Why Trump's plan to shut out institutional investors could raise housing costs

Given President Trump’s pledge to conquer America’s housing crisis, and the plan he just grandiosely delivered to do it, you’d think he’d soon hatch a new credo to spotlight the campaign—something like MAHAA, for “Make America’s Homes Affordable Again.” Indeed, the biggest part of the overall “affordability” problem that’s so crucial to voters, and increasingly dominates the debate among politicians—led by Trump himself—is the explosion in the cost of housing. The rise in what families need to pay for the s ...