The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

The headlines on the Wall Street Journal have been marvelling at the lack of inflationary pressure as a result of tariffs. The latest CPI announcement had the annualized rate at 2.7% against the back…

Ryan Hawkins is based in St. Louis where he consults as a campaign manager for developers all across North America on the politics of land use. On today's show we are talking about the types of oppos…

Luis Belmonte is based in San Francisco. He's been active in real estate development since the 1960's and has lived through 7 economic cycles in his career. On today's show we are talking about how t…

On today's show we are doing a walk-through of a new project that is hosting an open house tomorrow. This is a 253 unit housing project at Mont Tremblant in Quebec, an hour North of Montreal. Mont Tr…

On today’s show we are talking about government involvement in the economy. Countries vary widely in terms of the extent to which government plays a role in the total economy. 

At the extreme end of t…

On today’s show we are taking a look at a relatively new product category. This is something that Y Street Capital has been active in for some time. But the industry and the investment community are …

On today’s show we are looking at the integrity of economic data. This has been making headlines with the President firing the head of the bureau of labor and statistics and installing a longtime cri…

Capital tends to flow where it is treated the best. Well the state of Texas is considering a change to its constitution which will have no immediate impact on taxes. Currently the state of Texas has …

Joel Landon is based in Salt Lake City where he helps investors administer their retirement savings. On today's show we are talking about how to use a Roth Conversion as a tax efficient method for in…

Mike Kron is based in Newport Beach California. His strategy has pivoted lately to focusing on retail credit tenant net leases. These are the national brand operators that provide corporate guarantee…

On today’s show we are looking at an echo from the Great Financial Crisis. There was collapse of a banking house of cards triggered a drop in lending liquidity which then precipitated a fall in real …

As many of you know, I follow macro economics and from time to time I share perspectives on the implications of underlying aspects of industries that ultimately affect real estate or the economy in s…

On today’s show we are talking about the impact of data centres on nearby residents. You would think that a data centre is a large rectangular building filled with electronics and the high speed opti…

On today’s show we are looking at three clear signals that financial markets are sending us over the past three days. 

There are three moves in the market that are noteworthy. We are going to unpack a…

On today’s show we are looking at banking and how banks make decisions. Access to capital is one of the key pillars in real estate. Now let me be clear. I am not a banker. I’m not a mortgage broker i…

George Ross is a repeat guest on the podcast. On today's show we're talking about how to negotiate when there is a power imbalance between the parties.

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Jacob Sybrowsky is based in Provo Utah where he specializes in working with high net worth families on their investment mandates. On today's show we are talking about what ultra high net worth famili…

If you have been following me for a while you will know that I come from an engineering and product design background. I view the world through the lens of product design where you are designing a sp…

On today’s show we are talking about the softening of the residential housing market that is underway across both the US and Canada. 

The seasonally adjusted numbers are in for the month of June which…

On today’s show we are unpacking the shocking GDP announcement that was published at 8:30 on Wednesday morning July 30. The market expected a 2.3% growth rate and the actual published number blew pas…