EPISODE #85: BUILT, BUT NOT BOUGHT? THE HOUSING STORY OF 2026

Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst) as they discuss what the 2026 rennie outlook says is in store for Metro Vancouver's housing market in the year ahead. They examine why prices, rents, and sales activity are likely to remain soft, explore how new supply will start to pull back, and explain why the region's population will shrink once again this year before transitioning back to robust growth. In short, it's a conversation about 2026 shaping up as a year where the market finds its floor—and its footing—and what it means for the industry, buyers, and sellers.

Additional Reading

The 2026 rennie Outlook

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.

EPISODE #84: AFTER A TOUGH 2025, WHERE DOES REAL ESTATE GO NEXT IN METRO VANCOUVER?

Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence), Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst), and rennie President Greg Zayadi as they reflect on a difficult year for housing and look ahead to what may come next. They discuss record-low sales, elevated listings, and a soft rental market, alongside labour market shifts and interest rate expectations. Greg brings a long-view perspective on how this moment compares to past cycles, why this slowdown does not look like 2008, and what confidence, patience, and preparation mean for buyers, sellers, and developers as 2026 begins.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Greg Zayadi, President of rennie

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes. 

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.

Episode: #83 WHY BUYERS ARE WAITING AND SELLERS ARE STILL LISTING IN THE SEA-TO-SKY

Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence), Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst), and rennie advisor Carleigh Hofman as they examine how the housing market is closing out 2025 across Metro Vancouver, Squamish, and Whistler. They discuss near-record-low sales, elevated listings, shifting labour market signals, and what interest rates may do next. Carleigh shares on-the-ground insight into who is buying, who is selling, and why the Sea-to-Sky corridor continues to behave differently than the broader region.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Carleigh Hofman, rennie advisor

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.

Join Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and VP Intelligence, and Darrell Koopmans, VP Technology, as they look at how artificial intelligence is showing up across real estate and the wider economy. They discuss what AI actually is, how consumers and advisors are using it, and where it adds value in forecasting, analysis, and workflow automation. They also explore the limits of black box models, why human insight still matters, and how rennie is integrating AI in a thoughtful and practical way.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Darrell Koppmans, Vice President of Technology

Thank you for tuning in to The rennie Podcast, where we share our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope today’s episode sparked the same curiosity in you that drives us every day. If you enjoyed the conversation, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. And if you have a moment, we’d love for you to leave a review—it helps others discover the insights, analysis, and perspective we bring from the rennie Intelligence division. For the latest market updates, be sure to register at rennie.com.

Have a real estate question? You can either email us at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at speakpipe.com/therenniepodcast, and we’ll try to respond in our next episode.

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes. 

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.

EPISODE #81: BALANCING ACTS AND BOTTLENECKS: HOW SEATTLE’S ECONOMY AND HOUSING MARKET ARE ADJUSTING TO A NEW NORMAL | Seattle Landscape Fall 2025

Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence) and Will Ye (US Market Intelligence Analyst) as they explore the Fall 2025 Seattle rennie landscape—our semi-annual report on the trends shaping Seattle’s housing market and economy. From slowing job growth and renewed inflation pressures to thinning housing supply and flat rents, they examine how the city’s market is shifting and where signs of recovery are emerging.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

William Ye, US Market Intelligence Analyst

Fall 2025 Seattle rennie landscape

About the rennie landscape

The rennie intelligence division has just released its semi-annual publication, the rennie landscape, which provides thoughtful, contemporary analysis of the myriad factors impacting the housing markets of Metro Vancouver, Seattle, the Central Okanagan, and Greater Victoria. The commentary in the rennie landscape is lively, and the insights are objective and data-driven. Key stakeholders in the real estate industry—including developers, realtors, commercial brokers, and institutional investors—rely on the rennie landscape for its succinct review of the latest trends that matter to our market.

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.

EPISODE #80: REBALANCING ACT: HOW CANADA’S ECONOMY, DEBT, AND HOUSING MARKET ARE FINDING THEIR FOOTING | VANCOUVER LANDSCAPE FALL 2025

Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) as they unpack the latest Fall 2025 rennie landscape—our semi-annual report on the factors shaping Canada’s economy and housing markets. From easing interest rates and rising household debt to a softening job market and record rental construction, the Ryans explore how stability is slowly returning after years of volatility, and what it could mean for buyers, renters, and investors in the months ahead.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Fall 2025 rennie landscape

About the rennie landscape

The rennie intelligence division has just released its semi-annual publication, the rennie landscape, which provides thoughtful, contemporary analysis of the myriad factors impacting the housing markets of Metro Vancouver, Seattle, the Central Okanagan, and Greater Victoria. The commentary in the rennie landscape is lively, and the insights are objective and data-driven. Key stakeholders in the real estate industry—including developers, realtors, commercial brokers, and institutional investors—rely on the rennie landscape for its succinct review of the latest trends that matter to our market.

