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.
Three Times to Change Columbus
If you care about stopping Wall Street from taking over our neighborhoods, all we’re asking is that you show up three times. That’s it. Three moments to stand up, be counted, and change Columbus.
Stay tuned for the announcement of the first date.
The Facts
Since 2020, home values across the U.S. have surged by 45.3% ¹
In of 2022, investors made up 17-20% of all homebuyers in Columbus ²
Nearly 27% of all homes sold in the United State 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 home buyers.
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
