Vancouver Real Estate Podcast

You can always learn from your own mistakes... but why would you do that when you could learn from someone else’s mistakes! Vancouver’s TOP tier investors don’t move to the sidelines when the going gets tough, but instead they investor up, pivot, and keep money moving! This week, Adam & Matt cover some of the most burning questions from listeners - ones that carry the potential for life changing mistakes. Learn how to proceed in a changing market with caution and risk management. And, of course, level up!

Residential homes sales increased by 23% last month, but it's still largely a buyer's market throughout metro Vancouver. And, as we all know, it's not timing the market but time in the market. So how do you capitalize on this soft market with strategies specific to NOW and get the deal of a lifetime! This week, Adam and Matt offer FIVE essential TIPS for buying in this current market. End-Users, Investors and Flippers unite - This episode is for you!

If you live in Vancouver, you know the Bosa family…and chances are you equate the name with quality. But how did a family that immigrated from Italy to Vancouver less than 60 years ago become one of Metro Vancouver’s premier home builders that has left an indelible mark on Vancouver’s skyline? Dale Bosa and Daryl Simpson sit down with Adam & Matt to discuss the incredible story of the Bosa family, a story characterized by hard work, entrepreneurial spirit, and a long term approach to building homes that ensures the family name will stand the test of time. Not to be missed!   

Everyone has an opinion on the Vancouver Real Estate Market, but how do you sift through the diverse and far-ranging, often biased voices? Well, you go to an outside credible source at a recognizable institution, like, say, Harvard – you ‘eard of it? This week we welcome back Harvard Instructor and Founder of Nicolais LLC, Teo Nicolais, who joins Adam and Matt to give an outsider’s opinion on where our market has been, where we are currently, and, most importantly, where we are headed. A true student of real estate market cycles, Teo draws on both theory and his wealth of real estate investing experience to shed much light on a topic so often clouded by the loudest & most shocking voices.  So pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd & listen up ya townie!

Nobody knows the new condo market better than Craig Anderson. Starting his career over 20 years ago in project marketing, Craig has worked every facet of new condo development, from project inception to marketing strategies to handing over the keys at completion. Learn from the guy who advises developers on what to build for this market! Currently Director of Marketing and Sales at Magnum Projects Ltd., Craig not only sells presales but buys them himself. He sits down with Adam & Matt to share his pro tips and metrics for how to choose the best unit in a new development that will not only save you cash but offer the best return. Time to level up! 

Vancouver is a city of extremes, from nowheresville in the 1970s to the world-class destination city of today. One of the few constants has been freelance journalist and Vancouver political commentator, Frances Bula. Frances returns to sit down with Adam & Matt to discuss all things Vancouver, from how the city’s past can help shape our future to grading the newbie city council to lamenting the city’s latest squeaky wheels. Frances knows and she pulls no punches – not that she ever has!

Real Estate is a proven means to financial freedom, but it's not always about crunching numbers and balancing spreadsheets. Real Estate Coach, Terrie Schauer, joins Adam and Matt to turn our collective attention inwards with strategies for how to buy purposefully, manage effectively, and grow exponentially - both personally and profitably - through real estate investing. A Montreal Native and former Vancouver Transplant, Terrie provides useful tips for investors and property managers as well as her thoughts on the Montreal market and where she would buy today! Vive le immobilier!  

Want to be a real estate investor? Then stand on the shoulder of this giant! Real Estate Investor, Thomas Beyer, immigrated to Canada with $1,000 in his pocket and turned it into an impressive $80,000,000 - and in a shorter period of time than you think! This week he joins Adam & Matt to share his secrets, his love affair with real estate, and how you, too, can acquire prosperity through strategic investing. Do your bank account a favour and listen up!

What do you love most about Vancouver? Chances are that this week's guest had something to do with it; in truth, he may have had everything to do with it! Internationally-celebrated Urban Planner and former Co-Director of Planning at the City of Vancouver, Larry Beasley, joins Adam and Matt to talk about his new book, Vancouverism, covering the critical years between Expo 86 and the Olympic Games in 2010. But Larry doesn't only focus on the past. He has a host of exciting ideas - and even some solutions - for the future of a city he helped make great. No spoiler alerts here, but there is 1,000+ acres of prime real estate ripe for re-zoning that Larry believes won't go overlooked for much longer. This is an episode for the people that love this great city... some might even call it a love letter, but we won't. xoxo

Vancouver Real Estate has changed dramatically in the past year. But what exactly is different? The answers may surprise you. Data Scientist Jens von Bergmann sits down with Adam & Matt to crunch the numbers and offer valuable insight into the fiery debates that surround Vancouver housing. Should we still be talking about foreign buyers? Is light density the way forward? And are we facing a new frontier when it comes to supply issues? Get your scuba gear out and join us for a deep dive into the data. And don't get the bends!