Thursday on Political Rewind: Across metro Atlanta, corporations have bought up tens of thousands of homes, raising rents and pricing middle-class Georgians out of home ownership. Our special panel of journalists and government leaders explains why the rent is so high.

Guest host Kevin Riley, @ajceditor, editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brian Eason, @brianeason, government reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, @ChuckEfstration, (R) Dacula
King Williams, @IamKingWilliams, journalist and documentarian, The Atlanta Way
State Sen. Nikki Merritt, @merritt4ga, (D) Gwinnett

Timestamps
0:00 - Introductions
3:00 - How investors are scooping up homes
20:00 - Making housing safer for tenants
24:00 - Atlanta's marketability for workers
26:00 - How investors increase the racial wealth gap
40:00 - Legislation on the floor

Friday on Political Rewind: Lawmakers host Donna Lowry joins the panel.