The Canadian Real Estate Investor

Does Real Estate only ever go up or does the buying power of a dollar go down?  We look at what inflation throughout Canadas history and how to beat it  Real estate as an input output business Disinflation, Deflation and more  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or send an email to tcreipodcast@gmail.com Sign up for our...

The best investor of all time invests in DR Horton, Lennar & NVR, we cover why he does this, where we are in the cycle and finish the episode off with CREA stats n Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed $814 million in investments across three home builders Some of Buffett's best quotes and how they apply to Real Estate  Where we are in the Cycle - HOPE CHART  CREA stats Sign up for our...

Chinas property sector is the largest asset class in the world, and it's in trouble.  How will this effect the global property market How would this effect Canada, will foreign capital leave?  What are the potential outcomes If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or send an email to tcreipodcast@gmail.com Sign up for our Co...

We interview the President & Broker of Record at The Daniels Realty Corporation, Dominic Tompa. Dominic has been at Daniels for almost two decades and in the industry longer than that.   We discuss recession cycles and what a recovery looks like The challenges facing developers and what can be done to solve them  His three rules for investors and what the next big opportunities in Canadian Rea...

We get asked a lot, does it help to get your real estate licence or mortgage license  if you are or want to become a real estate investor . We are going to be looking at every real estate related profession. Real estate adjacent, like you work with properties or building or financing or inspecting them, What each of they do,  On average what they make,  Does it help you as a real estate investor I...

In the News episode we cover a variety of topics including,  Cushman & Wakefield, JLL profits slide by more than 90% Canadian Inflation Is About To Get A Boost Due To A Base Effect Cities With The Most Remote, Hybrid Workers In Canada If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or send an email to tcreipodcast@gmail.com Sign...

In this episode, we cover Dan's Rare Report, Toronto construction costs are up 95.5% since 2017 Slowest New Condo Sakes Market in A Decade Homes are taking longer to sell Asset Prices​, Interest Rates​, Incomes If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or send an email to tcreipodcast@gmail.com Sign up for our Course  Course M...

This is from our time at the ULI spring meeting. It's one of our favourite interviews from the from the conference (which was attended by over 4000 re professionals from across North America). It's with a seasoned Real Estate Professional, a gentleman named Rob Spanier.  How to re use and re develop spaces such as Malls His time at Intrawest travelling and developing ski towns  What pull factors d...

We look at some iconic Canadian Real Estate companies and measure them against the USA and the rest of the world.  Why do pension plans love real estate investing  Who's the biggest land owner in Canada  Who are the biggest home builders and what we can learn from them.  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or send an ema...

What Home Buyers Want, a pretty important topic for any realtors, flippers, value add investors and prospective homeowners.  The most important and least important features to include Generational differences in wants & needs Building or renovating with the end user in mind  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or sen...

William Zeckendorf's holdings would be $25 Billion if he was alive today. As a NYC real estate developer in the 1900's, he played real life monopoly. His 50+ years of expertise has been shared in his autobiography, here are 11 lessons every real estate investor should know.  We looks at thing like Zeckendorfs famous Hawaiian Technique  Working with the best talent  Walking away from deals If you h...

Municipal Benchmarking Report offers insights on how to improve municipal processes, fees and charges that are impacting housing affordability and supply in Canada average cost of government charges levied by municipal governments on low-rise new housing development averages almost $62,000/unit. Toronto is at the high-end of that, with government charges amounting to over $189,000/unit.  Greater T...

We look at the most recent rate hike as well as the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s (FCAC) report examines and compares the financial well-being for 3 groups of Canadians Quantitative Easing & Quantitative Tightening  Housing Contributions to GDP 1 in 3 Canadians is having trouble paying their bills  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach ou...

In this special episode Simon, of The Canadian Investor & Dan continue their discussion on the future of Commercial Real Estate.  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/17UE6N0pE4JPTf0Vbu89CF?si=d85c2eba68c748cb Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-canadian-investor/id1534655273?i=1000620998597 Website https://thecanadianinvestorpodcast.com/podcast/the-canadian-investor/episode/is...

We sit down with Hooman Tabesh, the founder of Alliance REIT, Alliance is making waves in the missing middle space in some Toronto Neighbourhoods, buying, adding units, and returning profits to investors.  At what point can someone actually turn their portfolio into a REIT? Investing as little as 20k through your RRSP or TFSA What are the main benefits and drawbacks of the REIT structure? If you h...

We sit down with Mike Woolf to talk Building products, specifically soundproofing and how to build with end users in mind.  how to build using the right materials for ROI,  How to comply with code Noise is the number one tenant complaint If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or send an email to tcreipodcast@gmail.com Sign...

WHO you need to more add units to your properties - we’ve already covered the WHAT - that could be a current investment property, or one you’re planning to buy, and they WHY is because you are, or are trying to become an investor.  A planning team, a municipal planner, but this could also include consultants for studies like environmental, forestry (trees), site plan control, landscape architectur...

The Bank of Canada’s quarterly Indicators of financial vulnerabilities page - indicators we use to track the evolution of two vulnerabilities in the Canadian economy: the elevated level of household indebtedness and high house prices. we’re also going to be talking about the Bank of Canada’s evil arch-nemesis… inflation!  Inflation is at its lowest since 2021 based on CPI But… Mortgage costs risin...

Lots of news happening, and it seems like the media has taken a more bearish tone;  Canadian banks facing pressure to increase the amount of cash they hold CIBC being under remediation for letting people take on too much mortgage debt Toronto’s condo market being in a “moment of reckoning”  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social...

In our 100th episode we look at Canadas population hitting 40 million, and how it stacks up to other countries & GDP's  How Passive is real estate investing? How much money do you need to be a Real Estate Investor? Do you need to be good at math and accounting to be a good investor?  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social med...

We are talking about interest rates, the history of interest rates, the literal highs & lows, we also chatting on real, negative and neutral rates.  A $1M mortgage over 30-year amortization at 5.5% pays $1.03 million in interest On that mortgage you’d pay $262,000 in interest over a 5-year term … and just $76,000 in principal  We look at rate fluctuation since the 1930's and analyze cycles Dec...

We are looking at Private Mortgages, a deep dive, into who uses these loans, and for what,  The terms, rates and ratios of private mortgages How to calculate the payments on private mortgages terms  Based on data from the CMHC, non-bank lenders originated $183.61 billion worth of mortgage loans in 2021 If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to the...

We’re talking about the most important metric to your real estate investment, DSCR, Debt Service Coverage Ratio.  The list of cities that were most searched in Canada in Q1 of this year. 1st was Calgary then Toronto and Ottawa  Both real estate investors and lenders use the debt service coverage ratio when analyzing rental property performance What is a DSCR, whats a good and bad one and how to ca...

In todays show we talk about the Bank of Canada and its Rate Decision, We also look at the IMF and a recent study they released. We also look at CMHC, thats Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation and why they say the Canadian economy can’t afford any more rate hikes, so buckle up, this a good one.  How the rate hike will affect your variable mortgage  IMF Reports high levels of household debt...

We dive into a new report on Condo Investors losing money.  What is a Debt Service Coverage Ratio and why its so important  Condo deposit insurance & Tarion warranty  Condo completion's per person in every major city  Cash flowing investments vs. not cash flowing investments  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or se...