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.