

Vancouver Real Estate Podcast
Adam and Matt Scalena
Vancouver's premier real estate podcast. Your source for buying, selling, or investing in the Vancouver Real Estate Market with two of Vancouver's top realtors, Adam and Matt Scalena.
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Aug 3, 2017 • 56min
VREP #80 | Big Data Makes Big Profits with Michael Ferreira
Here it is! For Episode 80, Matt and Adam sit down with Michael Ferreira, the managing principal at Urban Analytics, for a chat about some common myths that are perpetuated in the Vancouver real estate market. This week also marks the first installment of our new segment, "Jon, Seth and the Hoi Polloi," where Jon Lumer and Seth hit the streets of Vancouver and chat with regular people about their thoughts on the market.

Jul 27, 2017 • 33min
VREP #79 | Canadian Real Estate Market in Crisis? Checking in with Toronto & Andrew La Fleur
Toronto Realtor® and fellow podcaster Andrew Lafleur from True Condos returns to VREP to tackle some of the negative media coverage the Canadian Real Estate market has seen in recent weeks.

Jul 19, 2017 • 39min
VREP #78 | How Owning a Home in Vancouver Could Land You in Jail with Michael Geller
Matt and Adam welcome Architect and SFU Adjunct Professor Michael Geller to the podcast for a chat about the recently implemented City of Vancouver Vacant Homes Tax and other policy changes that could unwittingly affect homeowners in our city and across Canada.

Jul 14, 2017 • 39min
VREP #77 | Should I Buy Now? With Jon Lumer and Ray Macklem
Join Matt and Adam for a very special episode of the Vancouver Real Estate Podcast! This week, we hold the premier VREP ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON REAL ESTATE, where the guys chat with fellow Realtor® and bowtie connoisseur Jon Lumer, answering some pointed fan-submitted questions over a local craft beer. You can also glean some valuable information about Canada's rising mortgage interest rates during a brief, but information-packed interview with local award-winning Mortgage Broker and VREP childhood friend Ray Macklem! This is an episode you do not want to miss! *apologies from the VREP team for the delay in uploading this week's episode! Brady D was busy having a baby and it's not like we had 9 months to prepare for it or anything...

Jul 5, 2017 • 32min
VREP #76 | Negotiating Neighbourhoods with Tom Davidoff
Long time recurring fan-favorite guest Tom Davidoff from the UBC Sauder School of Business returns to join Matt and Adam for an in-depth analysis of his recent op-ed in the Vancouver Sun, "Zoning for Dollars". Tom critiques the City of Vancouver's tendency to negotiate community amenity contributions with developers behind closed doors. He also offers some potential solutions to increase transparency in the development process and facilitate the inclusion of community groups and their interests within those talks.

Jun 29, 2017 • 35min
VREP #75 | Why? Because it Sells with Terry O'Reilly
Legendary marketing guru and career "Ad Man" Terry O'Reilly talks shop with Adam and Matt about marketing strategies, Realtor® faces, and his new book, “This I Know: Marketing Lessons from Under the Influence.”

Jun 22, 2017 • 40min
VREP #74 | We Built this City on Rock and Roll...and Careful Planning with Neal Lamontagne
Adam and Matt sit down for a chat with City Planner Neal Lamontagne to find out what Vancouver is doing right and how it could improve Urban Planning within the region.

Jun 15, 2017 • 29min
VREP #73 | So Fun City with Miss604
Make the most of your summer with some hot tips on local events, restaurants, and neighborhoods from celebrity blogger Miss604.

Jun 8, 2017 • 38min
VREP #72 | Concerning Chinatown with Beverly Ho and MP Jenny Kwan
Matt and Adam chat with Vancouver East Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan and social activist Beverly Ho of the Chinatown Concern Group about the potential implications of the proposed redevelopment at 105 Keefer St and about the general community backlash against the project.

Jun 1, 2017 • 26min
VREP #71 | A Sure-Fire Way to Jump the Presale Queue with Donald Watson
Realtor® Donald Watson walks us through the process of building a co-housing development.