Deconstruct

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

136 episodes of Deconstruct since the first episode, which aired on September 13th, 2021.

  • The Robots Are Coming: Should Real Estate Worry?

    April 10th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  18 mins 30 secs
    ai, artificial intelligence, brokers, chatgpt, machine learning, residential brokerage

    The launch of ChatGPT last year presented an existential problem for residential brokerage: Would the new tech transform into a beloved virtual assistant or the type of threat that could undermine their role in real estate?

  • Keeping The Heat: Inside Miami’s Luxury Market

    April 3rd, 2023  |  Season 2  |  19 mins 22 secs
    business, investing, luxury, miami, news, real estate, real estate news, residential, south florida

    The Real Deal's podcast looks at whether interest rates have softened demand for Miami's luxury homes and who is still buying ultra-luxe properties.

  • From The '90s to Now: Making Sense of CRE's Downturn

    March 27th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 39 secs
    bank collapse, commercial real estate, distress, global financial crisis, great recession, office market, s&l crisis

    As distress descends on commercial real estate, Deconstruct analyzes how past financial crises can inform how borrowers, banks and policy makers handle this down cycle.

  • An ‘Existential Weekend’: How Two Bank Collapses Roiled Real Estate

    March 20th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  29 mins 23 secs
    bank failures, banking, business, commercial real estate, investing, lending, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, silicon valley bank

    The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct looks at the impacts of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses on real estate.

  • Inside Downtown LA’s Pain Points

    March 13th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  25 mins 21 secs
    business, commercial real estate, distress, financing, investing, new york city, news, office, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct looks at the state of the office market and distress the industry is seeing across Downtown L.A.

  • As Equity REITs Flounder, Fundrise CEO is Bullish on Credit

    March 6th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  33 mins 1 sec
    commercial real estate, crowdfunding, fundrise, interest rates, investment, reits

    For the past year, public real estate investment trusts that own or manage office buildings, hotels and multifamily have traded at steep discounts as investors feared rising rates would take a whack to profits and property values. Amid that downturn, Ben Miller, CEO of investment platform Fundrise, has set his sights to credit. Tune in for the lowdown on why Miller sees opportunity in debt and which asset classes he’s eyeing once equities markets recover.

  • The Myths of Multifamily’s Sun Belt Bust

    February 27th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 39 secs
    apartments, demand, interest rates, investment, multifamily, rentals, rents, sun belt, supply
  • 'Shvo-ing' It Up: Why Michael Shvo Is Bullish on Office

    February 20th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  27 mins 34 secs
    beverly hills, business, commercial real estate, development, miami, michael shvo, new york, office, real estate, san francisco

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct chats with Michael Shvo about his portfolio and why he's bullish on New York and San Francisco offices.

  • Rent Control Enters the Chat

    February 13th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  34 mins 43 secs

    The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct looks at rent control measures that are cropping up from the White House to Los Angeles.

  • How The Fed’s Latest Hike Could Kickstart the Mortgage Market

    February 6th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 12 secs
    federal reserve, home prices, home sales, mortgage market, rate hikes
  • Twitter’s Debacles Aren't Helping San Francisco's Office Market

    January 30th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  21 mins 48 secs
    business, commercial real estate, investing, news, office market, real estate, real estate news, san francisco, tech, twitter

    The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct looks at how Twitter's cost-cutting is causing its landlord headaches and what it means for the office market in San Francisco.

  • The Hotel Market's Uphill Battle

    January 23rd, 2023  |  Season 2  |  19 mins 13 secs
    business, commercial real estate, hotel market, hotels, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct chats with Atlas Hospitality Brokerage's Alan Reay about the state of the hotel market and where investors are starting to see distress and what segments are faring well.

  • SL Green Bets On a Future Times Square Casino

    January 16th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  19 mins 39 secs
    business, casinos, development, investing, new york, news, politics, real estate, real estate news, times square

    The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct chats with SL Green about the firm's bid for a casino in Times Square.

  • Hochul's Priorities for New York Real Estate

    January 9th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  24 mins 17 secs
    2023, affordable housing, governor, kathy hochul, legislation, new york legislature, real estate, state of the state address

    On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her State of the State address for 2023. Deconstruct has the scoop on where the governor's priorities lie when it comes to New York real estate. Hint: Affordable housing is a huge one.

  • A Peek at CRE in 2023

    December 19th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  16 mins 4 secs
    2023, commercial real estate, federal reserve, forecast, industrial, inflation, interest rates, jerome powell, multifamily, office, recession, retail
  • Alternative Investment Goes Mainstream: Harrison Street's Recs for a Down Market

    December 12th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  20 mins 40 secs
    alternative assets, harrison street, investment, life sciences, self-storage, senior housing, student housing

    The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct chats with Harrison Street CEO Christopher Merrill about how investment vehicles like student housing or self-storage are thriving in a down commercial market.