Vancouver Real Estate Podcast

What do geography and real estate have in common? Find out by listening to this week's episode, featuring UBC Geography professor and longtime student of Vancouver real estate, David Ley.  David has done extensive research on gentrification and its effects on real estate in Vancouver and he makes some pointed observations and surprising predictions about our market. Surely an episode you won't want to miss!  Check out David's highly-acclaimed book, "The New Middle Class and the Remaking of the Central City"

What better source for an in-depth analysis of our market than CMHC Chief Economist Bob Dugan?  Adam and Matt dig deep into the tools used by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation in an effort to make sense of the wild swings we have seen in the market in the past few years.  Bob also offers some insight into what the market has in store for us in the near future.  Check out the latest CMHC Housing Market Assessment for Vancouver HERE.

Was the Foreign Buyer Tax a fail? UBC Assistant Professor Jack Favilukis weighs in on this issue with some opinions and solutions. Check out his Global News article HERE. Also, check out Adam's insightful moment in the national news spotlight HERE.

We see statistics every day in our social media feeds, in news articles, at the dinner table, etc. They can be extremely helpful when used to understand certain aspects of the world around us, but they can also be manipulated and sensationalized to fit the storyline of the person or organization quoting them.  So why don't we just look the stats up and do our own fact-checking? The problem is that raw statistical data is not easy for the average person to understand. That's why Jens von Bergmann has developed his open-source statistical mapping interface, CensusMapper.  This week, Matt and Adam chat with Jens about how to use his software to understand our market better, as well as some observations he has made regarding general population trends taking place in Vancouver.

What happens when a strata property becomes a burden to repair? How about when a developer wants to purchase an entire condo building? This process is called a strata dissolution, or more commonly, a strata windup. Phil Dougan from Access Law Group joins Matt and Adam to discuss the many complications and implications involved in a strata windup and gives some tips on how savvy real estate investors can target these types of properties.

Tom Davidoff returns for another one of his famous market analyses! Matt and Adam catch up with Tom for a chat about everything from what makes a healthy market to housing politics. Have a listen and stay in the know!

Even though most property holders are looking for cash-flow, Adam & Matt are not convinced this should always be the deciding factor. Join us this week while we consider a cash-flow neutral case study and discuss the TOP 8 things to consider when looking for future appreciation!

Adam and Matt take a deep dive into the world of rentals with an in-depth conversation with returning guest and one of Vancouver's busiest Property Managers, Klaus Rode. 

Tips, tricks, and insider knowledge from a successful Metro Vancouver builder and developer, Raman Hara of Hara Homes. 

Jon Lumer takes a walk with Abundant Housing Vancouver and discusses what he learned about Vancouver's upscale Point Grey neighbourhood.  Also, the guys interview Okanagan Realtor Charlie Veaudry, revealing some intriguing parallels with the Vancouver market.