How Investors Affect Housing Market, Debate On Protections For The Unvaccinated

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Sarah Gonzalez, a Nurse Practitioner, displays a COVID-19 vaccine card
Sarah Gonzalez of New York, a Nurse Practitioner, displays a COVID-19 vaccine card at a New York Health and Hospitals vaccine clinic in the Brooklyn borough of New York Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. The clinic, serving 30 people getting vaccines Sunday, will expand to a twenty four hour, seven days a week operation starting Monday. Craig Ruttle/AP Photos

Housing prices are booming, and potential homebuyers may be getting squeezed out by investors. We find out about the practice and how it’s affecting the market. We also hear about the push by Republicans to extend nondiscrimination protections to unvaccinated people.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Jerusalem Desmas Guest
  • James Hodge Guest

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