In this episode, Ryan Berlin, VP of Intelligence and Head Economist, and Ryan Wyse, Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst, are joined by rennie advisor Rob Palm to explore how the housing market is evolving as we near 2025, and why Squamish and Whistler are poised for increased activity in the coming years.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Rob Palm, rennie advisor

Thank you for tuning in to The rennie Podcast, where we share our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope today’s episode sparked the same curiosity in you that drives us every day. If you enjoyed the conversation, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. And if you have a moment, we’d love for you to leave a review—it helps others discover the insights, analysis, and perspective we bring from the rennie Intelligence division. For the latest market updates, be sure to register at rennie.com. 

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Ryan Berlin (Head Economist & Vice President of Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) are joined by rennie advisor Mohsen Esfahani to discuss what the October boo-m in housing sales could portend for the market as we round the corner into 2025 and enter a period of slower—and even negative—population growth.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Moshen Esfahani, rennie advisor

Thank you for tuning in to The rennie Podcast, where we share our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope today’s episode sparked the same curiosity in you that drives us every day. If you enjoyed the conversation, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. And if you have a moment, we’d love for you to leave a review—it helps others discover the insights, analysis, and perspective we bring from the rennie Intelligence division. For the latest market updates, be sure to register at rennie.com. 

Have a real estate question?. You can either email us at intel@rennie.com, or leave a voicemail at speakpipe.com/therenniepodcast, and we’ll try to respond in our next episode.

In this episode, Ryan Berlin (Senior Economist & Vice President of Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) are joined by rennie advisor Theo Birkner for a lively discussion about a one-size-doesn't-fit-all market, the efficacy of recent policy interventions, and the rennie outlook's predictions for home sales, new supply, and prices for 2024. 

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, and Market Intelligence Manager

Theo Birkner, Advisor

Additional reading:

the rennie review - February 2024

the rennie advance - February 2024

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In this episode, Ryan Berlin (Senior Economist & Vice President of Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) enjoy a wide-ranging conversation with rennie's Managing Broker, Diana Sposato, on the renaissance nature of her role, how Vancouver's housing market fared in full-year 2023, and the impact that the federal government's new student visa cap could have on housing demand.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, and Market Intelligence Manager

Diana Sposato, Managing Broker

Additional reading:

the rennie review - January 2024

the rennie advance - January 2024

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In this episode, Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & VP of Intelligence, and Ryan Wyse, Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst, explore how macroeconomic headwinds are being complemented by a seasonal slowdown in housing that is suppressing sales, lifting new listings, and inflating inventory. Oh, and the Bank of Canada held its trend-setting interest rate steady—lots to unpack here.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, and Market Intelligence Manager

Additional reading:

the rennie review - December 2023

the rennie advance - December 2023

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In this episode, Ryan Berlin (Senior Economist & VP of Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) are joined by rennie advisor and 4-time Medallion Club member, Geoff Taylor, to discuss: how high borrowing costs are stalling housing activity, not driving it; the unique dynamics that currently characterize different segments of Vancouver's market; and why we think interest rates will soon be on their way down.

In this episode, Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Vice President of Intelligence along with Ryan Wyse, Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst, provide an update on Metro Vancouver's housing market, and share some of the key takeaways from the just-released Fall 2023 edition of the rennie landscape.

Topics include: unprecedented population growth that's masking some of what is otherwise reasonably-good-looking economic data; inflation, which remains a thorn in the side of our economy and housing market; and interest rates that will begin their descent sooner than later.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Vice President of Intelligence & Senior Economist

Ryan Wyse, Mark Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst

Additional reading

the rennie landscape - Fall 2023

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In this episode, we assess the ups and downs of Vancouver's resale market, the Bank of Canada's decision to maintain its trend-setting interest rate, and how the job market is responding to the high-borrowing-cost environment. 

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Additional reading:

the rennie review - September 2023

the rennie advance - September 2023

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In this episode rennie advisor Ryan O’Hearn joins Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to discuss the continued influence of macro-ality on Vancouver's housing market and opine on the Bank of Canada's next move.

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Ryan O’Hearn, rennie advisor

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the rennie review - August 2023

the rennie advance - August 2023

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In this episode, rennie advisor Eric Zamora joins Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to discuss the out-sized role that macroeconomic factors are playing in shaping housing market dynamics in Metro Vancouver, including the recent—and probably unnecessary—interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada. 

