Commercial Real Estate Podcast

Commercial Real Estate Podcast


Latest Episodes

Dirty Properties with Riyaz Punjani of S2S Environmental
July 07, 2017

Contamination can destroy a property’s value, delay development and kill a loan. Your best protection? An environmental consulting firm. We’ve invited Riyaz Punjani of S2S Environmental to discuss the finer points of: Less obvious signs of potential co...

Big Data in Real Estate with Matt Popow of CoStar
May 29, 2017

CoStar is relatively new to Canada but a giant in commercial real estate research. In 2015 alone, the company’s 1,600 researchers made more than 12 million calls to verify critical property information and drove more than two million miles to accumulat...

Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan with Jim Murphy of FRPO
May 04, 2017

Ontario apartment owners are facing a slew of changes from recent federal, provincial and municipal initiatives. At the federal level, CMHC has changed a number of their policies. Provincially we’ve been introduced to Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan.

Real Estate Associations with Richard Joy of the Urban Land Institute
March 23, 2017

Real estate associations are an integral part of the commercial real estate world. They connect professionals to each other, provide advocacy and education, as well as acting as a hub between the different disciplines within the industry.

Mid-Market Transactions with Greg Peacock of Colliers
February 28, 2017

Mid-market transactions are a very large and highly active part of the commercial investment world in Canada. We are joined by Greg Peacock, Managing Director of the Private Capital Investment Group at Colliers International, to discuss.

Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2017 with Chris Potter of PwC
February 02, 2017

Where is commercial real estate headed in 2017? The Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2017 Report can tell you. Authored by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), this report provides an in-depth look at the key trends and outloo...

2016 Year In Review – CRE Podcast
January 05, 2017

Aaron and Adam discuss the headlining making news from 2016 that had the biggest impact on Canadian commercial real estate.   January Calgary Office Space hits 18% Vacancy. Avison Young Acquires Appraisal firm Metrix Ontario.

Selling Development Land with Jeremiah Shamess of Colliers International
December 21, 2016

Development land in major Canadian markets is in dwindling supply and ever increasing in value. We are joined by Jeremiah Shamess, a development land specialist with Colliers International, to discuss. Here are the highlights; The subjective nature of ...

Building Condos with Sean Fleming of Metropia
December 06, 2016

Sean Fleming of Metropia joins us to discuss building condos in Toronto and Calgary. With a total of 18 current projects between the two markets, his insight and knowledge is sharp. Here’s what we discuss:   Metropia’s founding and backers.

What the Data Says About High Rise Rental with Shaun Hildebrand of Urbanation
November 22, 2016

Conventional wisdom says the condo market is over-built and apartment proformas don’t work in the GTA. The data says the exact opposite and the numbers are truly incredible. Shaun Hildebrand of Urbanation joins us to discuss his findings in the newly r...