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Invitation Homes CEO: Investor homebuying ban may lower prices long-term
CEO Dallas Tanner says the new ban on institutional purchases could reduce prices over time, but not immediately.
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Invitation Homes CEO Dallas Tanner told CNBC that the recently passed housing bill banning institutional purchases of existing homes will likely push prices lower over time, but not immediately. That observation matters because Invitation Homes is the nation’s largest single-family rental landlord, and a rule that limits its ability to buy inventory changes the company’s growth playbook and the calculus of returns. For investors, Tanner’s comment reframes INVH from a price-insensitive aggregator to an operator whose future returns depend on how supply and demand settle after a regulatory shock.