a strong background in real estate.

“[Trump] understands the real estate market,” Pulte noted. “He understands the importance of keeping home prices high, but at the same time making it so that way people can finally afford a home again.”

“Builder-in-chief” President Donald Trump is revitalizing the housing market, according to U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who shared insights on “Making Money” this Thursday.

Trump announced Wednesday his intention to prohibit institutional investors from acquiring single-family homes.

“I’m very confident we can resuscitate the housing market, but it’s dead after what Joe Biden did,” Pulte stated during his conversation with FOX Business anchor Cheryl Casone.

TRUMP ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS FROM BUYING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images / Getty Images)

“It’s time that corporations stop owning these homes, and people start owning and living in these homes as nature intended,” Pulte emphasized.

Trump has specifically targeted Wall Street landlords, urging Congress through social media to formalize this anti-Wall Street housing policy.

“People live in homes, not corporations,” Trump asserted.

Pulte praised the initiative, stating that corporations have been monopolizing homes for far too long, effectively pricing average Americans out of the housing market.

“They [corporations] are actually buying homes at 20% to 30% less, in some cases, than some average Americans are,” he explained.

THESE 10 MARKETS MAY SEE THE BIGGEST HOMEBUYING SURGE AS MORTGAGE RATES FALL

An “Open House” sign outside a home in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, 2023. (Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

“We can’t be having this, where corporations are getting deals on homes. Meanwhile, people can’t even find shelter to live in. . . . It’s just crazy,” he added.

Pulte emphasized that Trump is making an “all-out” effort to restore homeownership for Americans—an American dream he claims was dismantled by former President Joe Biden.

“Biden did incredible damage to not just the economy, but to the housing market,” he stated.

“The target of the administration is getting the American dream back on track after four years of Joe Biden destroying the housing market,” Pulte added.

Blocking corporations from buying homes has long been a Democratic priority. Pulte noted that while prominent Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Biden have discussed the issue, they have failed to take action.

“[Trump] finally had the ability to do something that, frankly, the Democrats didn’t have the guts to do,” he remarked.

Homes in Aldie, Virginia, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Pulte also highlighted the advantages of having a president with a strong background in real estate.

“[Trump] understands the real estate market,” Pulte noted. “He understands the importance of keeping home prices high, but at the same time making it so that way people can finally afford a home again.”