I think we should all show some humility in our current situation and look laterally at countries that have systems that did not get into this mess.
Bill Foster: “I think we should all show some humility in our current situation and look laterally at countries that have systems that…”
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Foster emphasizes the need to learn from other countries' successful housing finance systems.
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