This Is No Way To Fix The Housing Shortage
The article discusses the ongoing housing shortage in America and critiques recent bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing it. While the bill seeks to expand home ownership affordability, it includes a provision that restricts large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. The editorial argues that government intervention in the housing market is misguided and that institutional investors play a beneficial role in maintaining property values and improving distressed homes.
- ▪The U.S. faces a housing shortage of over 4 million homes, with only 1.5 million units built annually.
- ▪A bipartisan bill passed in the House aims to address this shortfall but includes a controversial provision against large institutional investors.
- ▪Institutional investors own only about 2% of single-family homes and are not the primary cause of rising housing costs.
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Image generated by AI Government Overreach This Is No Way To Fix The Housing Shortage I & I Editorial BoardMay 22, 2026Add comment America has a housing problem, as in not enough of it. There’s not much policymakers can do that would help other than get out of the way and let free enterprise take over. And one would think that if Republicans got behind a bill in the House, it would do just that. But instead, every GOP member of the House voted for legislation that is being considered a landmark in lawmaking, but has a nasty provision. According to Rep.
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