Atlanta Mayor Dickens Backs Private Equity Ban as Bipartisan Housing Bill Faces Tough House Battle

Estimates of the U.S. housing shortage range from 1.2 million to 4 million homes, depending on methodology

Large institutional investors own roughly 0.35% of the U.S. housing stock nationally — but up to 25% of single-family rentals in certain metro areas

74.9% of U.S. households — about 100.6 million — cannot afford a median-priced new home in 2025

The bill's corporate investor ban covers entities with 350+ homes and expires after 15 years — it would not require selling existing holdings

The bill's $25 million national home-repair pilot is modeled on Pennsylvania's $125 million program, which saw 95% of counties apply