What podcasts say about Laura Rapoport
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What Laura Rapoport has said on podcasts
18 statements · 8 positive · 10 negative
Robotaxis are increasingly becoming commercially viable businesses.
“robotaxis and those are increasingly becoming real businesses”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 19:17
One trillion dollars of commercial real-estate debt is maturing.
“there's a trillion dollars of commercial real estate debt that is maturing”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 24:10
Unstabilized, delayed, or unpopular projects will struggle to refinance.
“other projects that may not be stabilized yet that have had cost overruns and delays or are not in favor are going to have a really hard time refinancing”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 24:44
Higher financing costs will reduce the number of new real-estate projects started.
“fewer projects are going to get started”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 25:24
Higher financing costs will reduce new commercial real-estate project starts.
“fewer projects are going to get started.”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 25:24
CPACE financing can fund refinancing, rescue capital, and new construction.
“CPACE is long-term sustainable finance that can be used for refi and rescue capital, as well as new construction.”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 25:39
CPACE financing can provide projects with long-duration repayment terms.
“we can put money into projects, create a long duration for us to be paid back”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 26:31
New York City has 74 office-to-residential conversion starts representing 10,000 units this year.
“there are 74 starts this year alone. In New York City, which represents 10,000 units”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 27:52
Office-to-residential conversions in New York City will continue growing.
“one that I think you'll see and continue to grow because New York City is very supply constrained”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 28:06
Office-to-residential conversions in New York City will continue growing.
“one that I think you'll see and continue to grow”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 28:06
Office-to-residential conversion is an effective way to create housing stock.
“this is a very effective way to create housing stock”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 28:15
Office-to-residential conversion is an effective way to create needed affordable and market-rate housing.
“this is a very effective way to create housing stock, not only affordable, but also market rate housing that's much needed”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 28:15
- on New York City office-to-residential conversion projectsNegativeSep 16, 2026· Bloomberg Intelligence
Office-conversion projects will face more scrutiny, take longer, and be harder to execute well.
“What I do believe we'll see is more scrutiny over these projects, more scrutiny from the DOB, potentially take longer. Fewer people will be able to execute them well.”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 28:24
Conversion projects will face greater scrutiny, longer timelines, and fewer capable executors.
“more scrutiny over these projects, more scrutiny from the DOB, potentially take longer. Fewer people will be able to execute them well.”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 28:25
Higher capital costs reduce project profitability.
“the cost of capital has increased, which really reduces the overall profitability of projects”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 29:08
Higher capital costs will reduce office-conversion project profitability.
“the profitability is going to be impacted because the cost of capital is now so expensive”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 29:44
Higher construction capital costs will reduce completed project volume.
“there's gonna be fewer projects actually getting done because the cost of capital to build these new projects is now increased”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 29:55
Higher capital costs will result in fewer conversion projects being completed.
“there's gonna be fewer projects actually getting done”
Open the episode · AI Fears Mount on CEO Calls for SlowdownListen at 29:55
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