Corporations Could Be Banned From Buying Single-Family Homes

The Buzz is a regular summary of housing market news and data driving our decision-making at BlueBid.

Here's the Buzz for the week of January 8, 2025:

• President Trump has threatened to ban large institutional investors from buying additional single-family homes, according to CNN.

• CNBC says down payments are now the biggest hurdle to homeownership, as they observe declining mortgage rates, home prices easing, and more homes on the market. 

• Redfin observe 37% more sellers than buyers in the US housing market in November - more than double last year's gap.

• The National Association of Realtors published its 2026 real estate outlook and believes the housing market is showing signs of rebalancing and rebounding. 

• America's second-largest homebuilder, Lennar, cut the average price of its homes by 10% to keep sales afloat in the last quarter, according to Newsweek.

• BlueBid has surpassed 25,000 pre-market homes on its platform!

Have a great week.

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Disclaimer: Views expressed here are my own and not the views of my coworkers or anyone else. I am not a financial advisor, investment advisor, or housing expert. I’m just a guy who cares deeply about saving the American Dream of homeownership.