Deconstruct
All the real estate news you need to know, from the reporters and editors of The Real Deal.
Displaying items 1-10 of 97 in total of Deconstruct with the tag "real estate".
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ChatGPT vs. Real Estate Brokers? Plus, Why Billionaires' Row Is in Trouble
June 8th, 2026 | Season 5 | 24 mins 22 secs
ai, billionaires row, chatgpt, commercial real estate, compass, nyc real estate, office market, real estate
Buyers are using AI to challenge brokers, AI startups are changing office leasing, and Billionaires' Row developers are facing tough realities. This and more on this episode of Deconstruct, a podcast from The Real Deal.
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Inside real estate's "hustler's ball," the RED Awards; plus, Floyd Mayweather's real estate lawsuit explained
June 1st, 2026 | 30 mins 15 secs
american eagle, awards show, floyd mayweather, housing plan, news, real estate, retail, soho, zohran mamdani
This week on Deconstruct, Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke cover three stories shaping conversations across New York real estate. First, the hosts examine Mayor Zohran Mamdani's housing agenda and the potential consequences for landlords, developers and affordable housing. Then, they go inside the Red Awards, a uniquely New York real estate spectacle that celebrates everyone from developers to elevator contractors and has become one of the industry's most talked-about networking events. Finally, they explain how Floyd Mayweather's stunning $175 million lawsuit raises new questions about celebrity investing and high-profile real estate deals.
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Breaking down the Chetrit Group's challenges
May 4th, 2026 | Season 5 | 22 mins 51 secs
billionaires, business news, costar, fraud, investing, ken griffin, mamdani, news, real estate, the real deal
From courtroom auctions to political sparring, this week’s episode unpacks the chaos surrounding the Chetrit Group's defaults and lawsuits, plus CoStar’s stumble and a high-stakes clash between NYC power players.
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A constitutional crisis in Section 8 housing
March 19th, 2026 | Season 5 | 17 mins 4 secs
business news, fraud, housing, investing, news, real estate, rezoning, section 8, the real deal
In the latest episode of Deconstruct, a podcast by The Real Deal, hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer talk about proposals for increased property taxes, rent control, and a rezoning that could open a floodgate for New York City development. In an interview with TRD Policy Pro reporter Caroline Spivack, they dive into a debate over Section 8 vouchers, which some landlords say are unconstitutional.
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Who's still buying NYC's rent stabilized buildings?
March 12th, 2026 | Season 5 | 23 mins
business news, investing, news, real estate, rent, rezoning, the real deal
Deconstruct hosts and The Real Deal staffers Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer give updates in the sex trafficking case against the Alexanders, political notes about tax increases and the potential rollback of an environmental law, and the battle over West Park Presbyterian church. Then, the hosts interview broker Lev Mavashev, who sells rent-stabilized multifamily buildings in New York and explains how the 2019 rent laws impacted the struggling niche.
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The sex trafficking case against the Alexander Brothers comes to a close
March 5th, 2026 | Season 5 | 19 mins 12 secs
alexander brothers, business news, news, real estate, true crime
In the latest episode of Deconstruct, hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer talk about the sale of Ivana Trump's Upper East Side mansion; commercial mortgage fraud rooted out by brokerage Walker & Dunlop; the cell phone companies that's stopped paying landlords; and talk in-depth with senior editor Ellen Cranley about the federal sex trafficking trial against the Alexander brothers, two of whom were once the highest flying brokers in the luxury real estate world.
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Inside the multifamily mortgage fraud that's rattled the real estate industry
February 26th, 2026 | Season 5 | 18 mins 41 secs
business news, fraud, investing, lending, mortgage, news, real estate, the real deal
Correspondents from The Real Deal's newsroom discuss the ongoing trial of the Alexander brothers, who face serious allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking; the fraud case against former HFZ executive Nir Meir; the implications of high-end rental prices in New York City; and dive into a complex mortgage fraud scheme with senior reporter Keith Larsen. The episode concludes with a look at ICE's controversial plans to convert industrial sites into detention centers.
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Has climate change become undeniable for real estate?
October 21st, 2024 | Season 4 | 29 mins 52 secs
helene, home insurance, hurricane damage, milton, real estate, real estate news
Hosts Suzannah Cavanaugh and Joe Lovinger talk with South Florida reporters Katherine Kallergis and Kate Hinsche about the havoc, both physical and financial, wreaked by Hurricanes Milton and Helene, and whether real estate will finally wake up to the threat of climate change.
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We got a rate cut. Now what?
October 7th, 2024 | Season 4 | 17 mins 30 secs
business news, deconstruct, finance, rate cut, real estate, real estate news, the real deal
The Real Deal's Suzannah Cavanaugh and Joseph Lovinger break down what's next now that real estate's much-desired rate cut is finally here.
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BGO's Chief Economist on The Fed's Next Move
June 24th, 2024 | Season 3 | 17 mins 57 secs
business, commercial real estate, economics, federal reserve, interest rates, investing, new york city, news, offices, real estate, real estate news
The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct talks to BentallGreenOak's chief economist, Ryan Severino, about expectations around the Fed, interest rates, and how commercial real estate will be affected.