Vancouver Real Estate Podcast
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Vancouver's premier real estate podcast. Your source for buying, selling, or investing in the Vancouver Real Estate Market with two of Vancouver's top realtors, Adam and Matt Scalena.
Episodes
- VREP #515 | Granville Street Will Decide Downtown Vancouver's Fate with Jane Talbot
Jane Talbot, President and CEO of Downtown Van, joins Adam and Matt to discuss the Granville Plan and its significance for downtown Vancouver's future. The conversation covers the relocation of three SROs, the impact of a FIFA pedestrian t…
- VREP #514 | Why Some Vancouver Neighbourhoods are Surging (and Others are Stalling) with Professor Markus Moos
Professor Markus Moos explains the differing growth patterns in Vancouver neighbourhoods, citing the concentration of the knowledge economy, housing affordability issues pushing families to the edges, and generational shifts. The discussio…
- VREP #513 | Canada's Economy Is Quietly Falling Apart and Nobody's Talking About It with Brendan LaCerda
Moody's Analytics economist Brendan LaCerda joins Vancouver Real Estate Podcast to discuss the state of Canada's economy, noting a halt in growth and business freezes. Topics include USMCA renegotiations, the impact of oil prices, and pote…
- VREP #512 | The Quiet Rewrite Of Vancouver's Future With Josh White
Josh White, City of Vancouver's General Manager of Planning and Urban Design, discusses the city's future development. Topics include the Official Development Plan, the Broadway Plan, the Villages program, and changes to areas like the PNE…
- VREP #511 | Has Vancouver Real Estate Found Its Floor With RBC's Robert Hogue
RBC Assistant Chief Economist Robert Hogue joins hosts Adam & Matt to analyze Vancouver
- REPOST: VREP #227 | 11 Towers and 6,000 New Homes Near Burrard Bridge with Khelsilem Tl'aḵwasik̓a̱n
*Disclaimer: This episode was originally recorded and aired June 2020* The City of Vancouver is a notoriously difficult place to build homes, with crippling debates occurring at any attempt to add housing. So, it may surprise you to hear t…
- VREP #510 | Five Vancouver Real Estate Headlines Every Buyer Should Question Right Now
March is behind us and the alarming Vancouver real estate headlines are making the rounds again. Prices are falling, inventory is at record highs & sales volumes have plummeted. And every single one of these headlines is true. But are…
- VREP #509 | How a War in Iran Could Reshape Vancouver Real Estate with Kyle Green
A war in the Middle East is fueling inflation, rattling bond markets, and pushing fixed rates higher at a pace few saw coming. Kyle Green, founder of Green Mortgage Team and one of Canada's top brokers, sits down with Adam & Matt to br…
- VREP #508 | She Spent 30 Years Critiquing Vancouver City Hall and Now She Wants to Change It with Frances Bula
For three decades, Frances Bula covered every housing crisis, every broken promise, and every Vancouver council that overpromised and underdelivered. Now she's done watching. The veteran Globe and Mail journalist sits down with Adam &…
- VREP #507 | Vancouver Real Estate's New Normal Is Here and Could Last Years with Andrew Lis
The spring market many buyers and sellers have been waiting for may not be coming - at least not in the way Vancouver has historically thought of it. GVR Chief Economist Andrew Lis sits down with Adam & Matt this week to unpack why 202…
- VREP #506 | The Vancouver Real Estate Trivia Show With Adam And Matt
Think you know the Vancouver real estate market? In this special all-trivia episode, Adam and Matt go head-to-head on the data defining Metro Vancouver in 2026, and the numbers will genuinely surprise you. From surprising sales trends by p…
- VREP #505 | The Province is Broke & the 2026 BC Budget is Making it Worse with Trevor Hargreaves
BC is staring down a $13.5 billion deficit. Yes, with a B! And the 2026 provincial budget will only make things worse. BCREA Senior VP of Government Relations Trevor Hargreaves sits down with Adam & Matt this week to unpack surprise PS…
