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.”

The Closing With CBRE's LA Head Lew Horne

April 15th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  35 mins 51 secs

business, cbre, commercial real estate, investing, lew horne, los angeles, office market, real estate, real estate news, the closing, the real deal

The Real Deal spokes to CBRE's LA head, Lew Horne, about L.A.'s transfer taxes, the city's office market, his family and career. Deconstruct is airing an extended version of this interview, which appeared in the April issue of The Real Deal's magazine. To read the interview online, head to TheRealDeal.com.

How Lender Kennedy Wilson Picks a Real Estate Development to Finance

April 1st, 2024  |  Season 3  |  24 mins 51 secs

business, construction, construction financing, debt origination, development, investing, kennedy wilson, lending, mezzanine financing, news, preferred equity, real estate, real estate and finance, real estate news

The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct looks at construction financing and how Kennedy Wilson, a lender in Los Angeles, is choosing which projects to lend on.

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.

Gil Dezer on Luxury Development, Financing and the South Florida Boom (Plus His Love For Cars)

March 4th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  24 mins 57 secs

business, capital markets, commercial real estate, condo market, construction financing, dezer development, gil dezer, investing, miami, new york city, news, porsche design tower, real estate, real estate news, south florida

The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct chatted with Gil Dezer of Dezer Development about developing high-end, luxury condo towers in South Florida, financing availability and why he'll always be bullish on Miami.

The Short-Seller And The REIT: Inside Arbor Realty Trust's CLOs

February 19th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  29 mins 14 secs

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The Real Deal's Deconstruct looks at Arbor Realty Trust's earnings and speaks to Viceroy Research's Gabriel Bernarde about short selling Arbor's stock.

Unpacking The CRE CLO

February 12th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  24 mins 20 secs

business, capital markets, clo, cmbs, collateralized debt obligation, commercial real estate, investing, multifamily, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, syndicator

The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct digs into the commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation, or CRE CLO.

Brokerage Head Kyle Matthews On What's Next For Commercial Real Estate Across The Sun Belt

January 29th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  33 mins 32 secs

brokerage, business, commercial real estate, distress, investing, matthews real estate, multifamily, nashville, news, office, real estate, real estate agent, real estate news, sun belt

The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct chatted with Kyle Matthews, the CEO of Matthews Real Estate Services, about starting his own brokerage and where he sees the Sun Belt's commercial real estate sector heading in 2024.

Deconstruct Live at TRD's Miami Forum: Using AI to Hack Zoning

January 8th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  23 mins 23 secs

ai, artificial intelligence, building, business, city planning, commercial real estate, construction, deepblocks, development, housing market, investing, miami, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, rental market, the real deal, zoning

The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct chats with Deepblocks CEO Olivia Ramos about how the firm uses artificial intelligence to create a parcel database that tells developers what they can build and where.