The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

On today’s show we are looking at the national average numbers for residential real estate. 

The statistics seem to be conflicting and it seems like the numbers are not adding up. On today’s show we …

The Bank of Canada took a victory lap yesterday as they cut interest rates by 0.5%. This is the fourth consecutive rate cut since June. The rationale given was that inflation in September hit 1.6% do…

On today’s show we are talking about a service business that used to be on top of its segment in the market. 

The company we’re talking about is Starbucks.

So it’s no surprise to me that today Starbu…

On today’s show we are wondering if governments and central banks in particular have any effect on the repairing the economy. 

It’s a simple question really. If central banks can truly influence the …

On today’s show we are talking about how to evaluate a bid from a subcontractor. 

If you follow the procurement method used by most government departments, in the US and in Canada, the process makes …

Hunter Webb is in Lisbon Portugal, where he is a principal at DeepRent.ai. On today's show we are talking about how artificial intelligence can automate the management of a portfolio of storage facil…

Eddie Lack is originally from Sweden. He moved to North America to play professional hockey with the Vancouver Canucks, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Calgary Flames and the New Jersey Devils. Today Ed…

On today’s show we are taking a look at a couple of global companies. I’m reading front page articles in the WSJ and others suggesting that economists are thinking that the chance of recession in the…

On today’s show we are continuing our series on international outlook. There are many jurisdictions that position themselves as great retirement destinations. If you’re visiting, then you can usually…

On today’s show we are taking another look overseas. We are accustomed to places where there is growth. We don’t really know how to invest in places where population is shrinking. 

Today’s show is th…

On today’s show we are talking about why Germany’s economy seems to be stuck in reverse. We keep hearing about how Germany, which has traditionally considered the economic engine of Europe is struggl…

On today’s show we are talking about demographics and migration. This is a topic you’re going to hear a lot more about in the coming weeks and months. Demographics is like a law of physics when it co…

Robby Butler is Director of Capital Markets at Y Street Capital. On today's show we are discussing some of the nuances of conversations with potential investors. How does a conversation become a cons…

Clayton Young was one of two long distance runners who enabled the US to qualify for the Olympic Marathon in Paris. On today's show we're discussing Clayton's 9th place finish in the Paris Marathon a…

On today’s show I’m going deep into a planning rationale that was presented to an information session at Colorado Springs City Council earlier this week. 

Whenever you are presenting a concept to the…

On today’s show we are talking about quarterly goal setting.

Our company uses a system that has become very popular among companies both large and small.  We use the EOS based on  the book Traction b…

I had dinner last night with a commercial lender from Cleveland, Ohio. The lender had their Lead underwriter with them. We had an extensive discussion about all of the ways that borrowers are lying t…

A few weeks ago I did an episode on hurricane preparation. Great ideas for storm preparation are fantastic until reality sets in. 

Hurricane Milton is scheduled to make landfall in Florida on Thursda…

Today’s show is another in our beginner series. Our listeners are sophisticated. Many of you own large portfolios of apartments. But you also have people in your life who are interested in learning m…

Today's show is a talk that I gave recently to a live audience on how we transformed a project from merely OK to much stronger by repositioning the product design.

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