The new Coronavirus, which results in COVID-19, is causing major uncertainty in the global economy and has the potential to trigger a large-scale global recession. But should we be ringing alarm bells just yet? And what does this mean for our real estate market in Vancouver? This week, we catch-up with Central 1 Credit Union’s Chief Economist, Helmut Pastrick, to talk best case/worst case scenarios, potential rolling recessions, how markets are responding to media and quarantines, and whether or...
Mar 12, 2020•56 min•Ep. 211
We’ve had SFU Profs, Journalists, Architects, Developers, and public intellectuals on our show, but never all at once! And we haven’t amassed a panel. Ladies & Gentleman: Michael Geller. This conversation is wide-ranging. Full stop. We discuss how top developers tackle tough times, how Michael’s ideas about real estate investing have shifted, and how those struggling with affordability can catch a break in the toughest of markets. This is a lifetime of experience in under one hour. Get your ...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 210
On today's show: accelerated wealth-building through leverage, disciplined investing, and active risk management. Back by popular demand, CBC's Guide to Personal Finance and Partner at Foundation Wealth, Mark Ting, joins Adam & Matt to discuss COVID-19, skyrocketing strata insurance deductibles, and other risks to our rising real estate market. But if there truly is a black swan swimming close by, then why did Mark Ting just buy real estate? Strap in for an action packed episode, featuring M...
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 209
The Spring has sprung but should buyers necessarily throw caution to the wind? Associate Professor and fan favourite, Tom Davidoff, is back and sits down with Adam and Matt to discuss market bottoms, 2020 market predictions, and potential storm clouds ahead. Grab your umbrella, but we wouldn’t open it just yet! Where’s the market heading in 2020? What poses the biggest risk to Vancouver real estate? And what would a leading real estate economist buy right now? You want to talk FOMO, you won’t wa...
Feb 20, 2020•50 min•Ep. 208
Join us Tonight, Wednesday, February 19th at 7pm (PST) at Vancouver Real Estate Podcast on Youtube for Vancouver Real Estate Live! Our guest will be Mark Ting, Partner at Foundation Wealth and CBC On the Coast's Guide to Personal Finance. See you there!
Feb 19, 2020•1 min
Where can you buy cash flow properties around Vancouver? Cynthia Aasen from Investment Revenue Realty joins Adam and Matt to discuss an amazing new opportunity in the fastest growing municipality in British Columbia, Langford! These properties are starting at under $275,000 and they cash flow positive, but they won’t last. So, listen up and get in touch ASAP! Find out more HERE .
Feb 19, 2020•20 min
Not all of Vancouver's neighbourhoods were created equal when it comes to buying in 2020. This week, Adam & Matt skip the guest and sit down to analyze three key factors shaping our city and - in turn - creating HUGE opportunities. Looking to buy a new home this year? Considering an investment? Wondering whether you should sell or hold? This episode is for you! In real estate, there's no time machine, but there is also no time like the present. Giddy up!
Feb 13, 2020•44 min•Ep. 207
The City of Vancouver is at a crossroads after a turbulent decade of unparalleled growth coupled with deep social and political divisions. So, where do we go from here? Enter Vancouver's Chief Planner Gil Kelley: the man with the 'city-wide' plan. Gil sits down with Adam & Matt to lay the groundwork for his vision, from a global city on a warming planet to housing shortages, zoning challenges and aging infrastructure. We cover it all. The future of Vancouver is here; and trust us, it's excit...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 206
Your strata insurance probably just went up 50 to 300% and now a simple toilet leak could potentially bankrupt you. What happened? Reliance Insurance Specialist Douglas Chan sits down with Adam & Matt to detail the rapidly changing strata insurance market and the prognosis is not good. This will cost you money: in strata fees, in potential special levies, and in your personal insurance policy. What does this mean for the condo market? Are condos still a good investment or has Vancouver just ...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 205
Cut out the noise and listen up 'cause Andrew Ramlo and Ryan Berlin from Rennie Intelligence are finally here! And there's a lot riding on the data compiled and interpreted by two of the industry's guiding voices. In fact, this data drives the decisions of some of our region's biggest players including home-builders, realtors, project marketers, and the housing sector at large. So what better time than the beginning of 2020 to recap the turbulence of 2019 and forecast Vancouver's real estate mar...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 204
This repurposed way of building will leaf you speechless! Do we have you stumped? Deputy Director and Chief Conservation Officer of the New England Forestry Foundation, Frank Lowenstein, takes Adam and Matt out on a limb this week to discuss the benefits of wood construction – and this isn’t your grandma’s 70’s walk-up wood construction but a reimagined way forward that is set to transform the way we all live. Turns out concrete construction has been the wrong root! This new wood frame technolog...
