The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

How would you like the government has your home ownership partner?

This week the Canadian government announced a new program that as far as I know is the first of its kind in the world. The measure w…

David from Seattle asks.

Your recent episodes on the Fed and the worrying size of their balance sheet are timely but also quite unnerving. Given the potential strong inflationary pressure in the comi…

On today’s show we’re talking about a strategy for creating value in expensive markets.

In some of the most expensive cities in North America, cities are increasingly charging development fees or imp…

Today’s show is focused on the consequences of the shrinking middle class. If you go back to the 1960’s and 1970’s it was possible for a single income family with blue collar employment to join the r…

Today is another Ask Me Anything episode. Robin from Ottawa asks.

“How do you build relationships with high net worth individuals? In your book Magnetic Capital, this is one of the primary factors yo…

Today's conversation is a lunchtime discussion about how to negotiate development projects and some ideas on how development deals can be structured. 

Enjoy...

Today’s show is my perspective on the college admission scandal that has been grabbing headlines across the US. At the center of the scandal is a Rick Singer, a former Canadian football League player…

On today’s show we are asking the question is flipping a legitimate form of real estate investing?

A lot of people enter the world of real estate investing because they are drawn by the lure of mailb…

On today’s show we’re talking about how to make sense of confusing market trends. These days there is no shortage of contradictory data. 

I’m continually reminded that real estate is hyper-local. The…

David from Seattle asks.  Within the realm of private placements, how should investors think about investing in a fund vs in a project? Funds pool money and share the risk across multiples projects. …

On a public show such as this, there is a tendency to focus on the positive, to highlight successes, to inspire you the listener to greater heights. On today’s show we’re talking about one of the dar…

Robert and I sat down on the balcony of his suite on the Investor Summit at Sea for a conversation about his new book "Fake"  which launches on his birthday April 8.

On today's show, special guest Ed Griffin joins me to talk about what it means to swallow the red pill. For those of you fans of the movie "The Matrix", you'll know exactly what we're talking about. …

On today’s show we’re talking about demographics and the senior housing market. The baby boomers began turning 65 years of age in 2011. Today the oldest baby boomer is 72 years old. By 2029 the remai…

The UK is past the deadline for leaving the EU with no deal that has been accepted by the British parliament. 

The entire Brexit situation is incredibly complex. Prime minister may has set a new dead…

On today’s show we’re examining the idea of seeing over the horizon. 

The horizon is the distance that you can see before the curvature of the earth obscures what is just a bit further away. 

General…

This month’s book is a 600 page classic called “The Creature From Jekyll Island”. The subtitle is “A Second Look at the Federal Reserve”, by G. Edward Griffin. The subtitle really tells the story of …