PAF says the Health and Housing and Families first packages are aimed at cutting costs for families across the state, adding, it comes at a critical time as housing costs alone are up 6.5% from a year ago. To make sure that we keep hedge funds, Wall street hedge funds out of coming into communities like lacrosse and around the state and buying up apartment complexes or single family homes and pricing working families out of their home. Paf also says the bills would expand the homestead tax credit from the first $24,000 to $35,000. (00:21–00:37)
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Asserts that hedge funds are buying properties in Wisconsin, affecting housing affordability.
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