Deconstruct

Between the pandemic, supply chain issues, labor shortages and now, a new variant, this shopping season is somehow stranger than the last. But, as restrictions have lifted and more of the country are getting booster shots, TRD reporter Suzannah Cavanaugh looks at whether are shoppers are returning to brick-and-mortar retail this holiday season. You'll hear from Ethan Chernofsky, vice president of...

The Real Deal's Isabella Farr looks at the housing craze that has gripped the region from Westchester up to Albany as buyers have flocked there from near and far during the pandemic. You'll hear from a number of local brokers, including Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman, Nancy Felcetto-Horowitz of Brown Harris Stevens and Raj Kumar and Annabel Taylor from the Lillie K Team at Select Sotheby’s Intern...

Earlier this month, Zillow quit the iBuying business. The firm would no longer buy and sell homes. TRD reporter Erin Hudson discusses what happened and why Zillow's exit from the iBuying industry is so significant. You'll hear from Trulia co-founder Sean Black, who sold his firm to Zillow in 2015, as well as Rick Palacios Jr., who leads research at John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

After the Surfside collapse, Damac Properties submit a bid to buy the site for $120 million for redevelopment. Reporter Lidia Dinkova looks at the stalking horse bidder who is vying for the space, as well as who is supporting redevelopment and who is against it. You'll hear from Martin Langesfeld and Pablo Langesfeld, the family of Nicole Langesfeld, and her husband, Luis Sadovnic who lost their l...

Miami Beach's hottest clubs. Palm trees. Art deco buildings. TRD reporter Francisco Alvarado discusses Miami Beach's famous Ocean Drive and how the mayor and city officials are pushing for redevelopment along the strip. Mayor Dan Gelber says redevelopment and a new 2 a.m. last call for alcohol will curb partying, crime and illegal activity. Others, like Mangoes owner David Wallack, say it'll just...

The first episode of a three-part series focused on South Florida. In this week's episode, we look at the Surfside condo collapse four months after the disaster. TRD reporter Suzannah Cavanaugh speaks with South Florida reporter Katherine Kallergis on the potential causes of the fall, the players being held accountable and how the catastrophe shook the region’s real estate market. You'll also hear...

As baby boomers are aging in senior living, developers and investors have shifted gears to meet their needs. TRD reporter Suzannah Cavanaugh discusses how the pandemic hijacked development and whether these ultra-luxe communities are pulling the demand they expected. You'll hear from Rocco Bertini, the executive director at The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights and Watermark's chief investment officer...

Open spaces, greenery and no more rows of cubicles are just a few design trends that have emerged from the pandemic. On Deconstruct, top architects Jonathan Marvel of New York-based Marvel and Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Miami-based Arquitectonica talk about these design trends, why they're so excited about open space, as well as how architecture firms have fared during the pandemic. You’ll also hear...

Street vendors, including hot dog carts and art sellers, were hit hard during the pandemic. But are they starting to recover now? TRD’s Sasha Jones talks to two vendors about their businesses, along with Dan Biederman, the head of 34th Street Partnership, about how the real estate industry has clashed with vendors over the years. You’ll also hear John Rennie Short, a professor of public policy at...

To anyone looking for an apartment in New York City, you unfortunately probably won’t be able to find a sweet deal with three months of free rent anymore. We break down what’s happening in the New York City rental market right now and what’s expected through the end of 2021. TRD speaks to Heather Moore, Greystar’s head of property management in New York, Adrian Savino, the director of leasing at L...

How does a star broker sell a $65 million home? On this week's episode of Deconstruct, Compass broker Aaron Kirman takes TRD's Isabella Farr on a tour of 1108 Wallace Ridge, a 19,000-square-foot spec home in Beverly Hills currently on the market for $65 million.

Over the past few years, institutional firms have spent billions on acquiring and developing single-family rental homes. But what's the attraction? On this week's episode of Deconstruct, TRD speaks to Ed Coulson, a professor at UC Irvine's Center for Real Estate, and Josh Migdal, a real estate attorney in Miami, to discuss why firms like Blackstone, Invesco and JPMorgan like single-family rentals...

In March 2020, New York City was proclaimed dead. People fled, looking for more space and cheaper rents, as many could suddenly work from home. But where did they go? And did they come back? On this week's episode of Deconstruct, TRD speaks to Jeff Andrews, a data journalist at Zumper, and Javier Benson-Glanz, a general manager at real estate investment platform Cadre, about how these migration pa...

On this week’s episode of Deconstruct, TRD speaks to Madison Roberts, a real estate agent in Miami who brokers cryptocurrency deals, and Shaun Pappas, an attorney in New York City who has had to figure out how his clients can buy property with their crypto as digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum become increasingly popular with investors.