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New bill would ban hedge funds from buying and owning single-family homes

A real estate sign in front of a house. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
A real estate sign in front of a house. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

A new bill introduced in Congress would ban hedge funds from buying and owning single-family homes in the United States. We hear from Democratic Rep. Adam Smith who introduced the bill along with Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

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