

rennie real estate podcast
rennie
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.
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Dec 4, 2020 • 26min
Buying or selling a home? How the Fundamentals of Supply and Demand Affect Housing Prices
How does supply and demand affect housing prices? We explore the fundamental laws of supply and demand, why supply and demand always determine home prices, the role different types of supply play in our market, and why housing demand tends to be more variable than housing supply. Follow along as our Senior Economist, Ryan Berlin dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.Links:rennie landscape: https://bit.ly/2UiC8uaregister for rennie intelligence updates: https://bit.ly/3dFJFfq

Nov 13, 2020 • 26min
rennie intelligence insights - November 2020
We review the latest residential real estate data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned from the October 2020 data:Sales hit an all-time high for October home sales in the Vancouver Region.As sales have risen, inventory has contracted, thereby nudging prices upwards.Employment has bounced back in a major way, but a full recovery is a long way off. Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.Host:Peter Edmonds - rennieGuests:Ryan Berlin - Senior Economist and Director, rennie intelligenceBowen Behan Pausey - Business Data Analyst, HousingLinks:the rennie review - November 2020: https://bit.ly/3prIRjFthe rennie advance - November 2020: https://bit.ly/36xuphAregister for rennie intelligence updates: https://bit.ly/3dFJFfq

Nov 12, 2020 • 28min
The Big Picture - Macro Insights from the rennie landscape 2020
We review the Fall 2020 edition of the rennie landscape and discuss three key insights:The unique nature of the Great Suppression has shielded the for-sale market from the worst of the downturn.The pandemic has shifted home buyer preferences towards ground-oriented homes and towards the suburban.Interest rates are likely to remain (even) lower for (even) longer.Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.Host:Peter Edmonds - rennieGuests:Ryan Berlin - Senior Economist and Director, rennie intelligenceLinks:rennie landscape: https://bit.ly/2UiC8uaregister for rennie intelligence updates: https://bit.ly/3dFJFfq

Nov 5, 2020 • 34min
What's With All the Condos? How Vancouver Became a Model for City Planning
We’re sitting down with renowned urban planner, former Director of Planning for the City of Vancouver, and author of the books, Vancouverism and Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs, Larry Beasley, to discuss how Vancouver became a model for city planning around the world. During the episode, we will be exploring how Vancouver focused on a "living first strategy" to attract large numbers of people to move downtown away from the suburbs, how the neighbourhood module was a prime structure for planning, and some of the challenges Vancouver still faces.Links:Vancouverism - https://www.ubcpress.ca/vancouverismregister for rennie intelligence updates - https://bit.ly/3dFJFfq

Oct 20, 2020 • 26min
rennie intelligence insights – October 2020
In this episode of the rennie podcast, we're sitting down with members from the rennie intelligence team to review the latest residential real estate data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned from the September 2020 data:September saw the highest sales count everReports of the death of the condo market have been greatly exaggeratedHome prices (across all product types) are rising Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.Host:Peter Edmonds - rennieGuests:Ryan Berlin - Senior Economist and Director, rennie intelligenceBowen Behan Pausey - Business Data Analyst, HousingLinks:rennie review: https://bit.ly/3jhftIKrennie advance: https://bit.ly/2FL9Zbvregister for rennie intelligence updates: https://bit.ly/3dFJFfq

Oct 6, 2020 • 30min
What’s Age Got To Do With It? Key Insights on How Demographics Affect our Real Estate Market.
We’re sitting down with demographer and VP Consulting at rennie, Andrew Ramlo, to discuss how demographics affect the lower mainland’s real estate market. During the episode, we’ll be exploring how housing needs change as people age, how the transfer of intergenerational wealth affects demand, and the role immigration play in Canada’s economy and more.Host:Peter Edmonds - rennieGuest: Andrew Ramlo - rennieLinks:Register for intelligence updates here

Sep 16, 2020 • 25min
rennie intelligence insights – September 2020
In this episode of the rennie podcast, we’re sitting down with members of the rennie intelligence team to review the latest residential real estate data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned from the August 2020 data:This year’s August sales counts were the highest recorded since 2009There is strong demand for larger, ground-oriented productIt’s a seller’s market, as supply and demand factors are favouring sellersFollow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.Host:Peter Edmonds - rennieGuests:Ryan Berlin - Senior Economist and Director, rennie intelligenceBowen Behan Pausey - Business Data Analyst, HousingLinks:rennie reviewrennie advanceRegister for rennie intelligence updates