Texas 2023 - 88th 4th C.S.

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11 88S40458 KBB-F
22 By: Hughes S.B. No. 35
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to an annual study by the Texas A&M University Texas Real
88 Estate Research Center of the purchase and sale of single-family
99 homes by certain institutional buyers.
1010 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1111 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 86, Education Code, is
1212 amended by adding Section 86.531 to read as follows:
1313 Sec. 86.531. ANNUAL STUDY AND REPORT ON SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
1414 PURCHASES AND SALES BY CERTAIN INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS. (a) In this
1515 section, "institutional buyer" means a corporation, limited or
1616 general partnership, limited liability company, business trust,
1717 investment asset manager, real estate investment trust, joint
1818 venture, joint stock company, or bank that purchases or acquires
1919 for consideration 10 or more single-family homes in this state in a
2020 calendar year.
2121 (b) Using existing available data and deed records, the
2222 center shall annually compile information related to institutional
2323 buyers' purchases and sales of single-family homes in this state
2424 for the calendar year. The information must include:
2525 (1) the number of single-family homes purchased by
2626 each institutional buyer in the calendar year;
2727 (2) of the single-family homes described by
2828 Subdivision (1), the number acquired through foreclosure;
2929 (3) of the single-family homes described by
3030 Subdivision (1), the number sold by each institutional buyer during
3131 the same year;
3232 (4) of the single-family homes described by
3333 Subdivision (1), the number used as rental properties during the
3434 same year;
3535 (5) the city and county where each single-family home
3636 described by Subdivision (1) is located and the number of homes
3737 purchased in each city or county; and
3838 (6) the appraised value of each single-family home
3939 described by Subdivision (1).
4040 (c) In addition to the information required by Subsection
4141 (b), the center may compile additional information:
4242 (1) at the recommendation of the legislature; or
4343 (2) that the center determines is relevant based on
4444 market trends.
4545 (d) Not later than June 1 of each year, the center shall
4646 submit a report to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house
4747 of representatives, and each member of the legislature. The report
4848 must contain:
4949 (1) a summary of the information compiled under
5050 Subsection (b) for the preceding calendar year;
5151 (2) an assessment of any trends or patterns relating
5252 to the relative number of purchases by institutional buyers,
5353 including whether the institutional buyers fall into any readily
5454 observable groups based on number of purchases or other appropriate
5555 criteria; and
5656 (3) an analysis of:
5757 (A) the impact of institutional buyers on the
5858 cost of housing; and
5959 (B) the advantages, if any, that institutional
6060 buyers have over individual buyers in the real estate market.
6161 (e) After completing the initial report under this section,
6262 the center may compile information from any calendar years
6363 preceding 2023 to create and submit reports for those years that
6464 include the information listed in Subsections (b) and (d).
6565 SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
6666 of this Act, the Texas A&M University Texas Real Estate Research
6767 Center shall take any actions necessary to prepare to implement
6868 Section 86.531, Education Code, as added by this Act.
6969 Notwithstanding Section 86.531(d), Education Code, as added by this
7070 Act, the center is not required to submit the initial report
7171 required by that subsection before the 273rd day after the
7272 effective date of this Act.
7373 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
7474 last day of the legislative session.