Deconstruct

The Real Deal’s Suzannah Cavanaugh and Joe Lovinger break down the newest, biggest trends and concepts in real estate.

About the show

In Deconstruct, The Real Deal breaks down the most important ideas in real estate. We follow the money from Los Angeles to New York City to explain what investors, brokers and developers are focused on right now. This is essential listening for understanding the great, big world of real estate.

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Episodes

  • In Powell v. Inflation, the Housing Market is a Casualty

    October 10th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 20 secs
    business, commercial real estate, housing market, inflation, investing, news, real estate, rental market

    The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct chats with Redfin's chief economist, Daryl Fairweather, about the state of the housing market.

  • This Key Construction Material is Now An Endangered Species

    October 3rd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  20 mins 18 secs
    business, construction, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, sand

    TRD's Deconstruct looks at a resource that is disappearing for the real estate world and how the industry can best adapt.

  • Ryan Serhant On Going Solo, Brokerages and More

    September 26th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  24 mins 27 secs
    business, news, real estate, rental market

    TRD's podcast Deconstruct chats with Ryan Serhant about the state of the market, the struggles facing residential brokerages and starting his own firm.

  • Real Estate Navigates Legalized Cannabis

    September 19th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  20 mins 33 secs
    business, cannabis, commercial real estate, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct chats about how landlords are navigating how to lock in dispensaries as tenants, after New York legalized cannabis sales last year.

  • The New Asset Class of Soundstages

    September 12th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  20 mins 30 secs
    business, commercial real estate, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, studio real estate

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct podcast chats with Wildflower managing partner Adam Gordon about the rise of studio real estate and the firm's $600 million soundstage project in Queens.

  • Real Estate's Top Earners

    September 5th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  25 mins 12 secs
    business, commercial real estate, investing, news, real estate

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at the highest earners across REITs and brokerages last year.

  • The State of The Luxe Market with Bess Freedman

    August 29th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  13 mins 44 secs
    business, luxury market, new york city, news, real estate, residential real estate

    TRD's Deconstruct podcast chats with Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman about the state of New York City's luxury market.

  • Coming Soon: Deconstruct Season 2

    August 22nd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 min 29 secs
    luxury real estate, new york city, news, real estate, residential

    The Real Deal’s hit podcast “Deconstruct” is back on Aug. 29 for a second season of breaking down the most important concepts and trends in real estate.

  • Is Multifamily Set to Cool Down?

    June 27th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 21 secs
    business, commercial real estate, investing, multifamily, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at whether rising interest rates are expected to cool the multifamily market.

  • Will the Industrial Market Ever Slow Down?

    June 13th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 38 secs
    amazon, business, commercial real estate, industrial market, inland empire, investing, news, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at the state of the industrial market in the U.S. and whether interest rates have slowed down the sector at all.

  • Who's Afraid of Fires and Floodwaters?

    June 6th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 4 secs
    business, climate change, housing market, investing, news, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at how the impacts of climate change are impacting the decisions of homeowners.

  • The Hamptons Dream

    May 30th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  16 mins 15 secs
    business, hamptons, housing market, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, rental market

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at the housing market in the Hamptons.

  • Are Hotels Back?

    May 23rd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 36 secs
    business, hospitality, hotels, investing, lenders, new york city, news, real estate, san francisco, travel

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at the uneven recovery of the hotel sector in the U.S. and which markets have bounced back.

  • Housing Bubble 2.0?

    May 16th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  11 mins 30 secs
    business, housing, investing, mortgage, news, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct chats with George Ratiu, an economist at Realtor.com and TRD reporter Kathryn Brenzel about whether the US is seeing a housing bubble.

  • The Mystery Behind Traded

    May 9th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 3 secs
    business, investing, new york city, real estate, rental market, traded

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct talks to reporter Joe Lovinger about Traded, a social media account and advertising platform for real estate professionals.

  • The Have and Have-Nots of Chicago's Office Market

    May 2nd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 7 secs
    chicago, commercial real estate, investing, news, officer market, real estate

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct dig into Chicago's office market — which is still struggling with high vacancy rates two years into the pandemic.