- VREP #504 | Toronto's Real Estate Market Is The Worst It's Ever Been And Here's What It Means For All Of Canada With Daniel Foch And Nick Hill
Toronto's housing market has hit historic lows with 17 straight months of year-over-year price declines, and the ripple effects are being felt across the country. Canadian Real Estate Investor podcast hosts Daniel Foch and Nick Hill sit do…
- VREP #503 | How a Tax Break for Struggling Seniors Became a Billionaire Subsidy in BC with Phil Webb
What started in 1973 as a lifeline for cash-poor retirees has morphed into one of BC's most lopsided housing policies, one that disproportionately benefits the people who need it least. Insurance professional and self-described policy obse…
- VREP #502 | Canada's Courts Split On Aboriginal Land Title Claims With Sam Adkins
Two provinces, two court decisions, completely opposite conclusions on Aboriginal title over private lands. Lawyer Sam Adkins sits down with Adam & Matt this week to unpack the seismic legal shifts since the Cowichan Decision rocked th…
- VREP #501 | BC's Biggest Threat is Not Housing with Mayor Brad West
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West is challenging just about every orthodoxy about our province’s future and British Columbians are taking notice. Brad sits down this week with Adam & Matt to challenge the housing crisis narrative, expose…
- VREP #500 | Can Vancouver Recover from the Worst Market this Century with Ryan Berlin And Brendon Ogmundson
Vancouver just posted its worst sales year of the 21st Century. This century. Let that sink in. And now listen up because Chief Economists Ryan Berlin from Rennie and Brendon Ogmundson from BCREA sit down together with Adam & Matt this…
- VREP #499 | Vancouver Real Estate 2025: Reviewing The Year Of Reckoning With Adam & Matt Scalena
After a year that defied expectations, Vancouver real estate's 2025 reality check reveals uncomfortable truths about market psychology and price compression. Adam & Matt sit down for an end of the year conversation to dissect the deepe…
- VREP #498 | Navigating Real Estate Tax Planning With Mohammad Shahid And Nav Pannu
They say it's not what you make but what you keep. And today's guests can definitely help with that. DMCL tax specialists Mohammad Shahid and Nav Pannu sit down with Adam & Matt this week to decode the tax implications that real estate…
- VREP #497 | Vancouver's Brand Crisis with Miro Cernetig.
Two out of three Vancouverites believe their city's brand is in decline. Veteran journalist and CityAge founder Miro Cernetig joins Adam & Matt this week to explore this stark reality, arguing that cities need powerful stories to unite…
- VREP #496 | The Financial Planner's Wealth Building Strategy For Vancouver With Adam Beaudin-Ball
Can you really retire comfortably in Vancouver with just $500,000 in liquid assets? Senior Financial Planner Adam Beaudin-Ball from Raymond James sits down with Adam & Matt to reveal his comprehensive wealth-building playbook for Vanco…
- VREP #495 | Kelowna Real Estate is On Sale: The 20% Developer Discount & What it Means with Colin Krieg & Luke Turri
After three years of adjustment, where does Kelowna real estate stand today? Realtor Colin Krieg and Mission Group President Luke Turri sit down with Adam & Matt to provide an assessment of both the resale and presale markets in a city…
- VREP #494 | Why Vancouver's Housing Policies Are Destroying Real Estate Value With Andrey Pavlov
Vancouver's housing market is in worse shape today than five years ago. Not because of Trump or the economy or market cycles, but because of misguided policies that have fundamentally undermined property rights and destroyed real estate va…
- VREP #493 | What Every Couple Should Know Before Buying Property With C. Ryan Chan
All's fair in love and real estate – or is it? Harper Grey lawyer C. Ryan Chan sits down with Adam & Matt this week to reveal what every couple needs to know before signing on the dotted line. From the myth of automatic 50/50 splits to…
- VREP #492 | The Cowichan Decision Explained: What It Means for Metro Vancouver Homeowners with Sam Adkins
