Deconstruct

Looking at the Legislation Critical to Making Office-to-Residential Conversions Work

April 29th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 41 secs

bobby fijan, business, commercial real estate, conversions, development, distress, financing, form developers, housing, investing, legislation, new york city, news, office, office-to-resi, office-to-residential, policy, real estate, real estate news, zoning

The Real Deal's Deconstruct chats with Philadelphia-based developer Bobby Fijan of Form Developers about what legislation, policies, subsidies and programs have helped push forward office-to-residential conversions.

New York Finally Gets a Housing Deal

April 22nd, 2024  |  Season 3  |  20 mins 13 secs

albany, business, housing, housing construction, housing deal, investing, kathy hochul, multifamily, new york, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news

Note: This episode was recorded before the state finalized a housing deal. For a detailed break down of what passed check out Senior Reporter Kathryn Brenzel's story here:

After years of negotiations, Albany has finally fleshed out the framework for a housing deal. Tenants call it a give away to developers. Landlords have their own gripes with an intended boon for rent-stabilized owners. Deconstruct sits down with The Real Deal's Kathryn Brenzel to talk Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “parameters of a conceptual agreement.”

Breaking Down The NAR Settlement

March 25th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  16 mins 51 secs

broker commissions, business, commissions, home buying, housing, housing market, investing, lawsuits, mls, nar, national association of realtors, news, real estate, real estate news, residential real estate

The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct looks at the National Association of Realtors' $418 million settlement and the commission rules that are changing.

A Case for Housing Compromise in the 2024 NY Legislative Session

January 2nd, 2024  |  Season 3  |  31 mins 10 secs

2024, 421a, alicia glen, good cause eviction, housing, legislature, new york, rent stabilization

Why Palm Beach is Seeing Record Mansion Pricing

June 12th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 29 secs

business, florida, housing, investing, luxury market, miami, new york city, palm beach, real estate, real estate news, todd michael glaser, tom ford

The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct looks at how record mansion deals are still dominating the housing market in Palm Beach, despite a slowdown in home buying across the country.

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.

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.

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.

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.