The Vancouver Life Real Estate Podcast
Episodes
344 episodes
SEPTEMBER 2026 Vancouver Real Estate Update - Prices Drop To 5 ½ Year Low
Vancouver real estate has entered territory not seen in years. Home prices have fallen back to April 2021 levels, August recorded the third-lowest sales volume in more than two decades, and the presale market has virtually stopped launching new...
The Lower Lows Keep Coming for Vancouver Real Estate
Vancouver’s real estate downturn is not just a story about falling prices. Record-low transaction volumes are beginning to reshape the entire housing industry, from developers and presale marketers to mortgage borrowers and the future supply of...
New Home Construction Is COLLAPSING In Canada
Canada’s four-year housing slowdown is beginning to produce a consequence that could reshape the market for years to come: the country is building fewer homes at precisely the time long-term supply remains one of its biggest challenges.<...
Housing Affordability Has Returned To 2021 Levels
Canada’s housing market is entering one of its most unusual periods in years. On a national level, affordability has returned to roughly 2021 levels, yet Vancouver home sales remain more than 50% below where they were at the same point that yea...
AUGUST 2026 Vancouver Real Estate Update - Headline Prices Hit 5 Year Low
Canada's housing market is entering a new phase, and the latest developments suggest the next chapter may be defined less by rapid appreciation and more by financial pressure, policy decisions, and changing buyer psychology.Me...
Toronto Is Showing Vancouver What Is Coming Next
Toronto has become the epicentre of Canada’s real estate downturn, offering a potentially important preview of what could be coming next for Vancouver. After years of rapid appreciation, aggressive investor activity and unprecedented condominiu...
Housing Starts Are Falling, Insolvencies Are Rising, Buyers Are Still Waiting
Canada's housing market is entering another pivotal phase as slowing construction, rising financial stress, and government intervention increasingly shape the future of real estate. While the Bank of Canada has provided borrowers with welcome s...
Canada’s Housing Market Just Erased a Decade of Gains
Canada’s real estate market is entering one of the most consequential periods in a generation. Home prices have suffered their steepest correction on record, political scrutiny is intensifying around government intervention in the condo market,...
JULY 2026 Vancouver Real Estate Update - Sales Hit 20 Month HIGH
Vancouver’s housing market just delivered one of its strongest signals in nearly two years, but beneath the improving sales numbers, serious cracks remain across Canada’s real estate and development landscape.June home sales a...
The Government’s New Housing Bailout Has Everyone Angry
Canada's housing market is entering one of the most unusual periods in its modern history. Governments are stepping in to absorb thousands of unsold condominiums, developers continue to face mounting insolvencies, population growth has reversed...
Canada’s Housing Story Is Not What You’ve Been Told
Canada's housing market continues to defy the narrative of a nationwide downturn. While British Columbia and Ontario have experienced meaningful price declines since the market peak in 2022, the rest of the country has largely moved in the oppo...
Housing Is Changing Fast… Here’s What Happens Next
Canada’s real estate market may finally be approaching a turning point—but not in the way many expected. After four years of falling sales, declining prices, stalled development, and investor retreat, subtle signs of stabilization are beginning...
JUNE 2026 Vancouver Real Estate Update - Prices RISE On LOW Sales
Canada’s housing market may finally be showing early signs of stabilization — but is this the beginning of a long-awaited recovery, or merely a pause before another downturn? In this week’s episode of The Vancouver Life Podcast, we unp...
NEW Supreme Court of Canada ruling states Aboriginal title CANNOT be declared over private land
This week’s real estate and economic headlines reveal a country standing at a major inflection point — and nowhere is that more evident than in housing.At the center of the conversation is one of the most consequential private...
Canada Just Hit a $3.24 TRILLION Debt Record
Canada’s economy may appear stable on the surface, but beneath the headlines, a far more concerning story is unfolding — one built on record debt, rising financial pressure, and a housing market increasingly dependent on conditions staying just...
Canadian Home Prices Have Dropped 25% Since The Peak - But Still Not Enough To Entice Buyers
This week’s Canadian real estate story is no longer just about home prices — it’s about financial pressure, shifting behaviour, and whether sophisticated investors are quietly positioning for the next cycle. National home prices are now down mo...
MAY 2026 Vancouver Real Estate Update - Prices Hit 56 Month LOW
Canada’s housing market is undergoing a profound shift — one that increasingly reflects the broader vulnerabilities developing within the Canadian economy itself. What was once viewed as a seemingly unstoppable engine of national growth is now ...
Inside Canada’s New Housing Plan - What You Need to Know
In a market defined by uncertainty, this episode captures a pivotal moment for Canadian real estate—where economic pressure, policy intervention, and shifting demand are colliding in real time.At the center of the conversation is a clea...
WARNING: The 2026 Housing Threat No One is Talking About
veryone is asking the same question right now: how long will this last? Because the housing market doesn’t just feel slow—it feels stuck. Prices in many Canadian markets are still down meaningfully from their peak, sales activity is hovering ne...
They’re Quietly Bailing Out Real Estate… Here’s Why It Matters
In a market defined by hesitation, policy is beginning to take center stage—and in this episode, the conversation cuts straight to the core of what may become one of the most consequential turning points in Canadian real estate: the era of hous...
2 Years Down, 2 To Go - The State Of Vancouver's Rental Market
Canada’s rental market—often the earliest signal of stress or recovery in real estate—is undergoing a meaningful and potentially structural shift. In this episode, insights from frontline operator Keaton Bessey reveal a market that is not simpl...
APRIL 2026 Vancouver Real Estate Update - Home Prices Rise For First Time In A Year
Canada’s housing market is once again at a critical inflection point—where early signs of stabilization are colliding head-on with mounting economic pressure and unprecedented government intervention. In this episode, the spotlight turns to a p...
The Market Is Weak… And Governments Are Stepping In
Canada’s housing market is entering a phase defined not by a single trend, but by a collision of forces—policy intervention, economic pressure, and shifting investor behavior—all unfolding at once. In this episode, the focus turns to a pivotal ...
Canada's Population Goes Negative for the First Time - Here's The Effect On Housing
Canada’s housing market is entering a phase defined not by a single trend, but by a collision of powerful and often opposing forces. In this episode, a rapidly shifting landscape is unpacked—one where governments are beginning to intervene with...
War, Oil, and Your Mortgage: What's Really Happening, with BMO Economist Doug Porter
In an environment where uncertainty increasingly shapes economic behavior, the forces influencing Canada’s housing market have rarely been more complex—or more consequential. In this episode, attention turns to the global and domestic economic ...
