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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.