In Deconstruct, The Real Deal’s Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer break down the most important ideas in real estate. We follow the money across the country 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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For the past year, public real estate investment trusts that own or manage hotels, #multifamily or #office buildings have traded at steep discounts as investors feared rising rates would take a whack to profits and property values. On the latest episode of #Deconstruct, Ben Miller, CEO of investment platform @Fundrise, explains why amid such downturn, he has set his sights to credit.

As Equity REITs Flounder, Fundrise CEO is Bullish on Credit | Deconstruct

What goes up must come down, right? That’s one of the myths that has dogged the Sun Belt’s multifamily market for decades, says RealPage chief economist Jay Parsons on the latest episode of "Deconstruct."

Is the Sun Belt’s multifamily bubble poised to burst?| Deconstruct - Podcast

Michael Shvo joins TRD’s Isabella Farr and Suzannah Cavanaugh to discuss the capital he deployed during the pandemic, why he’s bullish on the office market in New York and San Francisco, and how he’s taking advantage of a alck of office space in Miami Beach.

Why Michael Shvo is Bullish on Office Market | Deconstruct

Across the nation, tenant protections have emerged as the policy du jour after two years of rising rents cemented affordability as a headline issue. Los Angeles has rolled out a patchwork of renter-friendly policies, the #WhiteHouse made a push for better regulation of the rental market and six states are eyeing reforms that would allow cities to instate their own versions of rent control. Economists say capping rents is the best way to kill affordability.

From LA to D.C., Tenant-Protection Laws Are Gaining Steam | Podcast 'DECONSTRUCT'

Last week, the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the eighth time in less than a year, sending benchmark rates to their highest level since 2007. For a mortgage market that has seized in the wake of higher financing costs, another rate hike would seem to be bad news.

The Fed’s Latest Hike Could Kickstart Mortgage Demand | Podcast 'Deconstruct'

Coming soon ... On the latest episode of 'Deconstruct,' TRD's Bay Area reporter Emily Landes chats about Twitter’s office debacles — the social media giant's mass layoffs and failure to pay rent at its SF headquarters — and explains how Twitter's moves affect San Francisco's office market at large.

What Twitter’s Office Debacles Mean For San Francisco’s Market | Deconstruct

On next week’s episode of TRD’s podcast Deconstruct, Atlas Hospitality Group president Alan Reay chats about the looming distress across the hotel markets, but where investors are finding pockets of hope.