Deconstruct

All the real estate news you need to know, from the reporters and editors of The Real Deal.

About the show

In Deconstruct, The Real Deal's reporters and editors explain the most important news in real estate. We follow the money across New York City and beyond to explain how real estate powers the world around us, breaking down policy impacts, industry trends, and important deals to know. This is essential listening for understanding the great, big world of real estate.

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Episodes

  • Fannie Mae’s Chief Economist on How Bank Collapses Spurred a Fed Pause

    May 8th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 19 secs
    bank collapse, bank failure, fannie mae, first republic, home loans, lending, mortgage market, signature bank, silicon valley bank, the federal reserve

    After approving another rate hike, The Federal Reserve left the door open for an interest rate pause when it meets next in June. Fannie Mae’s Chief Economist Douglas Duncan details down how a trio of bank collapses helped drive that potential pause and what a mild recession means for the mortgage market.

  • Inside First Republic’s Woes

    May 1st, 2023  |  Season 2  |  24 mins 52 secs
    banking crisis, business, economy, federal reserve, first republic bank, housing market, mortgages, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, san francisco

    The Real Deal’s podcast Deconstruct looks at First Republic Bank's financial health, plus the New York state budget and New York Community Bank’s earnings.

  • Can Airbnb Bridge the Landlord-Tenant Divide?

    April 24th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 14 secs
    airbnb, landlords, short-term rentals, tenants

    Last November, Airbnb launched its tenant-friendly apartment venture, a product that allows renters to list units with their landlords’ consent. The firm pegs the service as a win-win that offers on-the-books income for tenants and perks for owners. Jesse Stein, Airbnb’s global head of real estate breaks down the product’s potential and which national landlords are already on board.

  • Who Flakes On The Flatiron Building?

    April 17th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  21 mins 16 secs
    business, commercial real estate, flatiron, investing, new york city, news, offices, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct looks at Jacob Garlick, the winning bidder for the Flatiron building in New York City who then failed to to put down a deposit.

  • 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.