Banning investors won’t fix America’s housing shortage

President Trump just signed an executive order intended to reduce housing costs buy imposing a government ban on private equity firms and institutional investors from participating in the single-family homes marketplace. Not only does this proposed overreach interfere with market forces that want to spur more investment in housing, and increase supply, but it will do little to improve housing affordability. 

It is a perfect example of the adage: don’t just do something; stand there....