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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.