Congressional Housing Deal Faces New Hurdle as Trump Pushes Investor Ban

February 17, 2026

Politico, Feb. 13, 2026-Katherine Hapgood, Megan Messerly
A major housing bill is the latest flash point between the White House and congressional Republicans, as the Trump administration presses skeptical GOP lawmakers to include a measure curbing large investors’ purchases of single-family homes.

The issue is another area in which the president’s populist ideas are clashing with GOP free-market orthodoxy.