Corporate landlords aren't the real villain

企业房东并非真正的恶棍

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-04-21

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So you want to buy a house. You MIGHT notice that the owner isn’t a neighbor in your town, but a large corporation. A recent housing bill that passed the Senate wants to change that. This bill would restrict large institutional investors from owning too many single family homes. The hope is to improve affordability. But what’s the real connection between housing affordability and corporate landlords? We look at the evidence.  Come see Planet Money live on stage! 12 cities. Details and tix here: planetmoneybook.com/#tour The Indicator has a weekly newsletter! Be among the first and sign-up now: npr.org/indicatornewsletter  Related episodes: Is the YIMBY movement doomed? How to fix a housing shortage  For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.   See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • What tour?

  • The world tour!

  • We're heading to Canada for the Planet Money book launch, April 27th in Toronto.

  • It's going to be me, Darian, along with Waylon Wong, plus Planet Money book lead author Alex Mayasi.

  • We also have special guest AI expert Avi Goldfarb.

  • So, our dear neighbours to the north, you can get your tickets at planetmoneybook. com.

  • See you there.

  • NPR A few years ago, Amanda Cantrell was looking for a new house to live with her boyfriend and a friend.

  • She wanted to rent a home with a large garage that would take pets.

  • I have a rescue dog.

  • His name is Digby.

  • Amanda was searching in one suburb in Murfreesboro,

  • Tennessee, and she noticed a lot of the houses were owned or managed by big corporations.

  • It seems that those companies own all of those houses in that suburb,

  • but I did n't see one private landlord when I was looking.

  • This made Amanda a little concerned for when she becomes a buyer.

  • We would like to buy a home in the future and the fact that corporate investors can take all of them.

  • It feels unfair.

  • This feeling of unfairness crosses the political spectrum.

  • The 21st Century Road to Housing Act is a bill aimed at improving housing affordability.