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21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could severely limit investor activity

The Housing Vote That Decides Your 2026: What North Texas Buyers and Sellers Need to Know Before the Senate Acts This Week

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors TeamServing Ellis County, Waxahachie, Midlothian, DeSoto, Ennis, and the Greater DFW Metroplex | 214-228-0003 | northtexasmarketinsider.com Last updated: June 16, 2026 Here is the thing most buyers in Ellis County will find out a week too late. The single most consequential housing bill in a...

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Local, independent investors delivered 216.9% more starter homes to the U.S. housing market than homebuilders did in 2025.

Investors Created 216.9% More Starter Homes Than Builders in 2025

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team | North Texas Market Insider™Serving Ellis County, DFW & Greater North Texas | 214-228-0003 | northtexasmarketinsider.com The Number That Changes Everything You Think You Know About Housing Affordability Let me stop you right there before you skip to the next reel. I know what you’ve been reading. Hedge funds...

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President Trump announces plans for a band on institutional investors purchasing residential homes. Learn more with Bobby Franklin, the North Texas Market Insider. Bobby Franklin is the best realtor in Waxahachie.

Trump’s Institutional Investor Ban: What North Texas Sellers Need to Know Right Now

The Morning Show’s Cory Ellison has a phrase: “Chaos is the new cocaine.” January 7, 2026 just gave the real estate industry its latest hit. President Trump dropped a bombshell on Truth Social that sent shockwaves through the housing market: “I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes.” Within hours, major rental property stocks...

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