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Noon Wednesday: The High Cost of Housing

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

September 15, 2021

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The home buyer's market is fiercely competitive and accelerating the divide between who can afford housing and who cannot. Joaquín Altoro, CEO of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, explains how the pandemic has illuminated and exacerbated the problem, and points toward potential solutions.

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