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An interview with Prof. Viral Acharya on home ownership subsidies

Excerpt from NPR: All Things Considered -- "Our long-term proposal is to reduce the extent of home ownership subsidies that we are providing, so wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the long run, and second, remove the tax deductibility of mortgage interest rates so we are not distorting the system to over-borrow on houses." Additional coverage appeared on WBUR.org, WNYC and KOSU.org.

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