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Vancouver Real Estate Podcast

VREP #421 | Vancouver Commercial Lending Landscape with Alan Haigh

May 17, 2024
Alan Haigh, Impact Commercial's Founding Partner, shares insights on Vancouver's commercial lending landscape. They discuss differences between commercial and residential mortgages, strong commercial asset classes, and navigating the challenging market. Strategies for handling interest rates and investments are also covered, along with the impact of changing office cultures and retail sectors.
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Quick takeaways

  • Interest rates impact commercial real estate investments and strategies for navigating fluctuations.
  • Shifting to commercial real estate offers scalability and management ease, although challenges like valuation fluctuations persist.

Deep dives

Impact of Interest Rates on Commercial Real Estate

Interest rates play a critical role in shaping commercial real estate investments. A discussion on how the interest rate environment impacts commercial property purchases revealed strategies for navigating rate fluctuations, including locking up properties to leverage future rate decreases.

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