Trump and Senate Democrats Unite in Legislative Push to Tax Private Equity Out of Single-Family Home Market

Institutional investors own about 3% of single-family rentals nationally, but up to 25% in some metro areas like Atlanta

32 institutional investors collectively owned 450,000 single-family homes by 2022, up from zero firms owning 1,000+ homes before 2011

The U.S. housing supply gap reached 4.03 million homes in 2025, a structural shortage that predates institutional investor activity

Research is split on rents: one study found institutional mergers raised rents; another found institutional entry lowered rents by about 2%

In Atlanta's Fulton County, large corporate landlords were 8% more likely to file eviction notices than small landlords