Investor Ban Delays Bipartisan Housing Bill as House and Senate Clash

A major housing affordability package that cleared the Senate faces a likely impasse in the House over a provision barring large investors from buying single-family homes. House leaders expect a conference committee to reconcile differences, while the House’s version passed 390-9 and the Senate has a broadly supported bill but with a cap on corporate ownership (no more than 350 homes) and a seven-year sale exception for builders. Critics warn the ban could limit capital for new homes and affect prices; President Trump has urged lawmakers to adopt the investor ban. A bicameral path remains possible if compromises are reached.