The Canadian Real Estate Investor
The Canadian Real Estate Investor
Playlist by The Canadian Real Estate InvestorThe Podcast For Canadian Real Estate Investors. The podcast features in depth discussion around investing in real estate, ongoing news in the Canadian real estate market, how to structure deals and g…381 clip(s) in playlist
This Exit Strategy Makes Vancouver Multiplexes Work
In this episode we sit down with a Vancity leader, Ryan Mckinley to unpack multiplex financing and policy across Canada. We explore why most multiplexes in Vancouver are strata-title, promoting homeownership, while Toronto’s market is trending toward rentals. Hear practical financing options for ho…
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The Mortgage Renewal Wave Is Here… But It’s Not What You Think
Nick & Dan are joined by Tania Bourassa-Ochoa, Deputy Chief Economist at CMHC, who authored the recent report on the mortgage renewal wave. Over 1.5 million Canadians have already renewed at higher rates, with another million coming. While Toronto arrears have quadrupled, nationally only 0.25% of …
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Another Brokerage Steals Funds & Residential Construction Collapses
In this news episode, Nick & Dan cover major challenges in Ontario's housing market, including regulatory enforcement against brokerages, inconsistent multiplex approvals despite new zoning policies, a new RBC-REALTOR partnership, and a severe collapse in residential construction threatening the pr…
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Flat Rents and Record Vacancies In Multifamily
Canada's rental market in Q1 2026, revealing a major shift from growth to stagnation. The main takeaway is that rent growth has essentially stopped nationwide, with some cities experiencing declines. Join us as we go through the Yardi Rental Report Rent growth has flatlined: National rent growth i…
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The ReTour: Alberta Real Estate Deep Dive
Nick & Dan do a comprehensive deep dive on Alberta's real estate market, part of "The Canadian Re Tour" podcast mini-series. We covers Alberta's economic fundamentals, major cities (Calgary and Edmonton), and mid-sized markets, with detailed data on home prices, rents, vacancy rates, and cap rates …
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Senate Investigation Exposes What’s Wrong With Canadian Housing
A January 2026 Senate report called housing "Out of Reach." We look at the report and cover the rental market squeeze, development charges, and regulatory delays that are driving up housing costs across Canada Toronto housing fees are staggering: New homes in Toronto carry approximately $200,000 in…
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Why Investors Are Fleeing Canadian Real Estate
BMO economist Robert Kavcic forecasts a "long and slow grind" toward housing affordability in Canada. Prices have fallen 17% from their 2022 peak, but remain unaffordable for many. Investors have exited the market, calling real estate "dead money" compared to equities, and Kavcic predicts pri…
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Trump Wants To Ban Corporate Landlords, But Canada Already Found A Better Way
Trump's proposed ban on corporate landlords buying single-family homes with Canada's MLI Select program, arguing that financial incentives work better than bans for directing institutional capital toward building new housing supply. Policy Contrast: Trump's ban excludes new construction, potentiall…
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Interest Rates, Inflation, & Why Real Estate Prices Are Back To 2017 Levels
In this news episode we discuss how inflation-adjusted home prices have fallen back to 2017 levels, despite appearing stable nominally. Housing starts hit record numbers in 2025 but momentum is fading, with the Bank of Canada holding rates at 2.25%ahead of its January 28th decision. Meanwhile, infl…
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Are We At The Bottom Of The Market?
We are joined by Fred Cassano, Partner and National Real Estate Leader at PwC Canada, discussing the state of Canadian real estate markets around the ULI Emerging Trends report. Market in Transition: The real estate market is experiencing mixed sentiments with a sense that it may be hitting bottom.…
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