325: Houses of Ill Repute

325: Houses of Ill Repute

Feb 2, 2007
An old man in Brooklyn invites some homeless prostitutes into his house on a cold winter night. They never leave. Plus other stories about houses, such as the United States Congress, where the inhabitants don't always act as they should.

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    Host Ira Glass talks to Randall Bell, who specializes in assessing how tragedy affects real estate. He's found that the market is much quicker to forgive and forget a scandal than the neighbors are. (4 minutes) Crime • Housing • Murder • Retail/Commerce

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