Isaiah Industries, Released on 8/14/24

In this episode of the Construction Disruption podcast, Todd Miller and co-host Ethan Young sit down with Wolf Richter, founder of WolfStreet.com, to discuss a variety of pressing economic topics. Richter shares his insights on the structural challenges in commercial real estate, the potential impacts of AI on various industries, and some significant trends in manufacturing and housing markets.

00:38 Introducing Today’s Guest: Wolf Richter
01:08 Wolf Richter’s Journey and Career
06:45 Commercial Real Estate Post-Pandemic
13:14 Impact of AI on Commercial Real Estate
16:09 Manufacturing Infrastructure Boom
24:01 Supply Chain Reflections
26:43 Current State of the Housing Market
30:03 Market Dynamics and Housing Prices
30:37 Regional Housing Market Trends
31:56 Impact of Mortgage Rates and Supply
33:26 Small Business Survival Post-COVID
34:53 American Entrepreneurial Spirit
38:02 Reading Habits and Information Sources
40:19 Life in San Francisco
43:21 Financialization and Economic Risks
47:58 Rapid Fire Questions
53:48 Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts

Wolf Richter is the founder of Wolf Street Corp and the publisher of WolfStreet.com. Wolf has over twenty years of C-level operations experience, including turnarounds and a VC-funded startup. He has a BA, MA, and MBA (UT at Austin). In his prior life, he worked in Texas and Oklahoma, including a decade as General Manager and COO of a large Ford dealership and its subsidiaries.

  AI, artificial intelligence, economics, real estate, Wolf Richter