VREP #28 | How Will the New Mortgage Rules Impact You & is the Vacancy Rate Changing?

Mortgage Broker Jessi Johnson joins Adam and Matt to discuss recent changes to mortgage rules & Property Manager Klaus Rode pops by to update us on the rental market. Read More

VREP #27 | The Death of the Single Family House with Nathan Lauster

Are houses no longer viable? UBC Sociologist Nathaneal Lauster thinks so and joins Adam and Matt to discuss the slow death of the single family house in Vancouver and larger lessons other cities can learn from us. Also, Matt’s topless [ … ] Read More

VREP # 23 | What No One Tells You About Home Insurance with Grace Catao

Are you sure you’re covered? Insurance Specialist Grace Catao joins Adam and Matt to offer the best tips for house and condo insurance, as well as potential pitfalls with vacant homes, rental properties & airbnb! Read More

VREP #22 | Will BC’s New Foreign Buyer Tax Work? With Canadian Tax Lawyer Jonathan Garbutt

Canadian Tax Lawyer, Jonathan Garbutt, joins Adam and Matt to discuss the complications surrounding BC’s new foreign buyer tax. Also, Mortgage Specialist Chad Watts offers his thoughts on current lending practices.   Read More

VREP #21 | BC’s New Foreign Buyer Tax with Prof. Tom Davidoff & Guests

With Monday’s announcement of the 15% foreign buyer tax, Adam and Matt discuss the tax and its implications with UBC Professor Tom Davidoff, Lawyer Lars Kushner, and foreign national and first-time homebuyer Mac Kerman.   Read More

VREP #18 | The Role of the Architect & the Housing Blame Game with Rick Morrow

Intern Architect Rick Morrow joins Adam and Matt to explain the role of an architect, design merit, and the always changing Vancouver skyline. Matt and Adam also discuss “The Housing Market Blame Game”, the new draft report issued by [ … ] Read More

VREP #17 | Renovation Report Part One: We Found a Project

Matt and Adam discuss the sale of Adam’s East Van house and the purchase of a new renovation project in Strathcona. Join us for future episodes charting the trials and tribulations of renovating a house in Vancouver. Read More

VREP #15 | How Millennials Can Stay in the Lower Mainland – Advice From Your Dad!

Managing Broker and father of three Millennials, Mike Hofer, offers some advice and strategies for young people looking to stay in the Lower Mainland amidst rising home prices and increasing affordability issues. Read More