Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has proposed banning investors with more than 100 single-family homes from ​purchasing additional homes, the Wall ‌Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a White ⁠House memo sent to congressional committee leaders.

The ⁠proposal, which the Journal said ‌was sent ‌on Thursday, includes various exemptions from the ban, including ​for investors who ‌build or heavily renovate homes for the sole purpose of renting them ​out.

Trump administration officials ​are ‌looking to get the investor ban added to a Senate housing bill currently ⁠being negotiated, according to the Journal.

The ⁠White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment late on Thursday.

Details of the ban follow an executive ⁠order ‌Trump signed in January to ‌restrict large institutional investors from competing with ⁠individual homebuyers in an effort to make housing more affordable.

Under pressure to address voter affordability concerns ahead of congressional elections this year, the Trump administration has implemented a raft ​of measures, including purchases of mortgage-backed securities, to improve housing affordability.