Free the Economy podcast: Mortgage market analysis with Mark Calabria
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In this week’s episode we cover weaponization of financial regulation, the Kroger-Albertsons merger, and a spirited defense of ultra-processed foods. Our interview this week is with Mark Calabria, former Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, senior advisor to the Cato Institute, and author of the 2023 book Shelter from the Storm: How a COVID Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted. We talk about interest rates, affordability, the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac conservatorship, housing policy in Trump’s second term, and the future of the mortgage market.
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- Free the Economy Episode 101: The Value of Work with David Bahnsen
- Free the Economy Episode 100: Big Tech, Antitrust, and the Courts with Patrick Hedger
- Free the Economy Episode 99: Political Drinking with Jarrett Dieterle
- Free the Economy Episode 98: Debt and Taxes with Jack Salmon
- Free the Economy Episode 97: Nuclear Renaissance with Nick Loris
- Free the Economy Episode 96: Understanding the National Debt with Thomas Savidge
- Free the Economy Episode 95: Freedom to Farm with Bill Wirtz
- Free the Economy Episode 94: Removing Barriers to Abundance with Chris Koopman
- Free the Economy Episode 93: Reforming Red Tape in the States with James Broughel
Join us next week when our guest will be Hester Peirce, Commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission.