The Condo Disaster & National Market Update
The Emerging Trends report, collaboratively produced by ULI and PWC with 175 contributors, provides comprehensive insights into various markets and asset classes across Canada. While some markets struggle with high interest rates and construction costs, others like Calgary and Edmonton are benefit…
Rate Cuts & Recession Debates: Canada's Economic Crossroads
The Bank of Canada has made its 5th consecutive rate cut, dropping rates by 50 basis points, creating a 150bps differential with US rates - the largest since 1997. While the housing market shows increased activity without price inflation, there's disagreement between former governor Poloz and cur…
Reducing Red Tape & Using The Right Contractors
This podcast episode features interviews from the 2024 Ontario Home Builders' Association Annual Conference in Niagara Falls with key figures in Ontario's home building industry, including conversations with the regulator responsible for consumer protection, builders, and other industry leaders. …
How Rent-to-Own Real Estate Works
We explore the concept of rent-to-own real estate in Canada, comparing it to car leasing and explaining how it bridges the gap between renting and owning property. Rent-to-own offers two main agreement types: a lease option agreement where tenants have the choice to buy, and a lease purchase agree…
Housing Won't Be Affordable Until 2035 & The Future Of Mortgage Rates
We explore critical challenges facing the real estate market and broader economy. From housing affordability concerns to visa expirations and commercial real estate trends, these developments are reshaping the Canadian market in significant ways, oh and will Canada become the 51st State? Housing …
CMHC Changes & Financing For $2M–$10M Projects
Josh Findlay of BLD Financial serves mid-sized real estate developers executing projects in the $2M-$10M range in Canada. We discuss CMHC policy impacts, the MLI program's focus on energy efficiency and affordability, and emphasizes the need for sophisticated investment strategies and expert suppo…
The Real Cost Of Development Charges
What are Development Charges (DC's) and what is the actual impact on housing & the economy. We are also joined by Matt Young of Republic Developments as an expert and advocate of DC's. Development charges are fundamental fees collected from developers to fund municipal infrastructure These char…
Renovictions: Everything You Need To Know
You may have heard of them, or maybe as a landlord, you've tried one, or as a tenant you’ve been on the receiving end of a renoviction. Thats renovation + eviction = renoviction. But what are they & why are we hearing so much about them right now. Good Faith Vs Bad Faith Renovictions The laws and b…
National Market Update & Home Sales Hit 18-Month High
The Canadian real estate market showed significant recovery in October 2024, with home sales reaching their highest level since April 2022 and we hear from our host across the country for boots on the ground updates Market conditions vary by region, with Edmonton and Montreal emerging as the hott…
Who & What You Need To Build Missing Middle
We are joined by Alkarim Devani of RNDSQR & MDDL, to talk all things Missing Middle! As the co-founder of RNDSQR for almost a decade, Alkarim demonstrated his vision through numerous projects, including hundreds of middle housing developments and mid-rise buildings with heritage restorations, com…