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- Today45 min
The Budget Just Quietly Changed the Math On Canadian Housing
Nick and Dan break down the one line in the Spring Economic Update that actually matters: Ottawa wants private insurers to cover 5–8 unit buildings, with more flexibility for triplexes and fourplexes. Plus $7B accelerated for the Apartment Construction Loan Program.The backdrop has flipped — population growth went from 3.2% to -0.2%, rental starts hit 5x the historical average, and asking rents are down ~9% since late 2024.The core idea: Housing supply doesn't get built when politicians tweet. It gets built when a lender says yes. Legal density is permission, not a home. Policy can reduce friction but cannot repeal math.The next phase isn't rate shock — it's financing, absorption, and project viability. EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago44 min
Top 10 Canadian Cities to Invest in for 2026
A deep dive into 10 Canadian secondary markets worth serious investor attention in 2026. With Toronto condo sales at a 35-year low and Vancouver projects struggling to hit presale thresholds, capital is flowing into cities where the fundamentals actually pencil.The episode covers Moncton (2.9% population growth, $386K avg price), Halifax (#1 nationally for investor interest, lowest office vacancy in Canada), Quebec City (13% YoY price growth), Ottawa (Ontario's highest industrial rents at $17.33/sq ft, 130K+ federal employees), Hamilton ($2.3B in building permits, LRT in final phases), Kitchener-Waterloo (200K+ tech workers, 46% job growth), Winnipeg (6% multifamily cap rates), Regina (2.9 months of supply, $343K benchmark), Saskatoon (100%+ construction growth, HQ to Nutrien and Cameco), Edmonton (most affordable of Canada's six largest cities), Victoria ($3.15B tech sector), and Kelowna (contrarian buyer's market play).Each market analyzed for population, employers, housing prices, rental data, and the investor thesis. EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago50 min
How Long Do Recessions Last In Canada ?
Nick and Dan break down Canada's four major modern recessions and what each did to real estate. Key insight: economic recovery and housing recovery are different timelines, Toronto took 13 years to recover from the 1989 peak, while Vancouver bounced back from 2008 in just 20 months. Bubble-driven corrections take far longer than externally-driven ones. Looking ahead, oil shocks historically precede recessions, and USMCA trade tensions are the biggest 2026 risk. The playbook: audit your debt, build a cash reserve, know your local market, and make your buying list now, because the best opportunities in past recessions disappeared within months. EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago52 min
This May Upset Some Realtors
Nick and Dan unpack Real Brokerage's acquisition of RE/MAX and argue the market reaction tells the real story, RMAX trading ~30% below the headline $13.80 deal value and REAX selling off signals investors aren't convinced the combination creates shareholder value. They frame it as two stressed models trying to solve each other's problems: RE/MAX needs modernization, Real needs distribution, but both are operating in a transaction recession (US existing-home sales at 30-year lows, CREA forecasting just 1% volume growth in 2026). The bigger thesis: we hit "peak Realtor" in 2022, and the brokerage subscription model, where agents are the customer, not just the labour, is starting to unwind in a Pareto-distributed industry full of net losers. Closes on the innovation paradox: brokerages need AI to retain agents, but not so much AI that consumers start questioning why they need the intermediary at all. EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago51 min
How Ai Is Changing Real Estate
Nick and Dan break down how AI is rewiring Canadian real estate layer by layer, search, valuation, mortgages, construction, and operations. They cover where it's genuinely transforming the industry (40% faster underwriting, 30% faster builds, QuadReal and Cadillac Fairview already at scale) and where it's hitting real limits (Zillow's iBuying collapse, hyperlocal market nuance, the negotiation itself). Skilled trades stay protected, Canada's 700,000-worker shortage by 2028 is the bigger story. EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago41 min
The Tenant Screening Rule That Saves Landlords From Disaster
Sits down with Keaton Bessey, broker-owner of Greater Vancouver Tenant and Property Management, to break down what it actually takes to own and manage rental properties and especially multiplexes in one of Canada's most tenant-friendly markets. Keaton walks through property management fee structures and the hidden charges to watch for, his tenant screening process (income at 3x rent, plus the behavioral signals that matter more than the math), and how to keep "harmony" between tenants in small multiplex buildings where one bad neighbor can cost you three. He shares practical playbooks for handling missed rent, insurance claims, and vendor management (including a great tip on how to cut a plumber bill in half), then closes with his own buy-box: a two-bed, one-bath near transit, run like a business, bought conservatively, and operated for the long haul. EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREE Realist.caSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago40 min
The Price You See Is No Longer the Real Price
Prices aren't crashing, but almost everything just got cheaper. About 22% of new construction units have visible price cuts, but factor in the expanded HST rebate and roughly 90% of inventory is effectively discounted right now. Dan and Nick break down the data, the game theory keeping builders from cutting publicly, and why resale sellers are about to feel it first. EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREE Realist.caSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago57 min
Why Are Canada's Top Earners Leaving the Country?
40% of Canadians who'd rank in the top 1% of earners are already living in the U.S. and they're taking the productivity, the tax base, and the move-up housing demand with them. Dan and Nick unpack the brain drain, the February jobs collapse, the AI wildcard, and RBC's $1.8 trillion counter-narrative, and what it all means for Canadian real estate EDMONTON MULTIPLEX EVENT Try it NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Use our code "realestate" to get 4 extras months from a 2 years plan Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | BMO Global Asset Management LISTEN AD FREE Realist.caSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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About The Canadian Real Estate Investor
The Podcast For Canadian Real Estate Investors.The podcast features in depth discussion around investing in real estate, ongoing news in the Canadian real estate market, how to structure deals and grow your portfolio.Show hosts Daniel Foch and Nick Hill bring experience, fresh takes, well-researched information and entertainment to a real estate investing podcast for Canadians.
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