What to Know About Trump’s Plan to Ban Corporate Homebuying

The president’s latest announcement sounds dramatic, but the numbers tell a different story
Vehicles parked outside residential homes in Manhasset, New York.Photographer: Johnny Milano/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump has a bold new initiative to make housing more affordable. Experts say it might not fix the core issues.

On Wednesday, Trump wrote in a social media post that he would ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, a missive that sent the shares of Wall Street money managers and other real estate firms plunging.