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What a recent executive order from Trump means for housing costs

President Trump recently signed an executive order targeting large institutional investors that buy up homes. But in some circumstances, those large investors have led to more housing affordability.

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Nick Fountain
Nick Fountain is a reporter and co-host of Planet Money, where he covers the cracks in our economy that explain how the world works.

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