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Eric Zamora, rennie advisor

Additional reading:

the rennie review - July 2023

the rennie advance - July 2023

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In this episode, rennie Squamish advisor Belinda Grant joins Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to discuss May's historically-low inventory, how many young buyers find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, and how interest rates are once again on the rise... or are they?

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst

Belinda Grant, rennie advisor

Additional reading

the rennie review - June 2023

the rennie advance - June 2023

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In this episode, Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse discuss April's inflation surprise, along with how and why housing market momentum in Metro Vancouver is on the rise.

In this episode, Ryan Berlin, VP of Intelligence and Head Economist, and Ryan Wyse, Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst, unpack key insights from the Fall 2024 edition of the rennie landscape, a newly released report on Metro Vancouver's housing market. The big takeaway? Inflation is no longer a primary concern, but other aspects of the economy should concern the Bank of Canada.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. You can either email us at intel@rennie.com, or leave a voicemail at speakpipe.com/therenniepodcast, and we’ll try to respond in our next episode.

In this episode, we join Managing Broker Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence Ryan Berlin, and Senior Analyst Ryan Wyse to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and to review the latest housing and economic data for Metro Vancouver and discuss:

• Immigration
• Inflation
• Interest Rates



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the rennie landscape - Spring 2023

In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie President's Club recipient, Shelly Vellani, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss key themes gleaned in February 2023:

• The latest on inflation, interest rates, and the impacts the banking situation could have on these things
• Supply is more constrained than it appears at first blush



Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Shelley Vellani, rennie advisor

Additional reading:

the rennie review - February 2023

the rennie advance - February 2023

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In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with a 12-year rennie veteran, Brandan Price, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss key insights gleaned in January 2023:

• 2023 is looking a lot like the end of 2022—at least for now
• The Bank of Canada will hold the line—at least for now



Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Brandan Price, rennie advisor

Additional reading:

the rennie review - February 2023

the rennie advance - February 2023

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In this special episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Ryan Wyse, and Justine Loo as they discuss three key predictions for the year ahead from the 2023 edition of the rennie outlook:

• Canadian inflation will fall back into the Bank of Canada’s target range in the spring
• The Bank of Canada will cut its policy interest rate up to 3 times by the end of the year
• Canada will welcome a record number of international migrants this year

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rennie outlook 2023

In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie advisor, Janette Fricker, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in December 2022:

• For the housing market in Metro Vancouver, 2022 was the year that was… and wasn’t.
• Canada’s labour market keeps humming despite high inflation and interest rates.
• Changes to the interest rate environment are on the horizon.

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Janette Fricker, rennie advisor

Additional reading

the rennie review - January 2023

the rennie advance - January 2023

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In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie advisor, Jeevan Gill, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in November 2022:

• As expected, November’s housing market activity was characterized by sluggish demand, scarce supply, & falling prices
• Consumer sentiment has shifted, but buying and selling intentions remain relatively consistent
• Interest rates are rising, but not for long

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Jeevan Gill, rennie advisor

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the rennie review - December 2022

the rennie advance - December 2022

In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie advisor, Salina Kai, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in October 2022:

• The performance of our housing market is being singularly influenced by one factor-inflation-more than at any point in recent memory
• We’re in the midst of a market slowdown that we haven’t experienced in ten years
• Beware…. median and average price changes

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Salina Kai, rennie advisor

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the rennie review - November 2022

the rennie advance - November 2022

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In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Berlin, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie advisor, Randy Rinaldo, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss two key insights gleaned in September 2022:

• Three things you can count on in life: death, taxes, and a 30% decline in inventory in the fall
• It has been a long time since the interest rate outlook was this uncertain

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Randy Rinaldo, rennie advisor

Additional reading:

the rennie review - October 2022

the rennie advance - October 2022

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In this special episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie's Managing Broker, Justine Loo to explore our current market through the lens of the Fall 2022 edition of the rennie landscape by discussing:

• How we got to where we are today
• What we mean when we say it's "windy"
• What we know about what's ahead of us

Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Additional reading

the rennie landscape - Fall 2022

The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.

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In this episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie advisor, Danny Chow, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss two key insights gleaned in August 2022:

• The current adjustment in our housing market is being driven more by changes in consumer confidence & expectations than by underlying economic factors
• After a fifth rate increase to date in 2022, the bank of Canada isn’t done yet

Featured guests

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Danny Chow, rennie advisor

Additional reading

the rennie review - September 2022

the rennie advance - September 2022

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In this episode, Ryan Berlin, VP Intelligence and Head Economist, and Ryan Wyse, Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst, are joined by rennie advisor Kim Taylor as they weigh on the pros and cons of taking the plunge into home ownership today versus next year.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager

Kim Taylor, rennie advisor

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at intel@rennie.com and we’ll aim to respond in future episodes. 

