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The Critical Lane — 94 episodes

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From Footfall to Behavior: Tracking Behavior Without Tracking People inside Shopping Malls

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Riding the Grey Wave: The Coming Urgent Need for Senior Housing

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From Forced Labor to Fortune: 230 Years of Building America (and Bending the Rules)

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How Toronto Became an AI Powerhouse And Why Tech Companies Choose Canada

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The New Software Layer: How AI Agents can Run your GTM (Go to Market) and Stay Smart at Scale

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Juniper Square: The GP’s (General Partner) Playbook for a Shifting Real Estate Market

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Ottawa Unlocked: Planning Risk, Land Constraints and Hidden Opportunity

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The Housing System is Broken: How Missing Middle Housing Offers a Real Solution

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Your Voice or AI: Who is Leading?

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Lauretta.io: How to Make Buildings Intelligent Without Ripping Them Apart

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Everyone’s talking about AI Agents now; But we called it last year

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Why Security Awareness Fails and How to Fix It

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From Gut Instinct to Data-Driven: The Tech Powering Smarter Real Estate Deals

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The Quantum Computing Threat: What happens when tomorrow’s tech breaks today’s systems?

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Inventing Fire Again: How AI Will Reshape Everything We Know

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No One’s Safe: Inside the Relentless Rise of Cybercrime

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E01 - Zighra: AI Patents in Cybersecurity and Dealing with Deepfakes

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E25 - CMLS: Navigating Real Estate Lending in a Shifting Market

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E24 - RBC: Capital Markets and REITs with William Wong

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E23 - Ontario Home Builders’ Association: Bold Strategies to Solve the Crisis

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E22 - Dream: The Urgent Need for an Emergency Package to Solve the Housing Crisis

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E21 - Waterfront Renaissance: Richard Florida's Vision for Toronto

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E20 - Sustainability Unlocked: Practical Ways to Build a Greener Future

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E19 - Mattamy Homes: Navigating Housing Challenges

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E18 - Stantec: How Planning Reforms are Shaping Housing Across Canada

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E17 - Rosenberg Research: Managing Risk, AI Power Demand, and Top Investment Strategies

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E16 - Shaping Cities: Global Perspectives on Housing and Urban Innovation

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E15 - Mayor Mark Sutcliffe: Fairness for Ottawa

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E14 - BECC Modular: Buying Your New House Online with Modular Construction

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E13 - Lepine Apartments: $350M Purpose Built Rentals Development

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E12 - Simon Mass: The Real Truth about the Condo Markets in Toronto and Miami

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E11 - Windmill Development: Sustainability for Profit and for Impact

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E10 - Minto Group: Expanding from 1000 Units to 4000 Plus Units a Year in Housing

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E09 - CAPREIT: $740M Portfolio Sell and a Change in Investment Strategy

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E08 - Benjamin Tal (CIBC): The Economy and Real Estate

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E07 - Housing at High Speed with Modular Solutions!

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E06 - BKREA (Bob Knakal Real Estate Advisors): AI in Commercial Real Estate

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E05 - Construction Financing: MarshallZehr's 11,000 Units Under Development

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E04 - $600M Multifamily Under Development: Paragon Living

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E03 - Robots in Construction: Addressing the Labour Shortage and Increasing Productivity

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E02 - CAPREIT: Housing Providers Not Landlords

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E01 - CBRE Capital Markets: The Privatization of Real Estate in Ottawa

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Housing Crisis: Rental Rescue and Rescuing Affordability

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Costar: Interest Rate Prediction

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Walkable Cities: Is this Practical in Ottawa's Six Month's of Winter and a Transit System that Needs Major Work?

