Podcast host, Justine Loo, sits down with one of Vancouver's leading home inspectors, Shawn Anderson, who brings over eleven years of experience and expertise to the table. They begin the conversation by examining why a home inspection should be integral to every home buyer's journey, followed by exploring how home inspections benefit and empower buyers, sellers, and Realtors. Finally, they dive into practical advice and things buyers should look out for while touring open houses. 

Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in June 2021:

• Inventory and sales counts trended down in June 2021.
• Prices flattening out after a historic run-up.
• The latest jobs report from Statistic Canada was positive, showing an economy that, in some ways, is assuming its pre-Covid form.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Bowen Behan Pausey, Business Data Analyst, Housing

Eric Zamora, rennie advisor

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Podcast host, Justine Loo, sits down with the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's very own "Ethics Guy", Kim Spencer, who shares his insight on industry best practices by its members, consisting mainly of Realtors. They begin the conversation by examining the nuanced relationship between ethics versus lawful regulations and how he champions best member behaviour, followed by what buyers and sellers can do to prepare themselves for a better home buying experience, before debunking common industry misconceptions about the business.

Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in May 2021:

• Another month, and (almost) another sales record in May.
• Housing inventory in the Vancouver Region remained constrained.
• Prices remained elevated, though there were some signs that they may be leveling out.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

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Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Bowen Behan Pausey, Business Data Analyst, Housing

Art Seroff, rennie advisor

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Podcast host, Justine Loo, sits down with small space advocate and consultant, Alison Mazurek, who shares her small home journey through her popular blog and Instagram, @600sqftandababy. They begin the conversation by exploring the stigma around small living and the expectation to graduate into bigger spaces as your family evolves, followed by discussing how small living can result in a big lifestyle, as well as creative and practical solutions to optimize every inch of your home.

We review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss two key insights gleaned in April 2021:

• Sales and inventory trends are conspiring to deeply embed seller's markets throughout the Vancouver Region
• Price gains are not showing signs of reversing and could well perpetuate for some time

Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Bowen Behan Pausey, Business Data Analyst, Housing

Reggie Tanzola, rennie advisor

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In this episode, we join rennie's Managing Broker, Justine Loo, and Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence, Ryan Berlin, to explore our current market through the lens of the Spring 2021 edition of the rennie landscape by asking these key questions:

• How did our Canadian economy and housing market change in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic?
• Where do things stand right now in terms of job recovery, population change, and mortgage rates?
• What can we anticipate for the road ahead?

Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

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Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

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We review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in March 2021:

• Record-breaking 8,895 home sales in March sales.
• Year-over-year increases in sold prices have been high by historical standards.
• Metro Vancouver’s employment returned to its pre-pandemic level.

Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Bowen Behan Pausey, Business Data Analyst, Housing

Joanne Hoekstra, rennie advisor

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We sit down with the owner and co-principle of BYU Design, Ada Bonini to discuss how design has the power to impact and transform lives. We begin by exploring the strong ethics and responsibility behind BYU Design's approach and philosophy, followed by how data is used effectively to design better, and what future-proofing our environments entail. 

We review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in February 2021:

• Historically-high demand in February was a feature of all home-type segments and all areas within the Vancouver region
• Home price growth has accelerated due to inadequate supply being available to would-be buyers.
• Market activity is likely to normalize later this year.

Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Bowen Behan Pausey, Business Data Analyst, Housing

Lorenzo Daminato, rennie advisor

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