The Canadian Real Estate Investor

The Best Place To Find Deals & Partners

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are going to go over the Who What When Where & Whys and How of Attending Events. You can potentially find deals, clients, partners and more Me...

New Capital Gains Tax Vs. Real Estate Investors

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we look at what capital gains is, a bit of a history on Capital gains in Canada, the recent changes made to the tax, why the governmen...

Should You Invest In Stocks Or Real Estate? Part 2

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Simon (our podfather) from the Canadian Investor Podcast joins Dan to discuss stocks vs. real estate. If you're looking for the first part its on the ...

Which Major Cities Are Building The Most Housing

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We cover the Housing Supply Report that CMHC just released, we cover the most important parts,  • housing starts in 2023 by housing type• governm...

How Renovating Motels On Netflix Changed These Entrepreneurs Lives

23 Apr 2024

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Have you ever Netflixed & chilled? well we have. it was research for this episode. We had April & Sarah from the June Motel on the show & ...

New Mortgage Rules Could Make Buying A House Even Harder

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We look at some changes in the mortgage market that could really make things harder 30 year mortgages - will they help? OSFI's new leverage rules for...

2 Federal Ministers Discuss Canada’s New Housing Plan

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We don't get political on the show, but when given the opportunity to interview the two main ministers in charge of housing in this country, you take ...

11 Real Estate Terms You Need To Know For 2024

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To best prepare you for the spring market, and the changing market conditions in the real estate industry and the general Canadian economy, here is a ...

5 Ways The Government Can Help Fix Housing

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A very impressive team of people Friends of the show, have created their own blueprint, Its called the blueprint for Blueprint for More and Better Hou...

A Million Podcast Downloads & How We Got Here

05 Apr 2024

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In this episode, Dan & Nick talk about life before the podcast, Their backgrounds in real estate and entrepreneurship  How they started the podc...

Renters Bill Of Rights & Slowing Population Growth

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The increase to the budget deficit was largely caused by slowing economic growth projections leading to lower tax revenues, but also due to an expecte...

1 In 4 Canadians Plans To Invest In Real Estate

29 Mar 2024

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We look at a report from Real Estate Group Royal Lepage that sheds light on how many Canadians currently invest in real estate and how many plan too, ...

12 Lessons From Buffett & Munger For Real Estate Investors

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

These two are epic in so many ways, their impact on the investing community, the annual shareholders meetings, but also they idioms, anecdotes, invest...

Is The Government Trying To Prop Up The Housing Market ?

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Canadian federal government will, through the Bank of Canada as agent, purchase $3.75 billion of 10-year duration Canadian Mortgage Bonds (CMBs) i...

68% Of Canadian Think Its Going To Get Worse In 2024

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A recent report from Abacus Data that measured The Canadian Public Outlook for the Rest of 2024: Housing, Personal Finances and let me tell you some o...

Are Construction Costs Killing Real Estate Investing ?

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New affordable housing developments in British Columbia, the only catch they are 330 sqft and still very expensive $1,600 for the equivalent of 2 par...

Mortgage Delinquencies, Business Insolvencies & 1$ Properties

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this jam packed news episode we cover, Mortgage delinquencies & business insolvencies Should municipalities be able to compel builders to use ...

The Top 25 Buyers Markets In Canada

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We go over the top buyers markets in the country, but we also look at what determines a buyers market, a sellers market and if its a good time to buy ...

The Fastest Growing Rents In Canada

05 Mar 2024

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We dive into the recent CMHC rental market report,  Supply & demand metrics in all major markets  Which cities have the highest arrears  Where...

How We Solve Canada's Housing Crisis

01 Mar 2024

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We are joined by by author & journalist Gregor Craigie to discuss his book and reasearch, Our Crumbling Foundation: How we solve Canadas housing c...

It's Cheaper To Live In A Hotel Than To Rent In Toronto

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Real estate rent and home prices are forcing Canadians into doing some crazy things  People are living in a hotel instead renting, because its cheap...

Mortgage Fraud & Money Laundering

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HSBC is in trouble again, this time with mortgage fraud - half a billion dollars worth.  Whats going on with the banks & the bad loans New FINTR...

Are Construction Costs Killing Real Estate ?

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's environment, there are numerous obstacles to new commercial real estate development opportunities. These include escalating borrowing rates...

Property Taxes : The One Sure Thing In Real Estate

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The only certain things is life - Death & Taxes - we are going to be talking about all things property taxes, what you need to know about them, wh...

