I’m thrilled to have Stefania Parnanzone, Director Asset Management at TCU, as our special guest on this week's podcast. In the podcast we discuss how tenant expectations have changed and how TCU is managing those expectations. Stefania also makes a distinction between an Asset Manager and a Property Manager. And should private companies care about ESG? Stefania mentions that most private companies are already performing ESG activities. And that it’s just a matter of auditing those activities. Click the link to listen to our conversation.

I’m thrilled that Warren Wilkinson, Managing Director at Colliers Ottawa is our special guest for this week’s podcast episode. In the podcast, Warren delves deep into the meaning of Alternative Assets. This is not the typical meaning of alternative assets as it relates to other types of investments but “Alternative Assets” within the real estate asset class. We discuss the current trends in alternative assets for real estate. Warren also talks about the importance of conducting due diligence before deciding to invest in real estate alternative assets. Click the podcast link to listen to our conversation.

In this week’s episode, we have a special guest, Kevin McMahon, President at Park River Properties. Our conversation centered around affordable housing and how housing affordability can be achieved. And we discussed the fact that rent control has never resulted in housing affordability. Kevin also mentions why housing affordability is viewed in a negative light. Click the podcast link to listen to our conversation.

I am super excited for this week’s podcast episode with Jason Burggraaf, Executive Director of the Greater Ottawa Home Builder’s Association. The GOHBA (Greater Ottawa Home Builder’s Association) represents builders and developers in Ottawa, so it was great to have a conversation with Jason. In the podcast, Jason talks about the newly announced initiative to remove GST on new purpose-built rental housing and how this will help make the numbers work for multifamily projects. We also discuss how large and smaller builders are implementing sustainability in the development of housing. Listen to this week's podcast episode to learn more about our conversation!

I am thrilled to have Mark Kenney, CAPREIT President and CEO, as a special guest on this week’s podcast episode. Should the private sector build municipal services to help speed up the process of housing development? Who is to blame for the current housing crisis? In the podcast, Mark also talks about the recent parliamentary committee hearings on the "financialization" of housing. And we discuss an alternative solution to "NIMBYism". Listen to this week's podcast to learn more about our conversation!

How is working from home, elevated interest rates and the city's Official Plan impacting property valuations in Ottawa? I am super excited for this week's podcast with Oliver Tighe, Executive Vice President, Valuation Advisory Services at Colliers Ottawa. In the podcast, Oliver talks about converting office to multifamily housing as well as the urgent need for micro-suite style apartments and how the government can assist with making them more affordable. You can listen to this week's podcast to learn more about our conversation.

How is the office market looking globally and are there any lessons that can be applied locally? What needs to happen in Ottawa's downtown core to increase traffic? I am super excited for this week's podcast with Colin Lynch, Managing Director and Head of Global Real Estate Investments at TD Asset Management. In this week's podcast Colin talks about the importance of the Federal, Municipal and Provincial governments being aligned to help solve the current housing crisis. We also discuss the important work that the Black Opportunity Fund (an organization that Colin is big part of) is doing to assist small businesses that are owned by Black Canadians.