Colliers Talks: Diving into Development with Anthem’s Jordan Carlson

Jordan Carlson, President of Anthem Holdings and SVP, Investment with Anthem Properties, joins Colliers Canada's Head of Research, Adam Jacobs and Senior Managing Director, Vancouver Island and Okanagan, Tyler Dolan to discuss debt markets and development.  Developers in B.C. continue to face over-regulation, rising development costs and various government policies that make it tougher to get new homes built, Carlson says in this episode. Anthem, a prolific home-builder based in Vancouver, is working through these challenges to continue to buy land, finance developments and build new homes to meet current and future demand. Carlson discusses with Jacobs and Dolan the broader economic and political landscape from a developer's point of view. Their conversation covers:Anthem’s background, strategic vision and approach to development How the current market conditions are fueling and challenging development in B.C.’s Lower Mainland How buyer expectations and macro factors are influencing the pre-sale condo market The innovative ways Anthem is financing its development and construction projects, including through an IPO program for its latest Burnaby mixed-use high-rise developmentThe opportunities and obstacles in converting office space to residential inventory, and why conversion programs are unlikely to catch on in B.C.You can tune in to all Colliers Talks episodes here.