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
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Commercial Brokerages Feel The Pain
December 5th, 2022 | Season 2 | 18 mins 49 secs
brokerages, business, capital markets, commercial real estate, investing, multifamily, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news
The Real Deal’s podcast Deconstruct talks about how major publicly traded commercial real estate brokerages have suffered revenue dips, resulting from a general market slowdown.
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The Safest Bet in Retail: Grocery Stores
November 28th, 2022 | Season 2 | 15 mins 2 secs
As commercial real estate deals have sputtered under the pressure of a rising rate environment, one asset has proved a safe bet: grocery-anchored retail. Sales of shopping centers with a supermarket soared during the pandemic and should hold steady as other trades falter.
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To Lend or Not To Lend?
November 21st, 2022 | Season 2 | 17 mins 33 secs
business, commercial real estate, debt, lending, new york city, real estate, real estate news
The Real Deal's podcast chats with Madison Realty Capital's Josh Zegen about the state of the lending market.
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Compass Points to Its Future
November 14th, 2022 | Season 2 | 19 mins 14 secs
brokerage, business, compass, housing, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news
The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct discusses Compass' latest earnings, the brokerage's cash position and recent statements from CEO Robert Reffkin.
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Hines Takes On the Improbable Office-to-Resi Play
November 7th, 2022 | Season 2 | 21 mins 11 secs
Industry experts agree: Converting unused office towers to residential buildings is great in theory, but a moonshot to pull off. Despite the grab bag of obstacles that make these projects so difficult, the developer and office landlord Hines is getting in on the action. The Real Deal breaks down how Hines' Salt Lake City project pencils out and what it signals about the right building for the job.
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What Happens When California Cities Fumble Housing Plans?
October 31st, 2022 | Season 2 | 19 mins 4 secs
builder's remedy, business, california, development, housing, news, real estate, residential real estate, santa monica
TRD's podcast Deconstruct looks at builder's remedy projects and how failed housing plans in California can lead to a deluge of new housing.
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Will Single-Family Rentals Survive Inflation?
October 24th, 2022 | Season 2 | 26 mins 8 secs
business, housing, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, rental market, single-family
TRD's podcast Deconstruct chats with Mynd CEO Doug Brien about the popularity of single-family rentals and how the asset class will manage rate hikes and inflation.
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Can WeWork Make a WeSurgence?
October 17th, 2022 | Season 2 | 17 mins 55 secs
business, investing, new york city, news, office market, real estate, real estate news, wework
The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct looks at WeWork's financial health.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.