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Black Opportunity Fund: A Rising Tide Lifts all Boats

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New Capital Gains Tax: What Property Owners Need to Know Now

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TD Asset Management: Alternative Investments and Solving Real World Problems

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FRPO: Representing Rental Housing Owners and Dealing with the Current Housing Crisis

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Colliers Research: The Current State of Affairs in the Real Estate Market

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Republic Developments: High-Rise Housing and Innovative Culture

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Shindico: The three "R"s of Real Estate, Giving Back and Investing for the Long Term

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Devcore and 1Valet: Tech in Real Estate, Caring for the Homeless and What Differentiates Devcore

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Rosenberg Research: Productivity Vs Inflation and Why Productivity is More Important

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Bob Knakal: No Plans of Retiring After Selling 2,330 Properties in New York!

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SpaceWerx: Office Optimism and Adjusting Bureaucracy to Increase Housing

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Councillor Brad Bradford: Shifting Culture and Attitudes Within Municipalities for Real Estate Development and Approvals Process

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Crestpoint: Dry Powder, Downturns and Balancing Institutional and Entrepreneurial Strategies

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Colonnade Bridgeport: Constraints on the Housing Supply and Demand Equation, and Boom and Bust Cycles

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Skyline Industrial REIT: Disposing of Smaller Industrial Assets and Skyline’s Acquisitions Strategy

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Fengate Asset Management: Looming Crisis?

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Adrian Rocca: From Starting the Purpose Built Rental Division at Tricon to Building Fitzrovia with Partners

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KingSett: New CEO on the Block, KingSett Culture and Decarbonizing the Royal York Hotel

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Hazelview Investments: Using Tech to Fast Track Construction and Investing for the Long Term

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Fiera Real Estate: Attracting Foreign Capital into Canada

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The City: Creature of the Province, Following the Planning Act and Getting their Act Together

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Skyline Group of Companies: The Government, Pension Funds and the Housing Crisis

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ACM Advisors: Long and Successful Lending Track Record - What is the Secret?

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Thomas Cavanagh Construction: A Unique View on the Long and Red Taped Development Approval Process

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Figurr Architects: Transforming Parking Lots into Affordable Housing

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Fotenn: Is the Long Approval Process Advantageous for Housing Developers with Deep Pockets?

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KingSett Capital: The Deleveraging Cycle and The Not So Great Recession

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Peakhill Capital: Debt Yields and Lending in the Current Real Estate Environment

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Bassi Construction: The Nuts and Bolts of Adaptive Repurposing Office to Multifamily

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What to Expect for the Real Estate Asset Class in 2024

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Institutional Vs Private Investors: Whose Money is Building Rental Housing Now and is ESG Overrated?

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Swords and Shields: Real Estate Development from a Legal Perspective

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Alternative Assets in the Real Estate Market: WHAT ARE THEY?

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Crisis in Ottawa’s Byward Market: What is the Solution?

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The Real Truth About Affordable Housing

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No GST More Housing: How's Does the Newly Announced Initiative to Remove GST on Purpose Built Rentals Impact Housing?

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MUDs (Municipal Utility Districts): Would it be More Efficient and Cheaper if the Private Sector Built Municipal Services?

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Property Values in Ottawa: Has the Market Bottomed Out?

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Jon Love: What Needs to be Done Regarding Immigration, Taxes and Airbnb?

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Increasing the Roster of Tenants and Residential Housing in Downtown Ottawa

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Office to Residential Conversions Pilot by the City of Ottawa and Other Initiatives to Make Housing Supply More Efficient

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Population Growth and other Fundamentals of Real Estate Development with Special Guest Michael Tsourounis, Managing Partner & Co-Head Real Estate, Hazelview Investments

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The Value Add Strategy and Finding Off Market Deals

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Steel Frame Buildings: Building Multifamily like Legos

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Downtown Ottawa Office Buildings: Diversifying Away from the Government

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Communication: The Key to Managing Unpredictability in Construction

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Balance - A Strategy for Achieving Affordability and Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Housing

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Keys to Success in Energy Efficiency for Multifamily: Podcast with Special Guest Dylan Desjardin from TCU

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Efficiency in Multifamily Housing with Mateo Chiyangi and special guest Ross Farris from Windmill Development Group