Jan 16, 2020•44 min•Ep. 203
Join us Wednesday, January 15th at 7pm (PST) at Vancouver Real Estate Podcast on Youtube for Vancouver Real Estate Live! Our guest will be Andrey Pavlov, Professor of Finance at the SFU Beedie School of Business. See you there!
Jan 15, 2020•1 min
The next housing bubble may not burst, but rather the air might slowly seep out as 21,000,000+ homes hit the market over the next two decades. Looking for someone to blame? Look no further than the guy who - in his day - walked uphill to school and uphill back home in three feet of snow. And no, we are not talking about the greatest generation; we are talking about boomers. Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Laura Kusisto, joins Adam & Matt to discuss how baby boomers are gearing up to se...
Jan 09, 2020•51 min•Ep. 202
Original episode posted: January 3, 2019 New Year, New You? Well, we’ve got your motivation covered! Meet Janet LePage, Co-Founder & CEO of Western Wealth Capital (WWC), who started out at 25 years old with a real estate coach and now oversees a soon-to-be billion dollar company with 10,000 rental units and counting. Among her many achievements, Janet was recently highlighted as one of BIV’s Forty Under 40, was awarded the Veuve Clicquot Canadian New Generation Award, and secured a finalist ...
Jan 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 151
Original episode posted: June 14, 2018 Brad J. Lamb is one to watch: he made his first million in real estate before moving out of his parent’s basement and has not slowed down since. Brad subsequently opened his own real estate brokerage, amassed an enormous personal real estate portfolio, starred in HGTV’s “Big City Broker,” founded a development company with holdings across Canada, and, oh, you know, sold 24,000 condos in the GTA! Brad sits down with Matt & Adam for a wide-ranging convers...
Dec 26, 2019•43 min•Ep. 123
Should you buy that assignment? Are Foreclosures really a good deal? And what happens when one party of a real estate transaction decides not to complete? Real Estate Lawyer Ken Pazder joins Adam and Matt in this riveting season finale to answer these questions and so much more. Big risk always exists where there are big rewards and the best way to protect yourself is through knowledge upfront. Listen Up! We are back over the next two weeks with two of our favourites from the vault. Happy holida...
Dec 19, 2019•48 min•Ep. 201
2020 is HERE! So, who better than SFU's Professor of Finance at Beedie School of Business, Andrey Pavlov, to join Adam & Matt to not only dissect the year that's passed but also inform the year ahead! Where's the market going? What mistakes have we made along the way? And what's posing the biggest threat to our market and affordability? Trust us, this is a no-holds barred account of government, policy, money, and everything in between. We sift out all the gold nuggets this market has to offe...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 200
How do the best and brightest pivot and maintain a competitive edge in Vancouver’s ever-changing market? Sunny Hahm, Director of Marketing & Strategy at Beedie, joins Adam & Matt to discuss some of Beedie’s biggest successes in the down market and the secret to maintaining a competitive edge through careful analysis and bold choices. Sunny also looks forward to 2020 and - spoiler alert! - much of the the doom and gloom that clouded last year’s holiday season is gone. He shares his predic...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 198
Sometimes the biggest threats come from the things you cannot see. And, no, we are not talking about ghosts, although that’s what’s keeping Secret up at night. Today’s show takes us underground to talk about an often overlooked danger lurking just beneath your feet: oil tanks. GeoScan Subsurface Surveys’ Joseph Salazar joins Adam & Matt this week to chart why oil tanks are problematic, tank timelines, clues that a house was on oil, why your uncle’s metal detector is not enough, and some horr...
Nov 14, 2019•43 min•Ep. 196
Rents are on the rise with a lack of rental stock and the stress test limiting potential buyers. So, what better time to bring on President of Bullpen Research and Consulting Ben Myers. Having worked in international markets, studied rental data, and advised big-time developers, Ben offers a unique perspective on Canadian real estate markets. Tune in for the best opportunities in Vancouver, Toronto and beyond! We are going BIG... get it, cause Ben. Giddy up!
