Trump Proposes Ban on Large Institutional Investors Buying Homes, Blackstone Shares Drop
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 07 2026
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Shares of Blackstone (BX), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) and Invitation Homes (INVH) are underperforming on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he is "taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it." "People live in homes, not corporations. I will discuss this topic, including further Housing and Affordability proposals, and more, at my speech in Davos in two weeks," the President further stated. Publicly traded homebuilders include Beazer Homes (BZH), D.R. Horton (DHI), Hovnanian (HOV), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), M.D.C. Holdings (MDC), PulteGroup (PHM) and Toll Brothers (TOL). Blackstone is a dominant player among private equity firms buying homes, alongside other major investors like Starwood. Blackstone and American Homes 4 Rent in early afternoon trading are down about 6% at $153.45 and $30.21, respectively, while Invitation Homes dropped more than 7% to $26.10.
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Analyst Views on AMH
Wall Street analysts forecast AMH stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMH is 41.29 USD with a low forecast of 39.00 USD and a high forecast of 45.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
12 Analyst Rating
8 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 30.790
Low
39.00
Averages
41.29
High
45.00
Current: 30.790
Low
39.00
Averages
41.29
High
45.00
About AMH
American Homes 4 Rent is an internally managed Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company’s primary objective is to generate risk-adjusted returns for its shareholders through dividends and capital appreciation by acquiring, developing, renovating, leasing and managing single-family homes as rental properties. It owns 59,332 single-family properties in select submarkets of metropolitan statistical areas in 21 states. The Company is also focused on developing built-for-rental homes through its internal AMH Development Program. In addition, it also acquires newly constructed homes from third-party developers through its National Builder Program. Its operations are dependent upon its resident portal and property management platforms, including marketing, leasing, vendor communications, finance, intracompany communications, resident portal and property management platforms, which include certain automated processes that require access to telecommunications or the Internet.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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