Vancouver&#39;s premier real estate podcast. Your source for buying, selling, or investing in the Vancouver Real Estate Market with two of Vancouver&#39;s top realtors, Adam and Matt Scalena.

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Buyers who signed presale contracts at the height of the market are now being asked to close on homes worth less than they agreed to pay, and many simply can&#39;t. Real estate lawyer Evan Drygas sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to explain what happens next, from why developers rarely renegotiate to the lenders working behind the scenes. Evan walks through the steps he takes when a client has run out of options, the unusual cases where someone can legally rescind, and why the worst case isn&#39;t the end of the world. Is giving up your deposit ever the smarter financial move? Could the builder come after your other assets? And when will this wave of distress finally pass? A must-listen for anyone who owns or hopes to buy in British Columbia.

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VREP #535 | Why Some Presale Buyers Are Better Off Losing Their Deposit with Evan Drygas

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After four years of sluggish sales, plenty of Vancouverites have written this market off for good, convinced this time is different. Or is it? Pilothouse Real Estate President Vince Taylor thinks they&#39;ve got it backwards. The presale veteran &amp; fan favourite sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to make his case, revisit what he got right &amp; wrong on his last visit in 2022, and explain why he believes the turnaround, when it comes, will be fast &amp; violent. Why do rising interest rates spur demand? How long will it take to clear the standing inventory? And can a wave of new governments change the mood around the water cooler? A bold call worth hearing before your next move.

VREP #534 | Mark Your Calendar Because Today Is the Bottom of the Vancouver Market with Vince Taylor

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Borrowing costs are climbing again, jobs are scarce &amp; a new government just won power in Victoria, yet nothing seems to pull Vancouver buyers off the sidelines. BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to explain why the mood feels worse than the data, what this week&#39;s rate decision means for your mortgage, and why parts of BC are humming along while the Lower Mainland lags. From a glut of finished condos nobody is buying to the global shocks that keep knocking recovery off course, Brendon gets to the heart of what has to change before confidence returns. Are foreclosures really running higher than in 2008? Did the Bank of Canada just overreact? And why could affordability take another hit right as demand comes back? A sobering but clear-eyed look ahead.

VREP #533 | Is Vancouver Real Estate Stuck Until 2029 with Brendon Ogmundson

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&#39;Remember when&#39; may be the lowest form of conversation, but Vancouver sellers still can&#39;t resist quoting what their neighbour sold for in 2021. Back then, buyers were terrified of missing out. Now the anxiety belongs to anyone looking to sell. Zonda VP of Product Jon Bennest &amp; VP of Advisory Stefan Greiner sit down with Matt this week to explain how the pendulum swung so hard, and why a region with ZERO new tower launches this year still can&#39;t clear its inventory. From a never-lived-in condo going for nearly 20% less than its twin did a year ago to West Side tenants playing rental buildings off each other for better deals, the leverage has clearly changed hands. Why can&#39;t developers simply slash their way out? Are we watching a permanent shift away from ownership? And could the provincial election flip the mood? Time to stop talking about the good ol&#39; days and start listening!

VREP #532 | Now It's Sellers' Turn to Experience FOMO with Jon Bennest & Stefan Greiner

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Four years ago, he helped put Ken Sim in the mayor&#39;s chair. Now he wants him out of it. Vancouver Liberals mayoral candidate Kareem Allam sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to explain why he walked away from ABC and why he&#39;s staking his entire campaign on one goal: bringing back the young people fleeing Vancouver. He pulls no punches on a building code he calls a barrier to new housing, density that has outrun the parks &amp; pools neighbourhoods were promised, and a plebiscite question he says amounts to building a prison downtown. Is the property tax freeze really a fee hike in disguise? Who does Kareem say is actually running the drug trade on our streets? And should UBC be folded into the municipality? Don&#39;t miss this before you head to the polls.

VREP #531 | Ken Sim's Former Campaign Director Wants His Job with Kareem Allam

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Vancouver&#39;s presale market hasn&#39;t just slowed, it has nearly vanished, &amp; that will shape what gets built here for years to come. Recorded live at REIBC&#39;s Real Estate 360, Wesgroup Properties President &amp; CEO Beau Jarvis sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to explain why government, not weak demand, remains his industry&#39;s biggest obstacle. With civic &amp; provincial elections a week apart, Beau pulls no punches on David Eby&#39;s proposed levy on unsold homes, why builders are accepting losses to keep their teams employed, and why DRIPA &amp; rising interest rates add even more risk for the capital that funds new projects. Could a Conservative victory change public sentiment? Should foreign buyers be welcomed back? And how much longer can developers hold out in conditions this tepid? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #530 | From 4,000 Metro Vancouver Presales a Quarter to 62 with Beau Jarvis