The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.

In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, and rennie advisors, Ryan and Daniel O'Hearn, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in July 2022:

• July’s MLS sales count was the lowest in more than 2 decades
• A balanced housing market contradicts varied market conditions for different home types
• Bond yields are declining, but fixed rates aren’t following… at least not yet

Featured guests:

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Ryan O'Hearn, rennie advisor

Daniel O'Hearn, rennie advisor

In this episode, we join Managing Broker, Justine Loo, Senior Analyst, Ryan Wyse, along with rennie advisor, Paul Wong, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in June 2022:

• Market activity slowed in June, much more than the typical seasonal decline
• The single-family segment is detached from the multi-family market
• Prices have started to decline, but affordability isn’t improving

Featured guests

Justine Loo, Managing Broker

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Paul Wong, rennie advisor 

Additional reading

the rennie review - July 2022

the rennie advance - July 2022

In this episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie advisor, Andy Mah, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in May 2022:

• The detached home segment of the Vancouver Region market is balanced.
• The context for our housing market has shifted in the first 6 months of this year.  
• For existing homeowners, rising borrowing costs are more likely to spell inconvenience than a disaster.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Andy Mah, rennie advisor 

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the rennie review - June 2022

the rennie advance - June 2022

In this episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie advisor, Ross Leathley, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in April 2022:

• Conditions have shifted in Vancouver's housing market 
• The market is softening, but it isn't soft 
• Buying intentions in Metro Vancouver remain robust 

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Ross Leathley, rennie advisor 

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the rennie review - May 2022

the rennie advance - May 2022

In this special episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie's Managing Broker, Justine Loo to explore the current market in Metro Vancouver through the lens of the Spring 2022 edition of the rennie landscape by discussing three key insights:

• We are nearing the end of a housing market supercycle
• Our market is supported by strong fundamentals
• Headwinds are blowing into our market

Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

In this episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie advisor, Art Seroff, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in March 2022:

• Bank on continued interest rate hikes
• Last month’s inventory was not a record low for the first time in eight months.
• Conditions have improved for buyers, but the Vancouver Region is still in sellers' market territory.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence

Art Seroff, rennie advisor

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the rennie review - April 2022

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Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in February 2022:

• Everything in the Vancouver Region’s resale market is increasing.
• Inventory may be rising but many listings are “stale”.
• Interest rates aren’t starting to increase, they’ve been rising for more than a year.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence

Clarke Mallory, rennie advisor

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Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in January 2022:

• 2021’s market dynamics spilled into January
• Not all Metro Vancouver markets are created equal
• BC continues to grow more quickly than its peers

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Dal Milin, rennie advisor

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In this podcast episode, we review and discuss the 2022 edition of the rennie outlook and discuss four key real estate predictions for Metro Vancouver.

Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in December 2021:

• Inventory slips to a new record low in December.
• The all-time MLS sales record was set in 2021.
• Home prices in the Vancouver region rose on average by 23% in 2021.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explore why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Jane Chu, rennie advisor

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In this episode, Ryan Berlin, VP Intelligence and Head Economist, and Ryan Wyse, Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst, are joined by rennie advisor Art Seroff as they discuss the goings-on in the world of pre-sale, including what developers are doing to make pre-sale homes more enticing and what buyers are thinking as they contemplate a purchase.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst, and Market Intelligence Manager

Art Seroff, rennie advisor

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at intel@rennie.com and we’ll aim to respond in future episodes. 

The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.

In this episode, we're joined by rennie’s executive director, Tracie McTavish for a special conversation that will give you an intimate glimpse into his career and life.

Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in November 2021:

• A new full-year record for MLS sales has been set in 2021--in only 11 months.
• Inventory slips to a new record low in November.
• Ongoing inflation will eventually lead to higher interest rates.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explore why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Martha McLellan, rennie advisor

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Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in October 2021:

• The 10,700 listings in the Vancouver Region in October represented a historic low.
• Prices are once again surging for all home types.
• Interest rates are rising and they will impact everyone in different ways.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explore why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Nagib Karim, rennie advisor

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In this episode, podcast host and rennie's Associate Managing Broker, Justine Loo, sits down with Joseph Nakhla, Founder of Tribe, an innovative property management company dedicated to enhancing and serving strata and rental communities across Canada.

