Shares of Blackstone (BX) are down $11.51, or 7%, to $151.14 after President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he is “taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it.” Blackstone is a dominant player among private equity firms buying homes, alongside other major investors like Starwood.
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