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Cutting investor tax breaks could lower home prices and help first-time buyers, study finds.
A new study by the American Enterprise Institute suggests that reducing financial incentives for housing investors—such as tax breaks and favorable financing—could lower home prices, especially in affordable markets.
These perks give investors up to 10% more buying power than traditional buyers, enabling them to outcompete first-time homebuyers.
In California, investors own a disproportionate share of homes in lower-cost counties, with some areas seeing over 50% investor ownership.
While large institutional investors hold about 2% of U.S. single-family homes, smaller investors play a major role in driving up competition.
The study questions whether government-backed subsidies for investors align with the goal of increasing homeownership for average Americans.
Reducir las exenciones fiscales para los inversores podría reducir los precios de las casas y ayudar a los compradores por primera vez, según un estudio.