
rennie real estate podcast
The rennie podcast is all about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Join our intelligence team and expert guests as we seek to empower our listeners to make informed decisions while providing context for the real estate world around them. We hope that with every episode, you become a little more knowledgeable, and a lot more curious.Receive insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. For more information on reports and other real estate data mentioned in each episode, visit rennie.com.
Latest episodes

Sep 28, 2023 • 27min
Housing, rates, and labour market fates
In this episode, we assess the ups and downs of Vancouver's resale market, the Bank of Canada's decision to maintain its trend-setting interest rate, and how the job market is responding to the high-borrowing-cost environment. Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Senior Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerAdditional reading:the rennie review - September 2023the rennie advance - September 2023The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.Receive insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. Register here for the latest market updates.

Aug 30, 2023 • 32min
Whatever happened to seasonality? Justine and Ryan... and Ryan... and Ryan discuss.
In this episode rennie advisor Ryan O’Hearn joins Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to discuss the continued influence of macro-ality on Vancouver's housing market and opine on the Bank of Canada's next move.Featured guests:Justine Loo, Managing BrokerRyan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence Ryan O’Hearn, rennie advisorAdditional readingthe rennie review - August 2023the rennie advance - August 2023The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.For the latest market insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. Register here for the latest market updates.

Jul 27, 2023 • 34min
Forget About Seasonality—These Days, It's All About 'Macro-Ality'
In this episode, rennie advisor Eric Zamora joins Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to discuss the out-sized role that macroeconomic factors are playing in shaping housing market dynamics in Metro Vancouver, including the recent—and probably unnecessary—interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada. Featured guests:Justine Loo, Managing BrokerRyan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence Eric Zamora, rennie advisorAdditional reading:the rennie review - July 2023the rennie advance - July 2023The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.Receive insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. Register here for the latest market updates.

Jun 28, 2023 • 42min
Soft Supply, Hard Places, & Those Darned Interest Rates - June 2023
In this episode, rennie Squamish advisor Belinda Grant joins Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to discuss May's historically-low inventory, how many young buyers find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, and how interest rates are once again on the rise... or are they?Featured guests:Justine Loo, Managing BrokerRyan Berlin, Senior EconomistRyan Wyse, Senior AnalystBelinda Grant, rennie advisorAdditional readingthe rennie review - June 2023the rennie advance - June 2023The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.Receive insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. Register here for the latest market updates.

May 30, 2023 • 30min
Just When You Think It's All Making Sense... - May 2023
In this episode, Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse discuss April's inflation surprise, along with how and why housing market momentum in Metro Vancouver is on the rise.

Apr 24, 2023 • 40min
Exploring the Spring 2023 landscape: Our Current Market Explained
In this episode, we join Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and to review the latest housing and economic data for Metro Vancouver and discuss:ImmigrationInflationInterest RatesAdditional readingthe rennie landscape - Spring 2023

Mar 29, 2023 • 34min
Hot Off the Presses - March 2023
In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie President's Club recipient, Shelly Vellani, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss key themes gleaned in February 2023:The latest on inflation, interest rates, and the impacts the banking situation could have on these things Supply is more constrained than it appears at first blushFeatured guests:Justine Loo, Managing BrokerRyan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence Shelley Vellani, rennie advisorAdditional reading:the rennie review - February 2023the rennie advance - February 2023The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.Receive insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. Register here for the latest market updates.

Feb 28, 2023 • 37min
The "At Least for Now" Episode - February 2023
In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with a 12-year rennie veteran, Brandan Price, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss key insights gleaned in January 2023:2023 is looking a lot like the end of 2022—at least for nowThe Bank of Canada will hold the line—at least for nowFeatured guests:Justine Loo, Managing BrokerRyan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence Brandan Price, rennie advisorAdditional reading:the rennie review - February 2023the rennie advance - February 2023The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.Receive insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. Register here for the latest market updates

Feb 16, 2023 • 26min
The rennie outlook 2023 - Our Real Estate Predictions for the Year Ahead
In this special episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Ryan Wyse, and Justine Loo as they discuss three key predictions for the year ahead from the 2023 edition of the rennie outlook:Canadian inflation will fall back into the Bank of Canada’s target range in the springThe Bank of Canada will cut its policy interest rate up to 3 times by the end of the yearCanada will welcome a record number of international migrants this yearAdditional readingrennie outlook 2023

Jan 20, 2023 • 38min
The Biggest Skew Since '82, etc. - January 2023
In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie advisor, Janette Fricker, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in December 2022:For the housing market in Metro Vancouver, 2022 was the year that was… and wasn’t.Canada’s labour market keeps humming despite high inflation and interest rates.Changes to the interest rate environment are on the horizon.Featured guests:Justine Loo, Managing BrokerRyan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence Janette Fricker, rennie advisorAdditional readingthe rennie review - January 2023the rennie advance - January 2023The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.Receive insights, analysis, and perspective from our rennie intelligence team on the Lower Mainland's real estate market. Register here for the latest market updates.