There is no evidence that institutional investors increase prices. Barring them from the market could actually exacerbate the housing crisis.

Institutional investors are a tiny share of the market, and a tinier share of the total U.S. housing market,’ one expert says

The initiative comes after Trump’s allies have repeatedly raised alarms that affordability has become a political albatross for the GOP heading into the November elections. Trump urged Republican lawmakers Tuesday to avoid losing control of the House this year, saying it would lead to his impeachment.