On January 20, President Trump signed an executive order outlining a new federal policy to limit institutional ownership of single-family homes that individual households could otherwise purchase. The broader conversation has put a spotlight on housing inventory and affordability, while singling out build-to-rent (BTR) as part of the solution, not the problem.
By exempting BTR, the executive order underscores NexMetro’s mission-driven approach of expanding housing choice through purpose-built rental communities serving the missing middle between traditional apartments and homeownership.