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The U.S. housing market is pretty weird right now. Whether you\u2019re a buyer, seller or a renter, it leads to all kinds of questions, like: How did we end up with a housing shortage? Is housing still a good investment? What policies might unlock the housing inventory held by baby boomers? So we called up someone with answers: Redfin\u2019s chief economist, Daryl Fairweather.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On today\u2019s show, your housing questions, answered. This is an excerpt of a live virtual event we held last week for our NPR+ and other qualifying supporters. <\/p>\n

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The U.S. housing market is pretty weird right now. Whether you\u2019re a buyer, seller or a renter, it leads to all kinds of questions, like: How did we end up with a housing shortage? Is housing still a good investment? What policies might unlock the housing inventory held by baby boomers? So we called up someone with answers: Redfin\u2019s chief economist, Daryl Fairweather.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On today\u2019s show, your housing questions, answered. This is an excerpt of a live virtual event we held last week for our NPR+ and other qualifying supporters. <\/p>\n

To hear the entire event, make sure you\u2019re signed up for NPR+. We\u2019ll be publishing it as a bonus episode in the Planet Money feed next week!<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fact checking by Vito Emanuel.<\/p>\n

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