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

EPISODE #79: HOT JULY, COOL AUGUST: WHAT THE DATA REALLY SAYS

A hot July, a cool August, and mixed signals. Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence Ryan Berlin and Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager Ryan Wyse sit down with rennie advisor Joanne Hoekstra to unpack what the latest data says about inventory, prices, and buyer behaviour. They also look at the softening economy, the odds of rate cuts, and why some new home projects are still finding traction.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Joanne hoekstra, rennie advisor

Projects mentioned in the podcast: Bridge and Elliot

Thank you for tuning in to The rennie Podcast, where we share our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope today’s episode sparked the same curiosity in you that drives us every day. If you enjoyed the conversation, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. And if you have a moment, we’d love for you to leave a review—it helps others discover the insights, analysis, and perspective we bring from the rennie Intelligence division. For the latest market updates, be sure to register at rennie.com.

Have a real estate question? You can either email us at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at speakpipe.com/therenniepodcast, and we’ll try to respond in our next episode.

WHY DIDN’T VANCOUVER HOUSING TAKE A SUMMER BREAK?

Seasonality is once again taking a backseat to macro-ality. In this episode of the rennie podcast, Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager, and Amy Chan, rennie advisor and Sales Manager at Grosvenor’s Brentwood Block, discuss how macroeconomic conditions are shaping Vancouver’s housing market. From resale to new home sales, they unpack buyer behaviour, the latest jobs data, and what it all means for the Bank of Canada’s next move.

Featured guests:

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Amy Chan, rennie Advisor and Sales Manager at Grosvenor’s Brentwood Block

Thank you for tuning in to The rennie Podcast, where we share our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope today’s episode sparked the same curiosity in you that drives us every day. If you enjoyed the conversation, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. And if you have a moment, we’d love for you to leave a review—it helps others discover the insights, analysis, and perspective we bring from the rennie Intelligence division. For the latest market updates, be sure to register at rennie.com.

Have a real estate question? You can either email us at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at speakpipe.com/therenniepodcast, and we’ll try to respond in our next episode.

Episode #77: RENTAL HOUSING IN METRO VANCOUVER: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Step aside, ownership: the new (or not-so-new) kid on the housing block is rental. In this episode of the rennie podcast, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence Ryan Berlin and Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager Ryan Wyse sit down with rennie’s Director of Leasing, Sydney Robinson, to unpack what renters are looking for, how purpose-built rental differs from investor-owned units, and how developers are responding to shifting market conditions.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Sydney Robinson, Director of Leasing

Purpose- built rental projects mentioned in podcast:

Signal at Marine Gateway

Kovo Kelowna

Thank you for tuning in to The rennie Podcast, where we share our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope today’s episode sparked the same curiosity in you that drives us every day. If you enjoyed the conversation, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. And if you have a moment, we’d love for you to leave a review—it helps others discover the insights, analysis, and perspective we bring from the rennie Intelligence division. For the latest market updates, be sure to register at rennie.com.

Have a real estate question? You can either email us at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at speakpipe.com/therenniepodcast, and we’ll try to respond in our next episode.

What’s really holding buyers back in Vancouver’s housing market? rennie’s Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence Ryan Berlin and Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager Ryan Wyse sit down with rennie advisor Shawn Wentworth to unpack market uncertainty, buyer sentiment, and whether recent policy moves—like the Bank of Canada’s rate decisions and the GST exemption for first-time buyers—are enough to move the dial on home sales.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Shawn Wentworth, rennie leader and advisor

Thank you for tuning in to The rennie Podcast, where we share our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope today’s episode sparked the same curiosity in you that drives us every day. If you enjoyed the conversation, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. And if you have a moment, we’d love for you to leave a review—it helps others discover the insights, analysis, and perspective we bring from the rennie Intelligence division. For the latest market updates, be sure to register at rennie.com.

Have a real estate question? You can either email us at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at speakpipe.com/therenniepodcast, and we’ll try to respond in our next episode.