They begin the conversation by examining what strata housing is and why excellent property management is critical, followed by discussing how Tribe strives to redefine the scope of property management to serve communities more effectively, before discussing the future of this very competitive industry. 

In this episode, we join rennie's Managing Broker, Justine Loo, and Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence, Ryan Berlin, to explore our current market through the lens of the Fall 2021 edition of the rennie landscape by asking these key questions:

• Economic conditions in Metro Vancouver have improved markedly in the past 18 months. Why, then, are we still in "recovery mode"?
• As we progress through this period of recovery, how are the housing market and economy in BC and Metro Vancouver faring, comparatively speaking?
• As we round the corner into 2022, what are our thoughts on the economy and housing market?

Follow along as our team dives into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

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the rennie landscape - Fall 2021

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Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in September 2021:

• Inventory continues to be limited.
• The imbalance between sales inventory has propped up prices.
• While inventory is constrained, it’s not because of a lack of new listings.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explore why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Ryan Wong, rennie advisor

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the rennie review - October 2021

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Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in August 2021:

• Limited inventory is a sign of atypical August activity.
• Sales activity remains elevated.
• The sales mix is returning to the pre-covid norm.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explore why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Shawn Wentworth, rennie advisor

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Podcast host, Justine Loo, sits down with Vincent Lee, Founder and President of ISHOT, a leading real estate media studio based in Vancouver. They begin the conversation by examining why professional photography is an integral part of selling homes, followed by discussing Realtor best practices in approaching their marketing strategy, before discussing how the pandemic has shifted industry practices and client needs.  

Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in July 2021:

• Supply is running dry, leaving fewer homes for people to buy.
• Sales remain elevated, though the recent trend has been one of slowing activity.
• Prices are holding (fairly) firm despite the lack of market churn.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Danny Chow, rennie advisor

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the rennie advance - August 2021

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Podcast host, Justine Loo, sits down with one of Vancouver's leading home inspectors, Shawn Anderson, who brings over eleven years of experience and expertise to the table. They begin the conversation by examining why a home inspection should be integral to every home buyer's journey, followed by exploring how home inspections benefit and empower buyers, sellers, and Realtors. Finally, they dive into practical advice and things buyers should look out for while touring open houses. 

In this episode, Ryan Berlin, VP Intelligence and Head Economist, along with Ryan Wyse, Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst, are joined by rennie advisor Rob Breckwoldt to explore the shifts in Kelowna's housing landscape and how falling interest rates might bring about even more change.

Featured guests:

Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst, and Market Intelligence Manager

Rob Breckwoldt, rennie advisor

We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at intel@rennie.com and we’ll try to respond in future episodes. 

The rennie podcast was created as another way of sharing our passion for homes, housing, community, and cities. We hope that this will spark the same curiosity in you that we have for everything real estate.

Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in June 2021:

• Inventory and sales counts trended down in June 2021.
• Prices flattening out after a historic run-up.
• The latest jobs report from Statistic Canada was positive, showing an economy that, in some ways, is assuming its pre-Covid form.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Bowen Behan Pausey, Business Data Analyst, Housing

Eric Zamora, rennie advisor

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the rennie review - July 2021

the rennie advance - July 2021

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Podcast host, Justine Loo, sits down with the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's very own "Ethics Guy", Kim Spencer, who shares his insight on industry best practices by its members, consisting mainly of Realtors. They begin the conversation by examining the nuanced relationship between ethics versus lawful regulations and how he champions best member behaviour, followed by what buyers and sellers can do to prepare themselves for a better home buying experience, before debunking common industry misconceptions about the business.

Our intelligence team review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in May 2021:

• Another month, and (almost) another sales record in May.
• Housing inventory in the Vancouver Region remained constrained.
• Prices remained elevated, though there were some signs that they may be leveling out.

Follow along as we dive into these key insights, explores why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

Featured guests

Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist & Director of Intelligence

Bowen Behan Pausey, Business Data Analyst, Housing

Art Seroff, rennie advisor

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the rennie review - June 2021

the rennie advance - June 2021

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Podcast host, Justine Loo, sits down with small space advocate and consultant, Alison Mazurek, who shares her small home journey through her popular blog and Instagram, @600sqftandababy. They begin the conversation by exploring the stigma around small living and the expectation to graduate into bigger spaces as your family evolves, followed by discussing how small living can result in a big lifestyle, as well as creative and practical solutions to optimize every inch of your home.