Today we present the season finale of the IPOANS podcast! It has been an amazing season, filled with insightful conversation and meaningful proposed solutions from leaders in the industry. And so, for today's episode, we are looking back over the past 12 months to present our listeners with the IPOANS 2023 Rental Housing Recap.

This episode will highlight common themes that arose in many of our discussions about housing, as well as invite back some of our esteemed guests to answer the burning question: What is the one thing you would recommend to HRM, the province or feds do in 2024 to increase the housing supply?

It's an episode you don't want to miss! From IPOANS to you, thank you for your loyal listenership this season.

On this instalment of the IPOANS podcast we have the pleasure of hosting two distinguished guests, Ross Cantwell & Neil Lovitt, to facilitate our conversation and offer invaluable market rental insights.

Ross Cantwell brings over two decades of experience, having worked as a real estate and valuation consultant. As the President of HRM Apartments, he has spearheaded the assembly and construction of a remarkable portfolio featuring over 500 apartment units. Ross is also the Volunteer President of the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia, a significant non-profit owning 300 units of workforce housing and actively involved in $50 million worth of construction projects. With this background, Mr. Cantwell's expertise is truly multifaceted.

Alongside Ross, we have Neil Lovitt, the Vice President of Planning & Economic Intelligence at Turner Drake & Partners, a prominent Halifax-based real estate consulting firm. Neil and his team are at the intersection of community planning, development policy, and real estate economics, with a particular focus on housing-related assignments. Neil is also the Chair of the Board for the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia, a key player in the non-profit housing sector and coordinator of federal homelessness reduction and prevention funding.

Sit back, take notes and enjoy listening to this insightful conversation that promises to inform all those concerned about the rental housing market.

On this episode of the IPOANS podcast, we sit with rental housing provider, Andrew Warnica, and seasoned realtor, Shauna Boyle to discuss the impacts of the rent cap and its influence on the market trends and investor decisions. Both guests' insights come from hands-on experience, and serve to offer a wealth of knowledge, important as we navigate the current rent cap. Chock-full of engaging conversations and interesting takes, this episode is a must-listen!

On this episode of the IPOANS podcast, we are honoured to sit with Mike Moffatt. Mike is the Founding Director of the PLACE Centre and is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics, and Public Policy area group at Ivey Business School, Western University. Mike’s research focuses on the intersection of regional economic development, building child-friendly, climate-friendly housing and communities, and clean innovation. In 2017, Mike was the Chief Innovation Fellow for the Government of Canada, advising Deputy Ministers on innovation policy and emerging trends. Sit back as we chat with Mike about the disconnect in policy between immigration and housing, how small tweaks can lead to big change, and whether it’s time to reinvent the wheel, or look into how we’ve broached these issues in the past and adapt them for today. Packed full of important knowledge and creative solutions, it’s an episode you don’t want to miss!

On today’s episode, we are excited to welcome Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS), Michael Kabalen.

Michael has worked as a Director with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing working on matters related to the provinces real property portfolio including the over 12,000 provincially owned housing assets, as well as a Director with Develop Nova Scotia and a Managerwith Innovacorp

With over 12+ years of experience providing housing for the private sector, Michael has been exposed to a variety of the complexities facing the housing crisis. Join us as we discuss possible paths forward for housing supply, how AHANS & rental housing providers can work together, and what AHANS goals are moving forward. It’s an episode you don’t want to miss!

IPOANS Podcast is hosted by Amanda R. Knight.

For more information, or to become a member of IPOANS, visit our website https://www.ipoans.ca

On today’s episode we speak to Bob Mussett and Krissy Fry of CBRE about the rising cost of housing, supply and demand, and how we can find solutions by collaborating intentionally.

Bob was one of the founding brokers of CBRE Atlantic in 2002 and now sits as an Executive Vice President and leads the National Investment Team and the National Apartment Group for Atlantic Canada. With over 30+ years of experience and transactional accomplishments, Bob provides unique insight into the Atlantic Canadian real estate market and its trends.

Krissy Fry is the Vice President, Debt & Structured Finance and the National CMHC Program Lead with CBRE Capital (Canada) Inc. Krissy specializes in advising clients on structuring CMHC insured finance solutions such as construction, take out and refinance.  She does this by leveraging her in-depth knowledge of the CMHC affordable and market programs acquired through the various senior management positions she held with CMHC from 2006 to 2018.

Together, these two take us for an educational ride about what the issue at hand is and what creative solutions may look like. It’s an episode you won’t want to miss!

On today’s episode, we have the honour of speaking to not one, but two influential people from the housing industry, Ruth Buckle & Issmat Al-Akhali. A staple in her community, Ruth is the Senior Vice President Property Management at Killam Apartment REIT and oversees Killam’s 19,000+ apartment suites, 5900 land lease sites and commercial portfolios extending across seven provinces. Alongside Ruth, we have Issmat, an immigrant entrepreneur based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Arriving from his home country of Yemen in 1999, Issmat is now the Owner & Operator of Halifax based Black Sheep Project Management Inc., Granville Student Hall Residence and the Cameo Hotel and Suites. Together we discuss many topics, including a deep dive into fixed term leases. Brimming with pertinent information, it’s an episode you don’t want to miss.

On our first episode of the IPOANS podcast, we have the distinct honour of chatting with the driving force behind Urchin Property Management in Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Ursula Prossegger.

Ursula has grown her portfolio to over 1,000 residential units and numerous commercial properties. Alongside her team, Ursula helps Nova Scotians find safe and affordable housing with professionalism, integrity, and sound business principles.

Sit back and enjoy an enlightening conversation around the current state of the Tenancy Board , future possible solutions for rental housing providers and what relationships with tenants can look like.