Well investors also bought a record share in 2020, 2019, 2018, etc. . . .
The problem is not the finance stuff, it's the lack of supply and the crunch will not reverse until the US learns how to build abundant housing. It'll either break quicker than anybody thought possible or last for another generation. Who knows.
Regardless, artificially taking the REITs out of the equation won't fix the problem. The reason they're buying is that housing is a good investment. The way you fix that is by making housing a boring, low return investment.
The problem is not the finance stuff, it's the lack of supply and the crunch will not reverse until the US learns how to build abundant housing. It'll either break quicker than anybody thought possible or last for another generation. Who knows.
Regardless, artificially taking the REITs out of the equation won't fix the problem. The reason they're buying is that housing is a good investment. The way you fix that is by making housing a boring, low return investment.