Our Homes. Our City. Not Wall Street’s.
In 2022, over 20% of home in Columbus were sold to private equity firms and corporations, not Columbus families.
Housing in Columbus and nationwide has become a speculation market for Wall Street and private equity firms, pricing out local families to increase their portfolio value. We demand fair, local home ownership for Columbus families, not out-of-state exploiters.
Evict Private Equity is a grassroots coalition of neighbors, renters, homeowners, and local advocates fighting to protect affordable, family-owned housing in Columbus.
We believe homes should be places to live, not just lines on an investor’s spreadsheet. When private equity firms buy up our neighborhoods, rent goes up, eviction rates rise, and working families lose their shot at the American dream.
We’re organizing to put people first — and push corporate landlords out of our communities.
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Register for the Information Session
Hey Columbus! Tired of your rent skyrocketing? Worried you’ll never be able to afford a home? We’ve got a plan!
Join us February 4th, 2026 from 6–7pm at the Columbus Main Library for a public information session hosted by Evict Private Equity Columbus—a community-driven effort to take our neighborhoods back from Wall Street and billionaires. We’ll break down how private equity firms and corporate landlords are inflating rents and home prices, pushing families out, and reshaping the Columbus housing market for their profit.
You’ll learn what’s at stake and, more importantly, how you can help convince Columbus City Council to pass an ordinance limiting the number of single-family homes corporate and private equity firms can own in the city.
Columbus homes should be for Columbus families. If you care about affordable and stable housing for our city, this is the place to start.
The Facts
Since 2020, home values across the U.S. have surged by 45.3% ¹
In 2022, investors made up 17-20% of all homebuyers in Columbus ²
Nearly 27% of all homes sold in the United States for the first three months of 2025 were bought by investors — the highest share in at least five years ³
They offer all-cash, no-inspection offers that traditional home buyers cannot compete with ²
By purchasing so many homes, private equity and corporations inflate housing prices; boosting their portfolio values but pricing out first-time homebuyers.
What We Can Do
Limit the number of single-family homes that private equity and Wall Street can purchase in city limits
This will increase the inventory of houses, bring prices down and ensure that Columbus families get a fair shot at owning a home
Create a database of landlords in Columbus