The Cowichan Decision has rocked Metro Vancouver — but what does it really mean for homeowners, real estate investors, and property ownership in Metro Vancouver and the province? Vancouver lawyer Sam Adkins joins Matt & Adam to unpack…
- VREP #491 | How To Sell Your Metro Vancouver Property in Today’s Market with Adam & Matt
With only six weeks left before the market shuts down for the holidays, Metro Vancouver sellers face a critical decision - list now or wait until spring? Adam & Matt tackle the tough fall reality this week, where active listings sit 36…
- VREP #490 | Vancouver's Hidden Supply Crisis Nobody's Talking About With Dustan Woodhouse
Politicians keep touting housing supply numbers as progress, but if you're hoping to ever own rather than rent you should be very nervous about our so-called success—fully half of Vancouver's new "supply" is purpose-built rentals, not home…
- VREP #489 | Estate Planning Mistakes that Could Cost Vancouver Homeowners Thousands With Richard Bell
Vancouver's largest intergenerational wealth transfer is underway and most families are completely unprepared. Founding Partner of Bell Alliance Richard Bell sits down with Adam & Matt this week to reveal how property owners can avoid…
- VREP #488 | Vancouver Housing Experts Go Toe To Toe (Part Two) With Erick Villagomez And Beau Jarvis
The housing debate deepens as opposing voices tackle the thorniest questions in Vancouver's affordability crisis. In part two, UBC lecturer Erick Villagomez and Wesgroup CEO Beau Jarvis continue the dialogue with Adam & Matt, diving in…
- VREP #487 | Vancouver Housing Experts Go Toe To Toe With Erick Villagomez And Beau Jarvis
Sparks fly when two opposing voices in Vancouver's housing crisis clash over the housing fundamentals this week: how did we get here? Who’s to blame? And what needs to happen to bring Vancouver out of its affordability emergency? UBC’s Eri…
- VREP #486 | Charting Vancouver's Real Estate Comeback With Matthew McClenaghan
After months of project cancellations and market uncertainty, Vancouver home builders are finally starting to see a path through the current downturn. Edgar Development President Matthew McClenaghan sits down this week with Adam & Matt…
- VREP #485 | What Every Borrower Needs to Know about Mortgage Rates this Fall with Kyle Green
With a tsunami of mortgage renewals hitting this fall and wild swings in rate predictions, borrowers are scrambling to navigate unprecedented volatility in the mortgage market. Mortgage broker Kyle Green sits down with Adam & Matt this…
- VREP #484 | Vancouver Real Estate's Fall Market Crossroads With Brendon Ogmundson
Fall 2025 represents a critical inflection point for Vancouver real estate after a brutal first half of the year marked by tariff uncertainty and sluggish sales. This week, British Columbia Real Estate Association Chief Economist Brendon O…
- VREP #483 | 8 Ways to get the Best Deal In Vancouver Real Estate this Fall
As summer winds down and inventory has crested, the Scalena brothers believe the second half of 2025 could provide an historic buying opportunity in Vancouver. Adam and Matt sit down this week to share 8 strategic buyer tips for capitalizi…
- VREP #482 | Vancouver Real Estate's Reckoning or Recovery With Daryl Simpson
While Vancouver basks in August sunshine, its housing market remains stuck in a long December that developers fear may never end. (And yes, the Counting Crows at the PNE were fantastic.) This week, Townline President Daryl Simpson sits dow…
- VREP #481 | 8 Ways to Kill a Deal in Vancouver Real Estate
Ever wonder why some Vancouver properties sit on the market while similar homes sell quickly? Adam & Matt dive into the latest research revealing the eight critical mistakes that are silently killing real estate deals across Metro Vanc…
- VREP #480 | The Scalena Brothers’ Key Takeaways on Industry Fragmentation, Housing Narratives & SkyTrain Investment Strategies
What happens when you pause to reflect on months of real estate conversations? Adam & Matt sit down to dissect six compelling ideas that emerged from their most recent podcast episodes. From the development industry’s organizational ch…
- VREP #479 | Weaponizing Housing Anxiety In Canada's Biggest Markets With Ben Myers
