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Who Lives in Those Luxury Condos Anyway?
There's a new federal rule requiring companies that buy luxury condos -- like those surrounding Central Park -- to reveal the names of their shareholders, many of whom are wealthy foreign nationals.
Pierre Debbas, a lawyer who represents some of these homeowners, pushes back against the rule. And WNYC's Ilya Marritz, who has reported on this new effort by the Treasury Department, joins to discuss.