Commercial real estate, one topic at a time.

What this is

The CRE Grind is a weekly podcast, with a companion website, for learning commercial real estate the way it's actually practiced. Each episode takes one topic and goes deep enough that you could discuss it confidently in an interview, a class or a deal meeting. Topics cover how deals are financed, how each property type makes money, and what's moving the market right now.

Who it's for

• Students and career switchers breaking into commercial real estate, especially capital markets, credit and investment roles
• Analysts and associates who want a sharper read on lending, CMBS and the debt markets
• Brokers, operators and developers who want to see deals the way a lender or investor does

How every episode works

• One topic, 30–50 minutes. No news roundups; one subject, start to finish.
• One worked example. A single deal with realistic numbers is carried through the whole episode, so the concepts are anchored in actual math.
• Current data. Figures come from named sources such as CBRE, Trepp, KBRA, the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Federal Reserve, as of the episode date.
• A clear wrap-up. Every episode ends with five things to remember and one interview-ready line.
• Show notes. Each episode page has the takeaways, the worked example and links to every source.

The hosts

Maya asks the questions a sharp newcomer would. Dev answers like a veteran lender who has also worked out loans that went bad, so he has seen the capital stack from the top and the bottom.

Maya and Dev are AI-generated voices, and the episodes are researched and scripted with AI from public sources. Every figure is linked to its source in the show notes, so check the sources before relying on a number. Nothing here is investment, legal or tax advice.

The curriculum

Episodes rotate through three tracks: Concepts (how deals and capital work), Asset Types (how each property type makes money) and Market Watch (what's happening now). Seasons run 24 episodes, about six months of weekly episodes. Examples lean on New York, New Jersey and Texas.

How to listen

• On this site. Each episode page has a player with speed controls (up to 1.75×) and remembers where you left off.
• In your podcast app. Subscribe with the feed address below. In Apple Podcasts, go to Library, then ⋯, then Follow a Show by URL. In Overcast, tap +, then Add URL.
• New episodes every Sunday afternoon.

Behind the show

The CRE Grind is made by Houz Real Estate as part of a commercial real estate learning toolkit, alongside the CRE Study Guide.