Propmodo Podcast

As resident expectations rise, multifamily owners are borrowing from hospitality to create service-driven buildings that unlock new revenue, reshape operations, and redefine what living experience really means.

Retail real estate has shifted from location-based pricing to data-driven insights. Mobile tracking and WiFi analytics now shape leasing, marketing, and customer insights, as discussed on Propmodo’s Decoding Real Estate Podcast.

After a spike in interest rates rattled commercial real estate, many feared a wave of defaults. But as economist Jim Costello explains, CMBS lenders and debt funds helped the market stay afloat—so far.

Tom Fox, a key figure behind Hudson Yards, shares insights on balancing development and public interest, highlighting how collaboration—not conflict—between activists and developers can create projects that are both sustainable and community-focused.

With interest rates staying higher for longer, commercial real estate is being forced to adapt. On the Decoding Real Estate podcast, Eastern Union CEO Abe Bergman explains why borrowers are still in decent shape, how private lenders are filling the gap left by cautious banks, and why flexible, short-term financing has become the strategy of choice. Despite industry concerns about loan maturities and stalled bank lending, Bergman sees opportunity in the shift and outlines what could change when a new Fed Chair is appointed next year.

PropTech investor Zach Aarons joins *Decoding Real Estate* to discuss the industry’s challenges, from office market struggles to high interest rates. Despite setbacks, he sees opportunities in AI and AR for real estate. Hear his insights on where PropTech is headed next.

The office market is at a crossroads. While some cities have rebounded, others still struggle with vacancies. Michael Mandel, CEO of CompStak, breaks down key leasing trends, office valuations, and the flight to quality. Is a full recovery on the horizon, or has office demand changed forever?

This isn’t the first time the real estate industry has gone through a crisis. The subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 devalued real estate across the globe and caused the Great Recession. It also led to a prolonged period of low interest rates that the property industry assumed was the norm.. In this episode, we talk with Paul Jhung about what lessons are to be learned from that period and what it means for the path forward in this new interest rate environment.

The high interest rates have hit borrowers hard, but it hasn’t been all roses for lenders either. Some institutions like regional banks have either slowed down their commercial lending, or gotten out of the market all together. In this episode, we talk to Debra Morgan about the temporary and permanent effects the rate hikes will have on the lending environment.