President Donald Trump has shifted his approach to addressing America’s housing affordability crisis. Rather than lowering home prices, he aims to keep them up by focusing on reducing borrowing costs and easing mortgage rates. Trump also plans to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes to preserve the American Dream of homeownership.

For many first-time buyers, Trump’s stance could complicate an already strained market. U.S. home prices remain significantly higher than a decade ago, with the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index up over 87% during that period. The share of first-time buyers has fallen to a record low of 21%, with younger Americans increasingly priced out.

To help address the issue of high home prices, real estate investment platforms like Arrived and Lightstone DIRECT offer opportunities for everyday investors to gain exposure to the real estate market. These platforms provide options for investing in rental properties with as little as $100 and offer access to institutional-quality multifamily and industrial real estate with a minimum investment of $100,000.

Mogul, another real estate investment platform, offers fractional ownership in blue-chip rental properties, providing investors with monthly rental income, real-time appreciation, and tax benefits without a hefty down payment. Each property undergoes a rigorous vetting process to ensure a minimum 12% return, with an average annual IRR of 18.8%. Offerings often sell out quickly, with investments typically ranging between $15,000 and $40,000 per property.

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