How real estate brokers scrambled to get inside the Epstein house

About this episode

The episode discusses the scramble of real estate brokers to access Jeffrey Epstein's townhouse and covers various real estate issues in New York City.

Deconstruct is the only podcast that brings you all the news you need to know about real estate. Now back for a fifth season, hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer will ake you inside The Real Deal's newsroom to cover the biggest issues in New York City and real estate today. In the first episode, the hosts talk with reporter Jake Indursky, who sifted through the Epstein files to find out just how badly top real estate brokers wanted to get inside his Upper East Side townhouse. Then, an update on new mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to freeze the rent, a quick look at mounting CMBS debt, and more. Deconstruct is a weekly podcast. Look out for new episodes every Thursday at 3:00 PM.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lilah Burke, Hannah Kramer

Guest: Jake Indursky

Topics covered

• real estate
• Epstein house
• New York City
• rent freeze
• CMBS debt

Keywords

• real estate
• Epstein
• New York City
• rent freeze
• CMBS debt
• real estate brokers
• Upper East Side

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Real Deal

Places: New York City, Upper East Side

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