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 195
What does it take to claw your way to the top of the hyper competitive world of Vancouver real estate? Turns out a lot more collaboration and a lot less clawing than you might think. Michael Uy & Morgan Browne, co-founders and Partners at Oakwyn Realty, sit down with Adam & Matt to discuss the meteoric rise of Oakwyn Realty and the practices that have led to Oakwyn having a strong comparative advantage in our marketplace. These young entrepreneurs talk taking on the established world of ...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 194
"What's going on?" Not only a provocative question posed by soul icon Marvin Gaye, but also the title of Michael Ferreira's State of the Union address at the recent UDI breakfast series. And, in the last quarter of 2019, what better time to reflect not only on what's going on in the market but what's to come. This week, Principals Michael Ferreira & Jon Bennest from Urban Analytics join Adam & Matt for a far-reaching discussion on the current market, the areas that suffered most in the m...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 193
When it comes to Vancouver real estate, “location, location, location” has become “SkyTrain, SkyTrain, SkyTrain”. So many industry leaders on this podcast have advised to buy near SkyTrain Stations but what if you want to get in on the ground floor? Translink’s CEO Kevin Desmond sits down with Adam and Matt to discuss the future of Metro Vancouver’s Skytrain Lines & Rapid Transit Expansion and it does not disappoint. The Broadway Line, Surrey LRT, and Rapidbus expansion are only some of the ...
Oct 16, 2019•41 min•Ep. 192
Many homeowners strive to pay down their mortgage as the first step to financial freedom but what if that was absolutely wrong? Forgot the warm & fuzzy feeling that freedom from mortgage debt promises and think logical paths to true financial freedom. Robinson Smith and Kyle Green sit down with Adam and Matt to discuss ways to unlock the potential in homeownership - the potential to grow your investment portfolio, invest efficiently from a tax perspective over time, and genuinely grow wealth...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 191
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Oct 09, 2019•1 min
Hanging out with Todd Talbot has greater benefits than being the envy of every soccer mom (and dad!) across Canada; you can also learn from a seasoned and VERY strategic real estate investor! This week, Todd joins Adam & Matt to chat about failures, successes, motivations and lessons learned in the Vancouver market. We unpack his most recent purchase this spring, where and how to find cash-flow, strategies for working with trades & why some partnerships just don’t work. This is Todd sans...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 190
What’s an insider’s take on the Vancouver Real Estate Market? Well, with a Spring Market that didn’t show up, an anticipated uptick in our Fall market & an election on the way, few people are offering an opinion. Until now. This week, Ben Taylor, Director of Sales at Anthem Properties Group and long-time real estate insider and investor, joins Adam & Matt to offer his two cents, unpack the mistakes that pushed him further, and highlight where he sees the opportunities. You’ll need confid...
Sep 26, 2019•58 min•Ep. 189
Newly wed and nearly dead? Not anymore! With a burgeoning tech sector, thriving universities, and a growing Millennial population, Victoria has transformed into a hip and thriving city. Residential Realtor and Victoria developer Rick Hoogendoorn and top Commercial Broker and investment advisor Cory Wright sit down with Adam & Matt to detail the opportunities in both commercial and residential real estate. Is this current market the calm before the storm? Where and what are the best investmen...
Sep 19, 2019•49 min•Ep. 188
Thinking about investing in real estate outside of British Columbia? Look no further! Heather Lloyd and Patrick Briscoe from Graywood Developments sit down with Adam & Matt this week to discuss some of the most exciting investment opportunities in Canada. With thousands of homes currently under construction and a reputation for foregrounding the investment potential of any property type, these two Graywood Execs let us behind the curtain of an international developer’s decision-making proces...
Sep 12, 2019•52 min•Ep. 187
Here's a resume many of us wish we had: twelve properties acquired in twelve months, 100+ doors and counting and best-selling authors... oh right, and they are retired (before they turned 40, we might add!). This week, real estate investors, Dave and Melanie Dupuis, join Adam & Matt to reveal their best investment tips, share their biggest mistakes, and take you through their step-by-step process for buying excellent revenue properties. We cover up-and-coming markets, vendor financing, and h...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 186