Is Student Rental Investment Dead ?

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We do a deep dive into the absolute mess that has become student rentals and what the future of this profitable investment vehicle is,  Ontario coll...

Getting Started In Real Estate Investing ? Do These 5 Things

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We look at what every investor should be doing, new or veteran;  Educating yourself & writing business plans  3 great ways to great value  Mus...

The Best Markets For Single Family Investments

06 Feb 2024

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We are joined by Samantha Sanella, a senior managing director at Cushman & Wakefield who discusses the amazing report she helped produce on single...

Everything Wrong With Canadian Real Estate

02 Feb 2024

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We are joined by @millennialmoron to get his take on the what is wrong with Canadian Real Estate  Find him on instagram & tiktok @millennialmoron...

The 5 Best Markets To Multiplex Properties

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a new report by Cushman Wakefield they present the evolution of the SFR sector, compares the U.S. and Canada (specifically Ontario), identifies tra...

Has The National Housing Strategy Failed ?

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 10-year, $82+ billion plan was launched in 2017 with the aim of providing more people in Canada with access to safe, affordable, and inclusive ho...

How Real Estate Investors Build and Utilize Networks

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The who what when where & why of networking events, How to get the most out of networking Why building a network is vital to your success as an i...

Hedge Funds Are Shorting Canadian Housing

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Zoocasa released a price analysis comparing benchmark price data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) for 21 major markets across Canada t...

Did We Just See The Peak Of Population Growth ?

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Whats going on with our population?! People leaving Canada to buy European castles Nowhere near enough housing starts Canada is growing at the rate o...

When Will Mortgage Rates Go Down ?

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are looking at mortgage rates, specifically when will may go in 2024 What Happens When People Can’t Pay Their Mortgage, When interest rates will...

The Most Important Real Estate Themes For 2024

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We look at the ULI report on what to expect for 2024 and beyond, and Dan is joined by a member of the ULI team to get their perspectives higher for l...

How Rent Control Effects The Housing Market

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rent Control, a highly debated topic, especially these days. Will more regulation or less regulation with rent control help or hurt the housing market...

2024 Canadian Real Estate Predictions

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The tables have turned; the game has changed. It’s now back to understanding and abiding by the fundamentals of proper real estate investing.   L...

War-Time Measures To Solves The Housing Crisis

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are in a housing crisis, but the things with homes, condos, purpose built rentals, office towers, industrial parks and just about any type of real ...

17 Lessons From The Founder Of Blackstone

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at the life and lessons from a great business man, Stephen Allen Schwarzman, but you may be more familiar with the company he cofounded. Black...

How Much Have Construction Costs Gone Up ?

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 We go over a report prepared that was researched & written for CMHC by the firm Ernst & Young. It looks at construction and development and ...

Vancouver's New Rules Make Multiplexes Easier

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vancouvers has introduced some new policy that will change the real estate and development landscape in the lower mainland. We are joined by expert St...

How Canadian Proptech is Shaping the Future Of Real Estate

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

500 active proptech startups in Canada innovating within commercial real estate, residential real estate, and construction tech were covered and analy...

Is The Worst Still Ahead For Canadian Real Estate

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We cover a report Dan puts together for his real estate brokerage - so we are touching on Immigration - Construction - Interest Rates - House Prices a...

How Much Money Do Realtors Make ?

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is obsessed with Real Estate & the best/easiest way to get involved and make the big bucks seems to be becoming a real estate agent....we...

Are Canadian Homeowners Prepared For Higher Mortgage Costs ?

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of news to cover these days and we go over some of the most important things for Canadian Real Estate Investors including;  The "new" mortgage ...

Where Are The Affordable Homes In Canada ?

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at affordability across the country, and what income you need in each province and city to afford a home - we do a deep dive on a few of those...

A Step By Step Guide To Buy Your First Investment Property

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here is it, the step by step process to properly buying your first investment property by  following the fundamentals of real estate and setting up f...

Cash Flow Vs. Capital Appreciation

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Investment vs Speculation which could also be known as cash flow vs capital appreciation What are the differences between both? The pros and cons  W...

When Will Interest Rates Go Down ?

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is literally the question everyone is asking at the moment, we do a deep dive.  Are we in a recession ? What are the economist saying..  Stati...

Are The Airbnb Glory Days Over?

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Airbnb, an amazing show sponsor, and other STR companies have been making the news for all the wrong reasons. Major cities across the country and the ...

