Crypto News: Where cities are taking on corporate landlords

Investors and tenant advocates are still waiting to see how President Donald Trump plans to follow through on his recent executive order to restrict institutional owners from buying more houses. In the Atlanta metro area — home to the highest share of corporate-owned single-family rentals in the US — such a strategy is already being put to the test by local officials.

In Atlanta exurbs like Paulding County, Georgia, some residents have long blamed institutional owners for not only pushing up housing prices but also ruining the neighborhood feel. Politicians have tried to impose restrictions, and the results have so far been mixed, as debate continues over whether a federal ban will make a meaningful dent on the national housing affordability crisis. Read more from Michael Sasso and Kriston Capps today on CityLab: Atlanta Is Challenging Big Corporate Landlords Without Waiting on Trump

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