Trump says he wants to limit Wall Street's impact on the housing market

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM CST

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A for sale sign, from the Redfin brokerage, is displayed in front of a single family home, Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Derry, New Hampshire. (Charles Krupa/AP)

President Trump says he wants to take steps to limit Wall Street’s influence on the single-family home market.

Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin, joins Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd to discuss how institutional investors influence housing prices and the impact Trump’s policies could have.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.