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New bill would ban hedge funds from buying and owning single-family homes

A real estate sign in front of a house. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
A real estate sign in front of a house. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

A new bill introduced in Congress would ban hedge funds from buying and owning single-family homes in the United States. We hear from Democratic Rep. Adam Smith who introduced the bill along with Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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