Artificial scarcity seems like it would affect institutional buyers and mom & pop buyers the same way.  Perhaps it's more accurate to say that institutional buyers are a symptom of the Cantillon effect.

Institutional buyers are a symptom of problems in the real estate sector, like artificial scarcity. 

This is a classic government breaking your legs and selling you (broken) crutches situation.

Undisciplined

I don’t really have enough knowledge to draw any conclusions, I just know that government restrictions are usually not a good thing. The 

 linked here looks pretty good, though I’ll admit I only read the main headlines.

econ

The Moral Case Against Trump’s Homebuyer Ban

0xbitcoiner

I don’t really have enough knowledge to draw any conclusions, I just know that government restrictions are usually not a good thing. The [blogpost](https://jayparsons.beehiiv.com/p/top-11-myths-on-institutional-investors-of-single-family-homes) linked here looks pretty good, though I’ll admit I only read the main headlines.