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The Business of Real Estate with Fexingo: Commercial, Residential, and Investment Properties

The Business of Real Estate with Fexingo: Commercial, Residential, and Investment Properties

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Lucas and Luna dissect real estate as an asset class, covering commercial, residential, and investment properties with the precision of financial analysts. Each episode isolates a single property type or market segment—office REITs, build-to-rent single-family, industrial logistics, luxury condos—and examines it through three lenses: current supply-demand dynamics, historical returns vs. equities and bonds, and the regulatory tailwinds or headwinds (like zoning reform or rent control). Lucas, a journalist who has covered housing policy for a decade, opens with a macro thesis or a specific deal (e.g., Blackstone's $10B acquisition of a logistics portfolio). Luna, an engaged interlocutor with a background in urban economics, challenges assumptions, asks for the numbers behind the narrative, and pushes Lucas to compare asset classes across risk-adjusted returns. They never opine without data: rent-to-price ratios, cap rates, NOI growth, construction starts, mortgage delinquency trends. The listener is an accredited investor, a portfolio manager, or a serious independent landlord who wants to allocate capital to real estate but needs to understand where we are in the cycle. By the end of each episode, you'll have a clear thesis on one property type—and a lingering question about whether your own portfolio is overweight in a sector about to turn. #RealEstateInvesting #CommercialRealEstate #ResidentialRealEstate #REITs #PropertyMarket #CapRates #MortgageRates #HousingMarket #RentControl #ZoningReform #Multifamily #OfficeSpace #IndustrialRealEstate #VacancyRates #NOI #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Business Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How Opportunity Zones Are Reshaping Real Estate in 2026

    How Opportunity Zones Are Reshaping Real Estate in 2026
    Jul 4 2026
    In this episode of The Business of Real Estate, Lucas and Luna dive into the latest data on Opportunity Zones five years after the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. With the first round of capital gains tax deferrals hitting their five-year mark, investors are starting to see real exits and returns. The hosts break down a specific case study: a $100 million mixed-use development in downtown Nashville funded entirely through Opportunity Zone equity, and how early investors are now weighing the pros and cons of holding for the full ten-year tax exemption. They also discuss how the program has shifted from distressed urban cores to fast-growing secondary markets, and what the 2026 political landscape means for potential reform. This episode is a must-listen for anyone investing in commercial real estate or considering the tax advantages of Qualified Opportunity Funds. #OpportunityZones #RealEstate #CommercialRealEstate #TaxStrategy #NashvilleRealEstate #QualifiedOpportunityFund #CapitalGains #RealEstateInvesting #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #RealEstatePodcast #TaxReform #2026Elections #SecondaryMarkets #MixedUseDevelopment #RealEstateDevelopment #WealthManagement #PodcastEpisode Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
  • Why Hotel Real Estate Is Becoming a Hybrid Asset Class

    Why Hotel Real Estate Is Becoming a Hybrid Asset Class
    Jul 3 2026
    Lucas and Luna explore how hotel properties are evolving from pure hospitality plays into hybrid real estate assets—part operational business, part alternative investment. They examine the rise of extended-stay brands, the conversion of distressed office towers into hotels, and the emergence of hotel-to-multifamily repositioning. Using the example of the 1,000-room former office building in downtown San Francisco now being converted into a dual-branded Marriott property, they drill into the financial mechanics: how pro-forma revenue per available room shifts, how construction costs compare to ground-up builds, and why institutional investors like Blackstone and KKR are betting on this trend. They also touch on the growing role of data centers within hotel footprints and the impact of short-term rental regulation on hotel demand. No fluff—just a sharp look at a structural shift in commercial real estate. #HotelRealEstate #HybridAsset #ExtendedStay #OfficeConversion #SanFrancisco #Marriott #Blackstone #KKR #REITs #Hospitality #CommercialRealEstate #DistressedAssets #Repositioning #Multifamily #DataCenters #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    10 mins
  • How Property Tax Appeals Save Millions in Commercial Real Estate

    How Property Tax Appeals Save Millions in Commercial Real Estate
    Jul 3 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the property tax appeal process for commercial real estate investors. With property taxes hitting a thirty-year high in many U.S. counties, landlords are increasingly challenging assessments to cut costs. Lucas walks through a real case: a 200,000-square-foot office building in suburban Chicago where the owner saved $400,000 per year through a successful appeal. They discuss the timeline, the evidence required — income and expense data, comparable sales, and cost approach numbers — and the risks, including the possibility of a higher reassessment. Luna shares why smaller landlords often miss this opportunity, and they explore the rise of contingency-fee tax consultants who take a percentage of the savings. If you own or manage commercial real estate, this is a concrete strategy that directly impacts your bottom line. The conversation stays grounded in the mid-2026 market context, where higher interest rates and softening rents make every dollar of expense reduction critical. #PropertyTax #TaxAppeals #CommercialRealEstate #RealEstateInvesting #CostReduction #Landlords #OfficeBuildings #ChicagoRealEstate #Assessment #TaxConsultant #ContingencyFee #NetOperatingIncome #CapRate #Business #Finance #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #RealEstateStrategy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
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