Housing is the world’s biggest asset class. But until recently renting out family homes was a mom-and-pop cottage business, seen as uninvestable by Wall Street. When Blackstone, a private-equity ...

One family tells NBC News’ Antonia Hylton that the situation makes it challenging to save up and “get out of the renting game.” ... Wall Street-backed companies buying up single family homes ...

An influx of Wall Street firms have spent recent years padding out their real estate portfolios with single-family homes to rent out -- but lawmakers want to put an end to the practice.

Corporations backed by private equity groups such as Blackstone and Pretium Partners bought tens of thousands of homes across the U.S. Sun Belt.

Wall Street entered the single-family rental market in the aftermath of the 2008 housing crisis, plucking up homes in foreclosure. Its influence has been growing ever since.