Vancouver Real Estate Podcast

Will the NDP speculation tax actually help locals who live and work in British Columbia? Policy critic Mark Milke doesn’t think so and sits down with Adam and Matt to detail how government intervention has frequently had a negative impact on the Vancouver housing market. Throw the speculation tax on the heap!

Are you leaving money on the table by focusing only on residential real estate? Cory Wright, Owner/Broker of William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services, joins Adam and Matt to discuss the ins and outs of commercial real estate in Metro Vancouver. Understand the basics, the best investment opportunities, and how to add value in any market - all in under 45 minutes. This one will not disappoint!

Fraser Institute Senior Policy Analyst Josef Filopowicz sees a glaring problem in the Vancouver real estate market. He joins Adam & Matt to detail why Vancouver stands out among the 30 cities he analyzed and it is not for the reason you think. 

The dust is beginning to settle on the NDP’s 30-Point Housing Plan and the potential implications loom large over the Vancouver real estate market. Simon Fraser University Finance Professor Andrey Pavlov has thought long and hard about the possible consequences of these measures and he sits down with Adam and Matt to hash out the details while providing keen insights into where our market is headed.  Check out Andrey's work HERE

The BC NDP's budget for 2018 was just announced and, as predicted, there are lots of policy changes targeting housing. The party's stated goal is to bring stability to housing prices and return the market to one that serves local residents, but will these changes truly have an impact or is this a case of politicians steady politickin'? Sandy MacKay and Rob Break, from the popular podcast "Breakthrough Real Estate Investing" join Matt and Adam to discuss investing tips and lessons learned in the real Estate trenches. Check out Sandy and Rob's show BREAKTHROUGH REAL ESTATE INVESTING PODCAST

Our first guest with a condo tower named after him! Larry Beasley was Co-Chair Planner at the City of Vancouver for 15 years and led Vancouver’s modern transformation into a world model for sustainable and liveable cities. Now Larry holds the “Distinguished Practice Professor of Planning” at the University of British Columbia, sits on various boards including Translink, and teaches and advises urbanism all over the world. Larry joins Adam & Matt to discuss the carefully-planned origins of Vancouverism, its wild success, and why we must continue to develop creative solutions to our current problems moving forward, without opting for exclusionary policies. Few people understand our city the way Larry does – this episode is not to be missed! Check out Larry's book Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs on Amazon

Sign Up for VIP Access to Presale Construction Projects! We have all seen claims like this but how exactly does Vancouver’s red-hot presale market work? Adam & Matt are joined this week by Project Marketer Trevor Street, founder and CEO of The Partners Marketing Group, to break down this often-misunderstood segment of our market. Trevor lets us all behind the presale curtain, detailing how VIP access works, what you can do to land the unit of your dreams, market predictions for the coming year, and a whole lot more.

Have you ever wanted to pick the brain of one of the largest and most celebrated developers in Vancouver? Jon Stovell, president of Reliance Properties, sits down with Matt and Adam for a conversation about everything from how he got his start in real estate to the best investment opportunities to the future of the city.  Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear from a key player in Vancouver's current and future transformation!

Huge changes coming to the Vancouver Real Estate market in 2018 and the devil is in the details. Professor Tom Davidoff joins Matt & Adam to hash over the details and makes predictions from policy changes to potential price surges. Check out Tom's latest work ON HIS BLOG Or follow him on Twitter: @tomdavidoff  

Dustan Woodhouse makes bold predictions. In the face of the Foreign Buyer's Tax, he called for home prices to increase dramatically. Now, he's back to offer predictions for 2018 as well as his thoughts on variable versus fixed in today's economic climate, new pitfalls in qualifying, and the best 22 minutes you can have with your clothes on.