America's Socialist Real Estate "Market"

America’s Socialist Real Estate “Market”

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10/09/2026 Ryan McMaken Alex J. Pollock

Ryan McMaken welcomes Mises Institute Senior Fellow Alex Pollock, a longtime expert on real estate finance, for a discussion on how Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Reserve have created a socialist housing market in America. But it’s socialism for the rich, and the system has made housing much more expensive for ordinary people.

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