Real Estate Reality

Canada’s Housing Reality Check: Prices, Rents, and What Breaks Next The Canadian real estate market isn’t crashing… but it isn’t healing either. In Episode 4, Greg & Luka zoom out and connect the dots between housing prices, new construction, rental markets, interest rates, and government policy to answer one big question: Where is this actually going? We break down: • Why Ottawa’s market look...

Ottawa Real Estate 2026 Outlook: Market Insights & Buying Strategies Join Ottawa real estate professionals Greg and Luka as they break down the biggest challenges of 2025 and share their predictions for 2026. This honest, no-BS conversation covers what's actually happening in the Ottawa market versus what you're hearing in the media. In this episode, we discuss: Why 2025 was harder than expect...

Episode 2 — Ottawa’s Rental Reality: Rising Rents, Scams, Pets & the Path to Homeownership In this episode of Real Estate Reality , we sit down with Chantal Lafontaine of eXp Realty Ottawa, one of the city’s most experienced rental specialists, to unpack what’s really happening in Ottawa’s rental market. From uneven vacancy rates and investor pullback to tenant screening, rental scams, and the...

Real Estate Reality — Episode 1 Balanced Market, Brutal Reality: Why Buyers Quietly Have the Power Greg and Luka kick off Episode 1 with a deep, boots-on-the-ground breakdown of what’s actually happening in the housing market, beyond the headlines, beyond the noise, and definitely beyond last year’s comps. From buyers returning, to sellers holding unrealistic expectations, to investors recalibrati...