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The fall market is already crawling, and now a snap provincial election and a surprise tax on unsold condos have dragged BC housing into the political crossfire. In front of a live audience, BCREA Senior VP of Government Relations Trevor Hargreaves sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to unpack Premier David Eby&#39;s timing, why developers keep getting cast as villains while many struggle to stay afloat, and how rapid densification without schools or hospitals to match could strain growing neighbourhoods. Can a party on its third leader this year stay disciplined long enough to win? Can Ken Sim&#39;s crime-focused pitch rescue his bid for a second term? And could an Australian-style approach to foreign investment get stalled projects moving again? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #529 | Developers Are Fighting to Survive and Eby Wants to Tax Their Unsold Condos with Trevor Hargreaves

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For many Vancouverites, this upcoming civic election is about one thing: street disorder. Councillor &amp; Green Party mayoral candidate Pete Fry sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to lay out his approach, from supportive housing &amp; overdose prevention sites to the tiny shelters he&#39;s seen succeed down the coast. The longtime Strathcona resident also shares what a well-run SRO on his own block reveals about making these buildings work. Is East Van shouldering more than its share of the region&#39;s hardest problems? What would it take to get people out of shop doorways for good? And where does involuntary care fit into the solution? Don&#39;t miss this ahead of October&#39;s vote.

VREP #528 | Why Street Disorder Hasn't Gotten Better with Pete Fry

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Picture this: you move into your new home &amp; find yourself across the table from a government bureaucrat at your first strata meeting. And they control 30% of the strata votes! The proposed condo bailout could make this a reality. Senior Economist Marc Lee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to unpack why the cycle that made Vancouver real estate a one-way bet has somehow ended with taxpayers buying condos, how scooping up unsold units puts an artificial floor under prices right when they need to move, and where Marc thinks the province belongs in the housing market instead. What happens to your assessed value when Victoria buys the unit next door? Which 2,200 households win the condo bailout lottery? And is this all really about developers or about the Canadian banks? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #527 | David Eby Wants to Be Your Neighbour with Marc Lee

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The Fraser Valley benchmark price has fallen from nearly $1.2 million at the 2022 peak to $869,000 &amp; Surrey Realtor Steve Karrasch says the declines are speeding up - not slowing down. Steve sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to walk through a market that is bucking the stabilizing national trend: where court-ordered sales are setting the price, landlords are selling rather than re-renting, and a detached house can now be had for what a two-bedroom condo cost three years ago. From the boom-and-bust history of Surrey City Centre to the multiplexes going up with no buyers in sight, this conversation gets into where the Valley is headed and what sellers need to hear before listing this fall. Why does Langley still see multiple offers while much of Surrey sits? How far away is the bottom? And why is Steve still hopeful? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #526 | Fraser Valley Prices Are Down over $300,000 and Still Falling with Steve Karrasch

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Most of the market is sitting on its hands, but Townline President Daryl Simpson says that developers paying attention are getting ready to build. Daryl sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to explain a paradox: how the slowest condo market of his three decade career, the first real drop in rents this city has ever seen, and 20,000 rental units still under construction actually set up a genuine supply squeeze in the early 2030s - one builders should be preparing for now. He is candid about why today&#39;s construction savings will not last, what developers got wrong during boom times, and why the condo bailout nobody asked for is doing more harm than good. So when does this market actually turn? What happens to rents once the cranes come down? And what will it take for buyers to believe in this market again? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #525 |  Why Smart Money is Getting Ready to Build Again with Daryl Simpson

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Selling in Vancouver this fall will not be easy &amp; the questions homeowners are asking right now reflect that reality. Fresh off a stronger June but softer July, Adam &amp; Matt sit down to discuss listing your property in the fall of 2026, answering the questions they hear most from sellers. They move through each stage of a sale: before you list, when you set your price, and once an offer comes in, tackling everything from reading a market that keeps humbling the experts to the subject-removal shakedown now showing up on nearly every deal. Is now the time to list or a moment to wait? Should you buy first or sell first? And is the first offer really the best offer? Don&#39;t miss this practical guide to selling in today&#39;s market.

VREP #524 | What Every Vancouver Seller is Asking This Fall with Adam & Matt

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The debate over Vancouver&#39;s Villages Plan has become something bigger than a simple zoning discussion. It has become a charged battle over the future of our city. As the city holds public consultation on the plan to upzone 17 neighbourhoods across Vancouver, housing advocate Phil Webb sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to report from these contentious meetings at City Hall. They unpack the fears of the opposition, assess the plan on its merits, and dig into Phil&#39;s warning that protecting the status quo only shuts younger Vancouverites out of the market for good. Is the plan smart policy or just more condos that no one asked for? Whose voices are actually being heard here, and who is really footing the bill? And are the battle lines over the city&#39;s future actually in fact drawn by generation and wealth? The future of the city is being shaped today &amp; the conversation starts here.

