Economic implications of the Iran deal

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Once those mortgages are paid off, rent could go up. The housing bill separates the two. So that the rental assistants can stay with the units longer. Lance George with the Housing Assistance Council says that's important even in the countryside . Sometimes there's a misconception that affordability is not a concern or an issue in rural areas solely because nominal housing prices are lower . But so are incomes. Manufactured or pre built homes tend to be more affordable . Banks think of them as mobile homes, which makes it tricky to get a mortgage. Ryan Allen, a University of Minnesota profess ors says that's outdated . The idea that you would tie down more modern manufactured homes onto their pads and then move them again just doesn't happen. Allen says part of the mobile stigma is a fifty two year old federal steel frame requirement . The housing bill gets rid of it. I'm Kaitlin Tan for Marketplace. This podcast is supported by Dell . 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And the MOU is providing relatively narrow forms of relief. We're seeing this general license allowing Iran to export its oil in a way that's consistent with U . S. regulations , including, in fact, allow Iran to get paid for oil in dollars and even to in technically speaking, sell oil to American customers, things that really have not been permitted for Iran to do for decades. In addition to that, there is also language in the MOU that pertains to making it easier for Iran to access its foreign exchange reserves, basically its savings and other currencies held in bank accounts around the world . What changes in the global economy if we have a more integrated Iran . I think the first thing that we would look at and this is probably the thing that matters for American consumers is that if you address this longstanding animosity between Iran and the U. S. in the Middle East , we would have an environment that's more conducive to kind of peace and security around the Persian Gulf. And for the stability of the international energy markets, access to oil exports and really managing the volatility in global oil prices . But I would also add