Deconstruct

The Real Deal’s Isabella Farr and Suzannah Cavanaugh breaks 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

  • The Death of Luxury Comps

    January 31st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 57 secs
    business, investing, luxury market, luxury real estate, new york city, real estate

    The Real Deal explores how one-off expensive sales have made it difficult to use comps for the ultra-luxury real estate market.

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    Real Virtual Real Estate in the Metaverse

    January 24th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 52 secs
    business, investing, metaverse, real estate, technology

    The Real Deal looks at how investors are buying up virtual plots of land in the metaverse.

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    Cheap Old Houses: An Interview with Elizabeth and Ethan Finkelstein

    January 17th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 58 secs
    business, cheap old homes, cheap real estate, historical homes, investing, news, real estate

    The Real Deal sits down with Elizabeth and Ethan Finkelstein, hosts of Cheap Old Houses on HGTV and the creators of the viral Instagram account.

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    The Texas Draw

    January 10th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 12 secs
    business, commercial real estate, news, residential real estate, texas

    The Real Deal looks at how residential and commercial real estate markets across Texas have boomed.

  • Trend Watch: 2022

    December 27th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 26 secs
    business, commercial real estate, investing, news, real estate

    The Real Deal looks ahead at what 2022 will bring for the real estate industry.

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    2021: The Year Of The Metaverse, Single-Family Rentals and Eviction Moratoriums

    December 20th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  11 mins 21 secs
    2021, investing, metaverse, news, real estate, rental market

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at biggest real estate trends, deals and events in 2021.

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    A Retail Renaissance (for the Holidays)

    December 13th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 5 secs
    business, malls, news, real estate, retail market

    The Real Deal looks at whether shoppers returning to brick-and-mortar stores this year, even though the holiday season looks different from a pre-pandemic time.

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    The Attraction of the Hudson Valley

    December 6th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 15 secs
    housing, hudson valley, new york, real estate

    How the housing market across the Hudson Valley is booming and why people are wanting to move upstate.

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    The Zillow Fiasco

    November 29th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  16 mins 12 secs
    business, investing, news, real estate, zillow

    The Real Deal talks to Trulia co-founder Sean Black about what the end of Zillow Offers means for the future of the iBuying industry.

  • Surfside Part Two: The Survivors And A Stalking Horse Bidder

    November 22nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 55 secs
    business, florida, investing, miami, news, real estate, surfside

    After the Surfside collapse, Damac Properties submit a bid to buy the site for $120 million for redevelopment. But who are they?

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    Redeveloping Miami Beach's Hottest Strip

    November 15th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 31 secs
    business, commercial real estate, development, miami, real estate

    TRD reporter Francisco Alvarado discusses Miami Beach's famous Ocean Drive and how Mayor Dan Gelber and city officials are pushing for redevelopment along the strip.

  • Surfside Part One: The Causes and the Condo Market

    November 8th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 40 secs
    florida, investing, miami, news, real estate

    A look at the Surfside condo collapse four months after the disaster.

  • Not Your Grandmother's Retirement Home: The Rise of Luxury Senior Living

    November 1st, 2021  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 22 secs
    business, news, real estate, residential, senior housing

    Reporter Suzannah Cavanaugh is looking into the evolution of the retirement community.

  • Star Architects: Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Jonathan Marvel Discuss the Future of Buildings

    October 25th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 10 secs
    architecture, design, news, real estate

    The Real Deal speaks to Jonathan Marvel of Marvel and Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica about how architecture firms have fared during the pandemic and design trends that have emerged since March 2020.

  • The Battle to Save or Shut Down New York City Street Vendors

    October 18th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 55 secs
    business, investing, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news

    The Real Deal speaks to two street vendors in New York City about how the industry has struggled to recover during the pandemic, as well as business leaders that want to curb vending across the city.

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    Saying Goodbye to a Couple Months of Free Rent

    October 11th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 22 secs
    business, investing, new york city, real estate, rental market

    A look at the current state of New York City’s rental market and what experts think will happen to demand, inventory and rents through the end of 2021.