Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
WBAA's HD Radio channels will be off-air while a critical piece of equipment undergoes repairs. This will not impact WBAA News or WBAA Classical FM, AM 920 or the live stream of all channels. We are still awaiting repairs to this equipment. Thank you for your patience during this process.

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

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)
Charles Krupa/AP
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.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

Here & Now Newsroom