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Group 1 - The upcoming midterm elections have heightened the focus on housing affordability in the U.S., with President Trump announcing measures to prevent institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes, aiming to lower housing costs for Americans [1][3] - Following Trump's announcement, stock prices of major rental and management companies, including Invitation Homes and American Homes 4 Rent, experienced significant declines, with Invitation Homes dropping 6% and Blackstone Group's stock falling nearly 6% [1] - A report from the National Association of Realtors indicates that the percentage of first-time homebuyers has fallen to a historic low of 21%, with the median age of first-time buyers rising to a record 40 years, attributed to high home prices and mortgage rates between 6% and 7% [3] Group 2 - Institutional investors have been criticized for contributing to high housing prices, with a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office suggesting that their concentrated ownership can drive up rents and home prices [5] - Various measures are being implemented at federal and local levels to limit institutional investors, including proposals to eliminate tax incentives for corporate investors and local bans on new single-family homes for long-term rental [5] - A report from the American Enterprise Institute indicates that institutional investors purchased only 1% of homes in the first quarter of 2024, with their overall share of the housing stock being minimal, owning just 0.5% of all single-family homes in the U.S. [6]