{"id":2532572,"date":"2026-01-11T14:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackstone-stock-nosedives-after-trump-announces-plan-to-ban-major-investors-from-buying-up-single-family-homes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:33:15","slug":"blackstone-stock-nosedives-after-trump-announces-plan-to-ban-major-investors-from-buying-up-single-family-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackstone-stock-nosedives-after-trump-announces-plan-to-ban-major-investors-from-buying-up-single-family-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackstone Stock Nosedives After Trump Announces Plan to Ban Major Investors from Buying Up Single-Family Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblackstone-stock-nosedives-after-trump-announces-plan-to-ban-major-investors-from-buying-up-single-family-homes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532572&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced he will move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-center-2026-midterm-message-on-housing-affordability\/\" title=\"Democrats center 2026 midterm message on housing affordability\">ban large institutional investors<\/a> from buying more single-family homes and urged Congress to codify the restriction, saying it will help make homeownership more attainable. He blamed President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats for high inflation and rising housing costs in a Truth Social post, adding &#8220;People live in homes, not corporations.&#8221; The declaration sent Blackstone shares down about 7.3%; the firm was cited as the largest private\u2011equity apartment owner in the U.S. with over 230,000 units. Republican lawmakers including Sen. Jim Banks and Rep. Mary Miller voiced support and signaled plans to pursue legislation. The article notes U.S. single\u2011family home prices fell to an average of $409,200 in November 2025 after peaking at $432,700 in June 2025; the White House and Blackstone had not promptly commented.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is moving to ban major investors from buying up single-family homes in the U.S. in an attempt to lower housing prices.<\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed in a  <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115855059527504524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> that former President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats have caused &ldquo;record high inflation,&rdquo; which has caused the &ldquo;American Dream&rdquo; to become &ldquo;increasingly out of reach for far too many people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  Post 12:45 PM EST 01.07.26 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/udFmE0FDDB\">pic.twitter.com\/udFmE0FDDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2008970183839494546?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream,&rdquo; Trump wrote in the social media post. &ldquo;I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People live in homes, not corporations,&rdquo; the president emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Major global asset manager <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/13\/blackrock-utilities-across-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackstone&rsquo;s<\/a> stock slid 7.3 percent during early Wednesday afternoon following Trump&rsquo;s announcement, MarketScreener <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/news\/blackstone-blackrock-s-fall-on-trump-plan-to-stop-institutional-investment-in-single-family-ho-ce7e59dcde8cf524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blackstone was notably the largest private-equity apartment owner in the U.S. last year with over 230,000 units, <a href=\"https:\/\/pestakeholder.org\/reports\/private-equity-multi-family-housing-tracker\/#ownership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to a Private Equity Stakeholder Project report released in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fully support this,&rdquo; Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks wrote in a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorBanks\/status\/2008960337832550453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> to X in response to Trump&rsquo;s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republican Illinois Rep. Mary Miller wrote in a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repmarymiller\/status\/2008978633768239581?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> to X responding to the president&rsquo;s announcement that she is planning to &ldquo;introduce this legislation in the House and ensure Congress delivers for American families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During Biden&rsquo;s term, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/28\/democrats-blame-republicans-inflation-biden-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">i<\/a>nflation reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/economy\/u-s-inflation-at-9-1-percent-a-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record<\/a> highs, peaking at 9.1 percent in July 2022. Some American households <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/05\/28\/home-prices-biden-hit-all-time-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also<\/a>&nbsp;reportedly faced <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/14\/housing-costs-surge-july-90-percent-total-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surging<\/a> home prices under Biden&rsquo;s watch.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the average price of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-population-shrinks-for-the-first-time-ever-in-2020\/\" title=\"California\u2019s Population Shrinks For The First Time Ever In 2020\">single-family home<\/a> in the U.S. decreased to $409,200 in November 2025, down from $414,900 the month prior, <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/single-family-home-prices#:~:text=Login,Currency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to National Association of Realtors data compiled by Trading Economics.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >single-family home prices notably hit<\/a> a record high of $432,700 in June 2025, Trading Economics reported.<\/p>\n<p>The White House and Blackstone did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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