Can You Predict Mortgage Rates Using Bonds ?

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are going to look at Bonds, specifically, What is a bond - Why are they important - How the effect mortgages and the real estate market.  A brief...

Will Upzoning Solve Cananda’s Housing Crisis ?

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do New Zealand & Canada have in common? A housing Crisis, but they dealt with it in very different ways. We are joined by entrepreneur, speak...

What The Underused Housing Tax Means For You

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is a new tax for real estate, the underused housing tax. We do a thorough analysis of what it is, who it effects and why the government implemen...

The Skyscraper Curse Hits Toronto

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Skyscraper Index is an interesting economic concept, and it's essentially a tongue-in-cheek theory that suggests a correlation between the constru...

Has The Mortgage Stress Test Worked ?

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With Record Level Debt in Canada - Has the Mortgage Stress Test Worked ? We look at what the stress test is and why it was implemented.  DTI - debt...

11 Rules To Follow When Investing In A Down Market

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Markets come and go. Good ones, bad ones, flat ones ugly ones. So as investors, how do we act accordingly?  Business cycles and recessions  Busine...

Which Province Is The Best Investment For 2024

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at a report from the Fraser Institute -  Canada’s Growing Housing Gap Comparing Population Growth and Housing Completions in Canada, 1972–...

Convert Any House Into A Multiplex With This Resource

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We What is ReHousing ? Who is this meant for? We are joined by Conrad Speckert & Samantha Eby, two architect's on a mission to reshape the urban l...

Negative Amortized Mortgages & How To Deal With Them

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Banking regulator says about $250B worth of home loans are either currently or soon to be negatively amortized 50 + year mortgages - how long could t...

Canadians Are Paying More Interest Than Ever

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We cover Dan's economic report, including: What inflation is doing & Job numbers  Buyers Vs Sellers Vs Balanced Market More People are searching...

10 Lessons From One Of The Biggest Landlords In The World

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at one of the biggest tenants in the world, and one of the biggest landlords in the world, we’ll discuss how they become so big, what asset ...

A Severe Recession Won't Make Housing Affordable

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at an economic study from Desjardins, “How Low Can Prices Go in T.O.? Even A Severe Recession Likely Won’t Make Housing Affordable in Tor...

Can Real Estate Survive A Hard Landing ?

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How the government and central bank can crash or save the economy as we head into more economic turmoil.  What is a hard landing vs. soft landing fo...

A $20 Billion Dollar Canadian Real Estate Opportunity

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The government is increasing the Canada Mortgage Bond issuance limit by $20 billion per year and designating the increased amount for funding mortgage...

Inflation Goes Up & GST Gets Cut

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lots happening in the economy and the real estate market, we look at several different top news stories & sources,  3.45 million more homes by 2...

Record People Leaving Ontario - Where Are They Going?

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

People are leaving the most populated province like never before, but why? & where are they all going? We look at an RBC study and other data to e...

The Essential Guide To Getting A Mortgage

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We take a deep dive into mortgages, specifically pre approval and pre qualifications. This episode will answer all your mortgage questions,  How to ...

8 Things To Know Before Buying Real Estate

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In todays volatile market this question gets asked more than ever, we try to answer it by analyzing it from different perspectives What are you plann...

The Bear & The Bull Case For Canadian Real Estate

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down the Anthony Scilipoti from Veritas and get him to argue both sides of the story. What’s the bull case for Canadian real estate right no...

Is The Office Really Dead?

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Commercial Real Estate was the hottest thing for decades, but now it seems to be in trouble, is work from home killing our central business districs? ...

22 % Of Homebuilders Cancel Projects Despite Severe Housing Shortage

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Its the news, we cover the following topics and how they affect Canadian Real Estate Investors:  TD: 48% of its mortgages had a remaining amortizati...

Is Your Primary Residence An Investment ?

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We get this question a lot, especially from aspiring real estate investor. To Rent or to Buy..that is the question. In the episode we unpack the pro's...

Is Owning Real Estate The Best Inflation Hedge?

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Does Real Estate only ever go up or does the buying power of a dollar go down?  We look at what inflation throughout Canadas history and how to beat...

Why Did Warren Buffett Bet Big On Homebuilders

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The best investor of all time invests in DR Horton, Lennar & NVR, we cover why he does this, where we are in the cycle and finish the episode off ...

Evergrande: The Largest Bankruptcy Ever & How It Effects Canada

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chinas property sector is the largest asset class in the world, and it's in trouble.  How will this effect the global property market How would this...