VREP #523 | How Vancouver Became a Battleground Between the Generations with Phil Webb

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The same strange market split is playing out in Toronto and Vancouver &amp; which side you&#39;re on depends entirely on what you own. Tom Storey, leader of Toronto&#39;s Storey Team and host of the Tom Storey Show, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to compare Canada&#39;s largest cities point for point. The conversation runs from Leslieville versus Kitsilano, to a five-point test that decides whether a condo sells today, to a new framework that flips how buyers should think about real estate as a long term investment. Why do a handful of neighbourhoods still feel like 2021? What hard-won lessons from this downturn could save you thousands? And is now the best window to trade up before prices move again? A must listen before you make your next move!

VREP #522 | Toronto and Vancouver Are Telling the Exact Same Story Right Now with Tom Storey

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The numbers say the market is merely slow. Everyone living in it says something worse. BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson sits down this week with Adam &amp; Matt to break down a first half that somehow undercut an already historic low. From the string of supply shocks driving rates up, to move up buyers single-handedly propping up the market, to the province&#39;s $1.5 billion bid to scoop up thousands of unsold condos, this wide-ranging conversation gets to the heart of why the gloom won&#39;t lift &amp; what finally turns it around. So what word does a chief economist reach for? Why are first time buyers disappearing just as affordability improves? And when does the malaise finally lift?

VREP #521 | The First Half of 2026 in a Word with Brendon Ogmundson

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2021 prices are gone and sellers are finally coming to terms with reality. But what&#39;s next? Cory Wright, owner and managing broker at William Wright Commercial, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt for an unvarnished health check across every asset class in the world of commercial real estate. They dig into why office is drawing serious buyers, how some industrial now sells for less than it costs to build, and the case for the buildings nobody wants. He also unpacks the development logjam choking new supply and the overlooked secondary regions where savvy money is heading. Have we hit the floor? What is everyone sleeping on? And is the worst over? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #520 | Vancouver's Commercial Real Estate Reset with Cory Wright

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Your home may be your biggest investment, but is it also your biggest risk? This week, James Milne and Brent Anderson, Business Development Directors at FirstService Residential, sit down with Adam &amp; Matt to pull back the curtain on strata life in BC. From dysfunctional councils and deferred maintenance to the document red flags most buyers walk right past, this conversation is essential listening for anyone who owns or is shopping in the Lower Mainland. Why does Vancouver pay some of the lowest maintenance fees in North America, and is that actually bad news? What free online search should you run before lifting subjects? And what does a well run building look like from the inside? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #519 | How to Spot a Bad Strata Before You Buy with James Milne and Brent Anderson

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What if the very thing that makes your home a winning investment is also the thing that puts our city beyond reach for the people who live &amp; work here? Chuck Marohn, the Strong Towns founder and co-author of Escaping the Housing Trap, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to explain where we have gone wrong in North American housing: how shelter has become a financial asset, why prices are never allowed to fall, and why this approach can&#39;t deliver truly healthy, thriving cities. Do the ways we finance new construction fundamentally have to shift? Are Vancouver&#39;s tower-and-podium projects and master-planned communities deepening the problem they were meant to solve? And is the way forward smaller, slower, and built block by block? An outsider&#39;s take on Vancouver!

VREP #518 | Escaping the Vancouver Housing Trap with Chuck Marohn

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Forget 2008. Real estate research analyst Wendy Waters sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to argue that today&#39;s Vancouver real estate market has far more in common with the late 1990s, a long, quiet stretch where prices barely moved, governments rebalanced their books, and global uncertainty hung over every decision. From flight-to-quality buyers to the wave of young Canadians still living at home, the conversation reframes what listeners should actually expect from the next several years. Is the era of housing as a wealth generator finally winding down? Why does this downturn refuse to follow the usual cycle playbook? And could this slump actually be setting up something healthier on the other side? Don&#39;t miss this one.

VREP #517 | Why Vancouver Real Estate Feels More like 1998 than 2008 with Wendy Waters

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After five straight credit downgrades and a record deficit, BC is at a turning point. David Williams, VP of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to unpack how the province went from fiscal powerhouse to cautionary tale in just half a decade. From the end of four mega projects to a ballooning public sector and outmigration not seen since the 1990s, the conversation cuts to the heart of what&#39;s really happening behind the numbers. Are tax hikes and public sector layoffs now inevitable? Why is Canada projected to be the slowest growing economy in the OECD for a generation? And what does the mortgage squeeze mean for Vancouver real estate? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #516 | Inside BC's Slow-Motion Economic Crisis with David Williams

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.