This article is adapted from a podcast interview between Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser, and Peter Zabierek, senior portfolio manager at Easterly Ranger, where he oversees U.S. and global real estate strategies and has been closely tracking President Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. Listen to the podcast here.
President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting institutional homebuyers represents more of a procedural roadmap than an immediate policy disruption, according to Peter Zabierek, a senior portfolio manager at Easterly Ranger who specializes in REITs.
While markets initially reacted negatively to the announcement, Zabierek says investors have since taken a measured view as they await specific implementation details.
“I’d characterize the executive order as more a process roadmap than a polic