From fear-mongering content creators to social media experts peddling doom, Canada's housing market has become an anxiety-fueled echo chamber where clicks matter more than facts. Housing analyst Ben Myers sits down with Adam & Matt to…
- VREP #478 | Building Into Crisis with Wesgroup’s Beau Jarvis
Beau Jarvis, President & CEO of Wesgroup Properties, is back for an exclusive, no-holds-barred conversation on the state of Vancouver real estate. As one of the largest private developers in Western Canada, Wesgroup has a front-row sea…
- VREP #477 | COVID's Suburban And Ex-Urban Experiment Is Over With Emilie K. Adin
Was the pandemic suburban boom a permanent shift - or just a blip on the urban timeline? The outgoing President of the Planning Institute of British Columbia Emilie K. Adin sits down with Adam & Matt this week to explore this important…
- VREP #476 | How SkyTrain Shopping Malls Became the Blueprint for Vancouver Urban Living with Darren Kwiatkowski
Metro Vancouver real estate isn't being built on empty lots—it's rising from the parking lots of suburban shopping malls beside SkyTrain hubs. Shape Properties Executive VP and Founding Partner Darren Kwiatkowski sits down with Adam &…
- VREP #475 | Vancouver Real Estate's 2025 Half Time Report with Clint Murphy
After months of compounding uncertainty, Vancouver's real estate market has shifted dramatically from early 2025's optimism. But where do we stand currently as we emerge from our Canada Day revelry? It's time for a half-time assessment. Fr…
- VREP #474 | How a Family-First Investor Cracked RRSP Real Estate and Scaled a Multifamily Portfolio with Rodrigo Parada
Think your RRSP is just for stocks and bonds? Think again. Montreal-based investor Rodrigo Parada used his registered retirement savings to unlock real estate investing — and scaled into a multimillion-dollar multifamily portfolio. Rodrigo…
- VREP #473 | Cheaper Condos, Bigger Crisis: CMHC's Warning for Vancouver with Aled abIorwerth
Falling condo prices and declining rents might seem like good news forbuyers and renters today, but CMHC's Deputy Chief Economist warns this temporary relief issetting up an even worse housing crisis in the years to come. Aled ab Iorwerth…
- VREP #472 | Vancouver Real Estate's Fight or Flight Moment with Tandem's Sunny Hahm
The Vancouver real estate market sits at a crossroads, with buyers, developers, and realtors torn between taking action or waiting for conditions to improve. Industry veteran and founder of Tandem Strategies, Sunny Hahm, sits down with Ada…
- VREP #471 | Four Decades of Market Wisdom with Polygon's President & CEO Neil Chrystal
After 38 years of building homes in Vancouver, Polygon President & CEO Neil Chrystal knows a thing or two about market cycles. Spoiler alert: he's finally seeing signs of recovery in a downturn he believes has been even more severe tha…
- VREP #470 | From Real Estate Outsider to Real Estate Insider with Howard Chai
What happens when a skeptical renter starts investigating Vancouver's housing crisis from the inside? Storey’s journalist Howard Chai sits down with Adam & Matt to reveal how three years of covering the Vancouver real estate market com…
- VREP #469 | Real Estate's Napster Moment Is Here with Trevor Koot and Jeff King
Real estate is at a crossroads as technology disruption, economic uncertainty, and litigation reshape the industry landscape. British Columbia Real Estate Association CEO Trevor Koot and Greater Vancouver Realtors CEO Jeff King sit down wi…
- VREP #468 | Vancouver's New Real Estate Market Reality with Michael Ferreira and Jordan Carlson
"Survive Till '25" was the mantra, but what happens now that we're here? Anthem Properties' Senior VP of Finance Michael Ferreira and President of Anthem Holdings Canada Jordan Carlson sit down with Adam & Matt to discuss the considera…
- VREP #467 | 10 Game-Changing Housing Breakthroughs With Trevor Hargreaves
Federal election results are in and housing reforms emerge as a critical focus for Mark Carney's Liberal government - but will they adopt the solutions that could actually make a difference? BCREA's Senior Vice President Trevor Hargreaves…