A lot about the economy can be predicted by human behavior. Demographics predicts behavior. Yet few economists look at this. They look to government as the driver for the economy. In truth, they're missing one of the biggest sources of economic activity.

On today's show we do a deep dive on a strategy for getting site plan approval. We examine a specific case study whereby we got a zoning variance with a separate variance application instead of requesting the variance up front. as part of the initial site plan application.

On today's show we're examining the impact of the currency and financial crisis in Turkey. It has the potential to create a ripple effect through-out the European banking system. Eventually, the impact could be felt here in North America.

Today's show is a rare rant about the insanity I'm seeing in the stock market. Bubbles are formed when expectations deviate too far from the fundamentals of making money. Our case study is one of my favourite companies, Tesla.

Folks, I’m here to report that the next real estate downturn is already upon us. It’s not 18 months away or 24 months away like many have predicted. It’s here now. I’m going to show this conclusively with the example of Seattle.

A few days ago I took a tour with Robert Helms, one of the developers of Mahogany Bay Village and host of the Real Estate Guys Radio Show. This ambitious project is impressive in its own right. Even more impressive is how it was built in an environment of virtually no infrastructure.

On today's show I'm speaking with special guest Russ Gray, co-host of The Real Estate Guys radio show. We're talking about the market cycle and how we prepare.

Market analysis should examine all the potential choices a new resident could make. They could buy or rent, and they could consider more than one type of property. A complete market analysis should show you clearly all sources of competition. Otherwise you risk making flawed investment decisions based on incomplete information.

David from Pittsburg asks, Since you came from tech background, how did you decide to go into real estate development instead of other options?

Today a listener from Pittsburg asks how we can establish a rule of thumb to guide investment decisions. It's a great question. Check it out.