Investor ownership of housing

“Ending Wall Street’s Racket To Drive Up Costs: Hedge funds and huge private equity firms are buying up apartments buildings and single family homes, raising rents and increasing costs for families. I’ll work to pass the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act to put a stop to this predatory practice.”

“Ending Corporate Price-Gouging: Crack down on Wall Street landlords and private equity firms that artificially inflate rent and exploit housing shortages, including by banning the use of algorithms to set rent and by penalizing hedge funds and private equity firms that buy up single family homes.”

“Stop hedge funds from pricing out families. Prevent hedge funds and large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes and pricing Maryland families out of the housing market.”

“Sponsored the End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act to protect housing affordability by limiting institutional investors’ ability to buy up single-family homes.”

“He introduced legislation to raise the minimum wage, make schools cell-phone-free, and stop Wall Street from buying up Maryland homes.”

“Prohibiting hedge funds and private investors from buying up Iowa’s family homes and land and artificially raising rents”

“Rent: Increase the amount of market-rate housing, ban private equity companies from buying up tons of houses and driving up costs, and pass the HELPER Act to extend VA-style home loans to teachers, nurses and first responders.”

“Cracking down on corporate landlords and Wall Street hedge funds that are buying up properties and pricing out working families.”

“We need to do everything we can to increase housing supply to reduce housing prices – funding research into cheaper construction materials, massive public-private partnerships to increase supply, expanded first-time homebuyer programs like the VA loan program that helped me to other public servants that serve their communities (like teachers, nurses, and first responders), and stopping Wall Street from buying up homes from all the rest of us. Programs that help working families achieve homeownership work; we just need to expand them so everyone has a fair shot, not just veterans like me.”

“Make housing more affordable for Hoosiers by banning international investors and big corporations from buying homes and driving up housing costs.”

“This plan is designed to stabilize that system for everyone by preserving existing homes, expanding mixed-income housing, limiting predatory investment, and creating durable paths to homeownership.”

“Sam will make federal housing investments that match the crisis, reform outdated zoning, ban hedge funds from buying up our homes, and restore the first-time homebuyer credit.”

“End corporate home ownership by banning the purchase of residential property by hedge funds and private equity firms, and eliminating tax breaks for institutional investors and corporations.”

“I’ll crackdown on big private equity companies buying up homes, make sure home construction is efficient and fast here in Texas, and find ways to drive down the costs of the materials needed for construction so that new homes are more affordable.”

“Ending Corporate Price-Gouging: Crack down on Wall Street landlords and private equity firms that artificially inflate rent and exploit housing shortages, including by banning the use of algorithms to set rent and by penalizing hedge funds and private equity firms that buy up single family homes.”

“Prohibiting hedge funds and private investors from buying up Iowa’s family homes and land and artificially raising rents”

“We need to build more starter homes, crack down on corporate landlords and rent gouging, and expand programs that help first-time homebuyers get their start. And yes, sometimes cut rules and red tape that make it harder and more expensive to get homes built.”

“Protect mobile home residents from predatory corporate landlords looking to price-gouge hardworking families.”

“Improve our affordable housing stock in the Pikes Peak region and stop corporate landlords and hedge funds from gouging people with higher rents and home prices”

“Build affordable housing & end corporate landlord price-gouging”

“I also support a federal tenant bill of rights that would level the playing field between tenants and price-gouging landlords. Many of our worst landlords are owned by Wall Street firms and have no commitment whatsoever to our communities.”

“End corporate home ownership by banning the purchase of residential property by hedge funds and private equity firms, and eliminating tax breaks for institutional investors and corporations.”

“Here’s the problem: one third of all the homes sold in the United States last year were bought by investors. Hedge funds and private equity firms can claim tax breaks when buying homes that aren’t available to the rest of us. The tax code is helping Wall Street buy up Main Street and turn the middle class into forever renters. This needs to change now!”

“Step one is to end these Wall Street tax breaks for buying up our homes.”

“Stop Wall Street from outbidding families. End the tax breaks that let investors beat first-time buyers to the closing table.”

“Federal investigation and prosecution of corporate landlords engaged in tenant harassment, fraud, or intentional neglect”

“Protect mobile home residents from predatory corporate landlords looking to price-gouge hardworking families.”

“I also support a federal tenant bill of rights that would level the playing field between tenants and price-gouging landlords. Many of our worst landlords are owned by Wall Street firms and have no commitment whatsoever to our communities.”

“Ending Corporate Price-Gouging: Crack down on Wall Street landlords and private equity firms that artificially inflate rent and exploit housing shortages, including by banning the use of algorithms to set rent and by penalizing hedge funds and private equity firms that buy up single family homes.”

“Curb predatory housing practices Increase transparency and accountability for large corporate investors and landlords receiving federal assistance.”

“Letting corporations control our housing market is what led to the 2008 recession and our current crisis. We need a massive investment of federal resources driven by human need—not real estate profits.”