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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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!

With Adam and Matt Scalena

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

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Three province-purchased SROs, a 39-day FIFA pedestrian takeover, and a long-promised revival have put Granville Street at the centre of the fight for downtown Vancouver&#39;s future. Jane Talbot, President and CEO of Downtown Van, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to unpack where the Granville Plan stands, why this summer could be a turning point for the entire 90-block core, and how the entertainment district&#39;s struggles ripple through every corner of the city. Will the three SROs finally be relocated? Can FIFA revive Granville Street for good? And what should Vancouverites expect when Georgia to Davie closes to cars next month for the FIFA? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #515 | Granville Street Will Decide Downtown Vancouver's Fate with Jane Talbot

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Some Vancouver neighbourhoods are filling up with the next generation, while others are aging in place. Markus Moos, professor at the University of Waterloo&#39;s School of Planning, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to unpack what&#39;s driving the divergence, from the rise of &#39;forever young&#39; districts to the knowledge economy concentrating at the centre and families getting priced out to the edges. Why do certain pockets surge with younger buyers and renters as comparable streets stagnate? Why is Canada still defaulting to &#39;tall and sprawl&#39; while the rest of the world embraced missing middle long ago? And is the urban core quietly segregating Canadians by generation without anyone noticing? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #514 | Why Some Vancouver Neighbourhoods are Surging (and Others are Stalling) with Professor Markus Moos

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Something feels off about Canada&#39;s economy, even if the headlines won&#39;t say it. Moody&#39;s Analytics economist Brendan LaCerda sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to cut through the noise and explain why the country is stuck in a state of economic limbo, with growth grinding to a halt while businesses freeze in place. From the looming USMCA renegotiation to the surprising downside of high oil prices, Brendan offers an outsider&#39;s data-driven perspective on where Canada is really headed and what it means for Vancouver real estate. Why is a US economist so concerned about what&#39;s happening up north? Could AI quietly reshape the Canadian economy faster than anyone expects? And is Vancouver&#39;s next housing boom realistically off the table? Don&#39;t miss this essential check-in on the Canadian economy.

VREP #513 | Canada's Economy Is Quietly Falling Apart and Nobody's Talking About It with Brendan LaCerda

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Vancouver is quietly being redrawn, and most people haven&#39;t noticed yet. The City of Vancouver&#39;s General Manager of Planning and Urban Design, Josh White, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to unveil what the next version of this city will actually look like. From the new Official Development Plan, the Broadway Plan&#39;s slow rollout &amp; the Villages program reshaping neighbourhoods to revamping the PNE, Jericho &amp; Northeast False Creek, Vancouver is set to transform. Where will the next wave of growth actually land? Which neighbourhoods are about to change the most? And what does a bigger, denser Vancouver mean for the people who live here? Don&#39;t miss this one with the man in charge!

VREP #512 | The Quiet Rewrite Of Vancouver's Future With Josh White

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Has Vancouver real estate finally found its floor or are more declines still ahead? RBC&#39;s Assistant Chief Economist Robert Hogue sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to break down the latest data from across Canada and zero in on what&#39;s really driving the sluggish Vancouver market. From the widening gap between major cities to mortgage renewal stress and a looming supply crunch, this conversation cuts through the noise with clear-eyed analysis. How close is Vancouver actually to turning the corner? Is the Bank of Canada really done cutting rates this cycle? And what does Robert see for the market heading into 2027 and beyond? Don&#39;t miss this one!

VREP #511 | Has Vancouver Real Estate Found Its Floor With RBC's Robert Hogue

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*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 that ground is being broken soon for 11 towers - with the tallest being 57 stories! – at the base of the west side of the Burrard Bridge. Wait…in Vancouver? Not exactly. Squamish Nation Councillor and Spokesperson Khelsilem sits down with Adam and Matt to detail the Sen̓áḵw Development, a Squamish Nation/Westbank master planned community that will redefine the Vancouver skyline. Tune in for a fascinating conversation about development &amp; jurisdiction, density &amp; forward-thinking design as well as reconciliation &amp; the rise of a new development company with far reaching goals. Not to be missed!

REPOST: VREP #227 | 11 Towers and 6,000 New Homes Near Burrard Bridge with Khelsilem Tl'aḵwasik̓a̱n

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March is behind us and the alarming Vancouver real estate headlines are making the rounds again. Prices are falling, inventory is at record highs &amp; sales volumes have plummeted. And every single one of these headlines is true. But are they entirely accurate? Adam &amp; Matt sit down this week to unpack the top 5 narratives shaping how buyers are approaching Vancouver real estate, digging past the screaming headlines to tell a very different story of this spring market. What is the data actually saying beneath the headline price and inventory numbers? Should buyers be worried that sales volumes are more than 30% below the 10-year average? And with uncertainty dominating the news cycle, is that actually what&#39;s driving buyer behaviour in Vancouver? Don&#39;t miss this one.

VREP #510 | Five Vancouver Real Estate Headlines Every Buyer Should Question Right Now

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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&#39;s top brokers, sits down with Adam &amp; Matt to break down what rising rates and a weakening Canadian job market mean for borrowers, why some homeowners should consider breaking their mortgage early before rates climb further, and whether Vancouver real estate can weather the storm. Are Vancouver homeowners already behind the curve on their mortgage strategy? With inflation rising and jobs softening, which way does the Bank of Canada turn? And in a market full of uncertainty, what does the smartest move look like for Vancouver homeowners, investors, and buyers right now? A timely conversation.

VREP #509 | How a War in Iran Could Reshape Vancouver Real Estate with Kyle Green

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For three decades, Frances Bula covered every housing crisis, every broken promise, and every Vancouver council that overpromised and underdelivered. Now she&#39;s done watching. The veteran Globe and Mail journalist sits down with Adam &amp; Matt this week to talk about her decision to run for City Council with OneCity Vancouver in the fall civic election. From performative property tax freezes to vanishing lifeguards to why people are really living on Vancouver&#39;s streets, Frances pulls no punches on where the city has gone wrong and what it would take to fix it. Why does she think the current mayor and council have lost the plot? What does a functioning city actually look like? And what would Frances Bula actually do differently if elected? The race for Vancouver City Hall just got more interesting.

VREP #508 | She Spent 30 Years Critiquing Vancouver City Hall and Now She Wants to Change It with Frances Bula

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.