Executive Order 14376

Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers

Signed 2026-01-20 in effect
HousingFinancial RegulationInvestment
Economy & Finance

Directs federal agencies to restrict institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes in markets experiencing housing affordability crises.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose and Policy

Addresses Wall Street's acquisition of single-family homes as contrary to the American dream of homeownership and directs federal action to prevent institutional investor purchases.

Sec. 2 Definitions

Directs the Secretary of Treasury to develop definitions of 'large institutional investor' and 'single-family home' within 30 days.

Sec. 3 Restrictions on the Sale of Single-Family Homes by the Federal Government

Within 60 days, directs federal agencies and government-sponsored enterprises to prohibit sales to large institutional investors, promote sales to individual owner-occupants, and exclude build-to-rent communities from restrictions.

Sec. 4 Additional Measures to Combat Speculation in Single-Family Housing Markets by Large Institutional Investors

Directs Treasury to review tax rules, DOJ and FTC to review acquisitions for antitrust violations, and HUD to require disclosure of institutional investor involvement in federal housing programs.

Sec. 5 Legislation

Directs preparation of legislative recommendations to codify the policy preventing large institutional investors from acquiring single-family homes purchasable by families.

Sec. 6 Severability

Standard severability clause: if a court strikes any provision, the rest of the order stands.

Sec. 7 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.