What Does A Real Estate Recovery Look Like ?

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We interview the President & Broker of Record at The Daniels Realty Corporation, Dominic Tompa. Dominic has been at Daniels for almost two decades...

18 Careers That Can Help You Break Into Real Estate Investing

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We get asked a lot, does it help to get your real estate licence or mortgage license  if you are or want to become a real estate investor . We are go...

Are Rising Rates & House Fires Related ?

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the News episode we cover a variety of topics including,  Cushman & Wakefield, JLL profits slide by more than 90% Canadian Inflation Is About...

The 3 Ways To Change Affordability

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we cover Dan's Rare Report, Toronto construction costs are up 95.5% since 2017 Slowest New Condo Sakes Market in A Decade Homes are ...

Planning & Building Now, For An Unknown Future

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is from our time at the ULI spring meeting. It's one of our favourite interviews from the from the conference (which was attended by over 4000 re...

Who Owns The Most Real Estate In Canada

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at some iconic Canadian Real Estate companies and measure them against the USA and the rest of the world.  Why do pension plans love real es...

What Features Do Homebuyers Want The Most in 2023

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What Home Buyers Want, a pretty important topic for any realtors, flippers, value add investors and prospective homeowners.  The most important and ...

Is This The Greatest Bankruptcy In Real Estate History?

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

William Zeckendorf's holdings would be $25 Billion if he was alive today. As a NYC real estate developer in the 1900's, he played real life monopoly. ...

The Best & Worst Building Permits In Canada

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Municipal Benchmarking Report offers insights on how to improve municipal processes, fees and charges that are impacting housing affordability and sup...

Is The Bank Of Canada Done With Rate Hikes?

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at the most recent rate hike as well as the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s (FCAC) report examines and compares the financial well-bei...

Is Commercial Real Estate Really in Trouble ? - Part 2

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode Simon, of The Canadian Investor & Dan continue their discussion on the future of Commercial Real Estate.  Spotify https:/...

How To Start & Grow A REIT

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down with Hooman Tabesh, the founder of Alliance REIT, Alliance is making waves in the missing middle space in some Toronto Neighbourhoods, buy...

The Best Building Material For Multiplexes

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down with Mike Woolf to talk Building products, specifically soundproofing and how to build with end users in mind.  how to build using the r...

The 3 People You Need To Add Units To Your Property

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

WHO you need to more add units to your properties - we’ve already covered the WHAT - that could be a current investment property, or one you’re pl...

3.4% Inflation VS Bank Of Canada

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Bank of Canada’s quarterly Indicators of financial vulnerabilities page - indicators we use to track the evolution of two vulnerabilities in the...

Canadian Banks Are In Trouble With Regulators

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of news happening, and it seems like the media has taken a more bearish tone;  Canadian banks facing pressure to increase the amount of cash th...

6 Real Estate Myths & 40 Million Canadians

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our 100th episode we look at Canadas population hitting 40 million, and how it stacks up to other countries & GDP's  How Passive is real esta...

Is The Era Of Low Interest Rates Over?

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are talking about interest rates, the history of interest rates, the literal highs & lows, we also chatting on real, negative and neutral rates...

How Private Mortgages Can Help You Grow Your Portfolio

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are looking at Private Mortgages, a deep dive, into who uses these loans, and for what,  The terms, rates and ratios of private mortgages How to ...

You Can't Buy A Property Without Meeting This Criteria

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about the most important metric to your real estate investment, DSCR, Debt Service Coverage Ratio.  The list of cities that were mos...

Bank Of Canada Rates Go Up & Consumer Sentiment Goes Down

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In todays show we talk about the Bank of Canada and its Rate Decision, We also look at the IMF and a recent study they released. We also look at CMHC,...

Half Of New Condo Investors Are Losing Money

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We dive into a new report on Condo Investors losing money.  What is a Debt Service Coverage Ratio and why its so important  Condo deposit insurance...

Using Cap Rates To Find The Best Deals

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One simple tool to compare multiple properties, Cap Rates. We've talked about them on the show a lot, but haven't done a deep dive, until now.  Det...

How Much Money Do Real Estate Investors Make?

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We go through a recent Statistics Canada report about real estate investors across the country, their incomes, their locations and their portfolios I...

Is The Bank Of Canada Going To Raise Rates Again?

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Bank of Canada’s Financial System Review is the topic of today’s episode - among other things like inflation going up, and the risk on fixed r...