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Our Funky Housing Market

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Some economist suggested a year ago that the solution to the housing crisis was to bulldoze a million new houses. The corollary to that might be including 10,000 or so of those from Memphis.

Sen. Bob Corker and a panel of housing experts came to Rhodes College Wednesday for a give-and-take with 150 or so guests. It lasted two hours, which is usually an hour too long. But this one could have gone three hours. Hot topic, good host, wise panel, and an audience that was clearly engaged.