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

  • 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Why Investors Are Housing Students

    April 25th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 36 secs
    blackstone, business, investing, news, real estate, student housing

    TRD's Deconstruct looks at how investment firms have become more comfortable owning, developing and investing in student housing.

  • Navigating New York's Rent-pocalypse

    April 18th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 25 secs
    investing, new york city, news, real estate, rental market

    TRD's Deconstruct looks at how New York renters are facing large rent hikes and whether experts think rents will continue to rise.

  • Behind the Scenes of Zillow Gone Wild

    April 11th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 44 secs
    business, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, rental market, zillow

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct chats to the person behind the viral Instagram account Zillow Gone Wild, Samir Mezrahi.

  • Short-Term Rentals Are Here to Stay

    April 4th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 22 secs
    business, investing, new york city, real estate, rental market, short-term rentals

    Short-term rentals have been having a moment through the pandemic. But as more people go back to the office, will they see continued demand?

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    The Feasibility of Home Flipping in California

    March 28th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 35 secs
    california, housing, investing, news, real estate

    Home flippers in California are taking advantage of high housing prices and demand for turnkey homes. But, they could face a 25 percent tax on properties under a proposed state bill.

  • The New Kings of New York's Adam Piore

    March 21st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 11 secs
    business, development, investing, new york city, news, real estate

    In TRD’s new book The New Kings of New York, Adam Piore tracks the players behind New York's rise to becoming a hub for global wealth and luxury development.

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    The Fed, Ukraine and The Future of The Mortgage Market

    March 14th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 50 secs
    business, federal reserve, housing market, investing, journalism, mortgage, news, real estate, ukraine

    The Fed is expected to approve a quarter of a percentage point hike on rates, which would make borrowing more expensive for homebuyers and commercial investors. TRD looks at what borrowers should expect.

  • Wall Street Bets on Real Estate

    March 7th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 1 sec
    business, housing market, investing, real estate, wall street

    TRD's Deconstruct looks at how financial workers are spending their newfound cash from high bonuses and compensation during the pandemic on real estate.

  • Real Estate Twitter's Anonymous Accounts

    February 28th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  16 mins 59 secs
    business, investing, multifamily, real estate, twitter

    TRD talks to some of the biggest real estate names on Twitter about the rise of anonymous accounts and why the platform is so important for the industry.

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    Building a Home Offsite

    February 21st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 10 secs
    business, california, housing, manufactured homes, news, prefab, real estate, residential real estate

    The Real Deal looks at the benefits and downsides of manufactured and prefabricated homes and how it's becoming more popular among homebuilders.