Rental homes in an American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) subdivision in Dallas, Georgia.
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Atlanta Is Challenging Big Corporate Landlords Without Waiting on Trump
The metro area has some of America’s highest rates of institutional home ownership, and local governments are pushing back
President Donald Trump wants to ban big investors from buying more houses. Some local governments are already on the case – and Atlanta is ground zero.
The Atlanta area has the highest share of corporate-owned single-family rentals in the US, and that’s spooked many locals. Residents fume about the impact on prices. Politicians have tried to impose restrictions, with mixed success — and say they’re glad to have Trump on their side, even though he has yet to flesh out the executive order signed last month.