The Way It Is

This week Luca has the please of sitting down and talking cyber security with Ilmaz (Kory) Kashkooli,  a cybersecurity consultant with over 20 years of experience! Just how safe is your data? Listen on to find out!   Connect with Ilmaz!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilmazkashkooli/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=ca   Listing your home,...

Technological innovation in real estate is often few and far between. That's why is so interesting to hear from Reuven Gorsht, CEO of Deeded.  A company focused on bringing the closing process online! Listen on to hear more!   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA   Interested in what Deeded has to...

John Lusink is back! This time, John and Luca are talking an increase in buyers backing out of deals and more. Tune in to find out!   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA   Thanks to John for being on the podcast!  Visit: https://www.rightathomerealty.com/   Listing your home, or looking for R...

It feels that more and more there's talk of recession due to rising costs and higher interest rates. Not to mention, buyers remorse seems to be setting in for those who bought during the housing craze expecting to see near immediate gains from their investment. Luca and Sam are on today to talk about what's the truth, what's overblown, and what you should be focused on in this seemingly uncertain...

There's no denying that Kingston is a growing city. However, how we choose to grow and develop areas will heavily determine what kind of large city Kingston will become. Thankfully, Luca is chatting with Paige Agnew, Commissioner of Community Services, who can provide insight into where we're headed!

Here's a mini episode of TWII where Luca talks the election and more!   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA   Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice?   Visit: lucafirst.com   Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers  Visit: benmyersmedia.com

Tune in to hear from Luca and Sam on where the housing market it headed and what this means for buyers and sellers!  Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA  Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice?   Visit: lucafirst.com  Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers  Vi...

It's election season round two! This time, Luca is chatting with long-time Kingstonian and liberal candidate Ted Hsu! Can the Liberals take back the city from the NDP, and what new policies are they promising to entice those on the line? Listen on to find out!   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA   To...

It's election season! All across Ontario local representatives are hard at work to win your vote. Here in Kingston, Luca is lucky enough to sit down with one such Candidate, Zachary Typhair of the Green Party of Ontario! Tune in to hear more about him and his platform.   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA...

We're back again in the world real estate tech! This time, Luca is chatting with the Cofounder of addy, a real estate investment software that aims to make real estate investing as accessible as possible. Take a listen and see if addy is right for you!    Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA &nb...

An often rather contentious point of home selling is the use of blind bidding. Many people lament its lack of transparency and cause for artificially increasing housing costs in neighbourhoods. Others feel that it's not as big of a deal and can be seen as beneficial to the seller. Whichever way you stand on the topic, Openn inc is bringing a very interesting and innovative system to the market. Lu...

Today on The Way It Is, Luca is sitting down with guys to discuss recent events in the real estate market. Can ending blind bidding really fix anything? Find out what the guys think today!   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA   Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice?   ...

After talking economy just last week, there have already been major moves by the Canadian government in regards to inflation and interest rates. To help make sense of it all, we have RBC's Assistant Chief Economist Robert Hogue on to see what this means for the Canadian people!    Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:   https://donate.redcross.ca/page/10022...

"flation" words like shrinkflation and stagflation have been thrown a lot in recent days, and all of that can be rather confusing. Luckily Luca has Economics Professor Huw Llloyd-Ellis on again to make sense of it all!   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:  https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA   Listing your home, or looking f...

Short answer, not really. But tune in to hear Luca, Sam, and Joel's quarterly analysis and what they think needs to be done about the situation!   Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:   https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA   Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice?    Visit: lucafirst.com   Production, ed...

We're back again highlighting another awesome woman in the workplace! Kerry Ramsay is the project manager for the WE-CAN Project led by Queen's university, who's goal it is to coach and inspire  women entrepreneurs! Tune in to hear how these ambitious women are making waves in Kingston!    Please consider donating to the humanitarian cause for Ukraine:   https://donate.redcross...

With International Women's Day just behind us, Luca had the pleasure of chatting with house plan designer and owner of House of Three Blueprints Lisa Henderson. They're talking women in home design, skilled trades, and why there's a bright future for many women in them!

Armies pushing forward, cities bombed, and civilians lost... What's next in the ever-progressing state of the Russian - Ukrainian war? Today on the Way It Is, Luca has the privilege of talking with Professor Lubomyr Luciuk; a Ukrainian-Canadian Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada who has personal insight into the state of affairs halfway across the world.   Please consider donat...

Today on TWII, Luca has the pleasure of sitting down Kingston's own Mayor Bryan Paterson! Tune in to hear Luca and the Mayor talk housing affordability, Tourism, reopening, Queen's parties, and the Convoy. Thanks again to Mayor Paterson for being on the podcast!   Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice?   Visit: lucafirst.com   Production, editing and music by Ben...

A major fear for a large portion of the population, especially millennials, is whether buying a home can actually be achieved. Today, Luca talks housing affordability, changes needed for zoning laws, and what government needs to be doing to help make those necessary changes on The Way it Is!    A big thanks to David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data for coming on the podcast!    List...

Estate settling is often a difficult and  emotionally taxing necessity that we must consider at some point in our lives. Recently, online estate settling companies promising better peace of mind and savings like Clearestate have popped up. Could these prove to be a major help in easing this exhausting process? Watch on to find out.   A big thanks to Sara Hillier, Director, Director...

Making a profit as a landlord can be tricky waters to navigate. That's why today Luca has the privilege of chatting with landlording expert Christopher Seepe! Find out ways how you could be maximizing your rental's potential!

Ep 61: Luca is back in the office... and already the market is burning up. The guys are here to talk the insane prices properties are going for, and why it just might be the time for you to sell!

Ep 60: Congrats! You've purchased your first investment property that you plan on renting out... now what? Today, Luca has some tips when it comes to rental units and managing expectation, tenant happiness, and profit!

Ep 59: It's 2022! Luca and Co are optimistic that this is going to be a great year for buying and selling in the real estate market, so give a listen to hear their projections!   Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice?  Visit: lucafirst.com  Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers  Visit: benmyersmedia.com