It’s not just high interest rates or immigration. The real reason homes are unaffordable? Development Charges (DCs) — a quiet, crushing tax adding over $150,000 to new homes. Meanwhile, Montreal builds smarter—with lower costs and fewer fees. This week, Vince breaks down how Toronto’s broken system is killing affordability—and what we need to fix it before it’s too late.

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Remote work isn’t the future—it might be the downfall. From collapsing downtowns to rising taxes, plummeting transit ridership to AI replacing remote jobs—Canada’s urban economy is on life support. This week, Vince exposes the harsh economic truth no one wants to say out loud: Work-from-home is quietly killing careers, communities, and your property value.  

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Canada, brace yourself. The Bank of Canada is not cutting interest rates anytime soon — and if you’ve got a mortgage coming up for renewal, the pain is just beginning. Inflation remains stubborn, summer job income is fuelling unnecessary spending, and rate relief is nowhere in sight. This week, Vince breaks down why the Bank of Canada is stuck, how this high interest rate environment is crushing homeowners, small businesses, and the real estate market, and what you can expect in the months ahead.

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You’ve been LIED TO. Rate cuts? Not happening. Relief? NOT COMING. The 2025 EDGE ANALYTICS REPORT just dropped a BOMBSHELL  and it’s BAD NEWS for anyone with a MORTGAGE, HELOC, or CREDIT CARD DEBT.

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This week, Vince laces into Toronto's Mayor, Olivia Chow. With sky-high taxes, out-of-control crime, collapsing downtown — is this the "progressive comeback" we were promised? From TTC stabbings to tent cities in parks, Toronto is spiralling… all while the citizens pay record-breaking taxes!

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Trade wars, Tax chaos & a Mortgage crisis are hitting Canadians hard. May 2025 CPI is out — inflation’s sticky, housing costs are rising, and the Bank of Canada is trapped. This week, Vince breaks down how it’s all crushing your wallet and what to do before rates spike again. Don’t wait!

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This week, Vince unpacks a bombshell Stats Canada report that exposes the hard truth about Canada's housing market, immigration policy, and what it all means for investors, landlords, and homeowners across Ontario, BC, and beyond.

👉 If you’re banking on rental income… think again.
 👉 If you’re sitting on a pre-construction unit… brace yourself.
 👉 If you thought “real estate always goes up”… welcome to 2025.

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Toronto: a global city with third-world governance. In this episode, I break down one of the most insane examples of civic incompetence you’ll ever hear — the City of Toronto spent $63 million on electric ferries… and forgot to build the charging stations. Yes, this actually happened. And yes — their solution is to run the electric ferries on diesel. You can’t make this up.

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In this episode, Vince breaks down the real economic state of Canada heading into the second half of 2025 — and it’s not pretty. The Bank of Canada just hit pause, jobs are quietly vanishing, mortgage renewals are looming, and Toronto real estate is flashing red.

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It’s not the Leafs. It’s not the weather. And it’s NOT immigrants buying up all the homes. Ontario’s real estate disaster is man-made — built on bureaucracy, red tape, NIMBYism, and broken policy. On this episode of The Wise Old Owl Podcast, Vince pulls back the curtain on why homebuilding in Ontario is broken — and how it’s crushing the dream of homeownership for millions of Canadians.

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