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Tom Barrett: “It's not quite as pronounced here in mid Michigan, but it is…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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HUD Secretary Scott Turner stops in Lansing to talk affordable housing

Published | Video Starts at 08:07

What we've seen in some communities across America is they've established a near monopoly of home value by buying up the single family homes in some communities across, across our country. And It's not quite as pronounced here in mid Michigan, but it is a massive problem in many other parts of the country. and we can't allow that to continue to spread. We need to have homes that are available and affordable for families. That's a key pillar of this. (08:07–08:14)

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Asserts that the issue of institutional buyers is less severe in mid Michigan but significant elsewhere in the U.S.

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