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The Wise Old Owl Podcast — 147 episodes

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Canada's Foreign Buyer Ban

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EP. 8 Trump, Tariffs & the Lake of America

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EP. 7 Don't Mess With the Appraiser

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EP. 6 The HST Rebate Deep Dive

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EP. 5 The Smith Manoeuvre: Strategy or Gimmick?

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EP 4. The Great Mortgage Rate Debate: Fixed or Variable?

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EP. 3 No Two Deals Are Alike

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EP. 2 Lenders, Alt-Lending and Listening Objectively

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EP. 1 The Inaugural Owl Mortgage Podcast

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The Bank of Canada Is No Longer In Control

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Can Mark Carney Actually Fix Canada?

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What Happens to Toronto After the Final Whistle?

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6 Ways Canada Could FIX Affordability Tomorrow

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FIFA JOBS, POWER OF SALES & THE GREAT CANADIAN ILLUSION

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Canada’s Auto Industry Is Quietly Dying…

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Canadians Don’t Believe the Housing Market Narrative Anymore

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Why Mortgage Rates Could Drop Sooner Than Expected

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What Every Canadian Homeowner Should Do After Job Loss

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The Employment Illusion: Why Canadians Feel Worse Than the Data Says

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Canada Housing Market 2026: The Truth Nobody’s Saying

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Private Mortgages Can Save You... Or Destroy You

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Toronto's World Cup Plan is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

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Canada’s Housing “Solution” Could Crash Prices

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The Great Canadian Gaslighting — Strong Economy or Strategic Spin?

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Toronto Spent $2.7M to Rename a Square… Then Went After a T-Shirt

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Canada's Unemployment Numbers are Rising But the Media Isn't Reporting It

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Did I Just Influence the Canadian Senate?

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The Great Canadian Housing Reset Has Begun

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Mortgage Broker vs Bank Specialist: What's the Difference?

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The Truth About Canada’s Housing Market in 2026

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This Needs to Happen in the Canadian Housing Market!

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When Private Lenders Get Cold Feet — And Homeowners Pay the Price

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Mortgage Renewals Are Breaking Families — Not Just Budgets

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Delinquencies Always Rise Before People Admit There’s a Problem

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I’m Not a Cheerleader — I’m Here to Tell the Truth About 2026

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Canada Doesn’t Have a Housing Crisis — It Has a Cashflow Crisis

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Toronto Is Failing — And We’re Not Allowed to Say It

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Realtors Are Still Selling a Fantasy — But 2026’s Real Estate Market Isn’t Buying It

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FIRST-TIME BUYERS: THIS IS YOUR MARKET!

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Toronto Is Being Gaslit: The Collapse of a Once-Great City

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Canada Prioritized IMMIGRATION Over INNOVATION -- Now the Economy is Breaking

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RE/MAX 2026 Forecast is Gaslighting Canadians -- Here's The Truth!

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Carney’s First Budget: The Hope, The Hype, and The Housing Reality Canada Can’t Escape

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I Was Invited to Ottawa and Told the Senate, "We Have a Major Problem"...

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The Mortgage Stress Test is Failing Canadians

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Canada’s Household Debt Crisis: Why Interest Is Eating Our Future

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Should You Lock In or Go Variable? The Truth About Mortgage Renewals in 2025

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Modular Homes, Really? Introducing - "Build Canada"

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The Hidden Tax That’s Killing Toronto Housing

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Canada’s Household Debt Crisis: Why Interest Is Eating Our Future

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The $2 Scam Banks Don’t Want You to Know!

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Canadian's are Struggling with Mortgage Renewals

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The BANK OF CANADA is Ringing the ALARM!

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Canada’s Productivity Crisis: A Slow-Motion Train Wreck

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Canada Just Lost 107,000 Jobs! – What It Means for Mortgages & Housing!

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Sell Your Home Before You Buy!

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Nationalizing Rent: How Canada Killed the Dream of Home Ownership

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Toronto’s Housing Crisis Has a Hidden Villain... Development Charges!

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Is Work From Home Destroying Property Values?

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Don't Expect Rates to Drop... Bank of Canada Holding Firm! #Inflation

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Rates are Not Moving Down... Buckle UP!

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Toronto is Falling Apart... Thanks, Olivia!

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Latest CPI Report Breakdown... It's Not Looking Good, Folks!

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Population Stalls, Renters Recoil & Investors Re-evaluate

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Toronto Bought $63M Electric Ferries… WITH NO CHARGERS?!

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Canada's Economic Reality Check! No More Rate Cuts???

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Why Can't We Build Homes in Ontario?

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Canada's Middle Class is Being Crushed

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Inflation, Interest Rates & the Coming Economic Squeeze

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The Complete 2025 CMHC Survey Breakdown

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Has Canada's Housing Market Finally Hit Rock Bottom?

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The Middle Class Can't Afford to Live in the Major Cities Anymore!

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Confidence is Gone: The Stalling Canadian Economy

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The Housing Market is a Total Bloodbath

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Why Nothing is Being Built in Canada!

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Why Canada's Housing Promise is a Total Fantasy!

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The Most Important Election in Canadian History?

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Confidence is Collapsing! And So Is Your Neighbour's Mortgage!

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The Liberal Government Reverse the Carbon Tax! #Gaslighting101

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Ontario is Leading the Nation in Mortgage Delinquency!

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IS THE GTA REAL ESTATE MARKET CRASHING?

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Inflation's Grip on Canadians: Impact on Consumer Confidence and the Cost of Living

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Did Uncontrolled Mass Immigration Lead to Canada's Economic Downfall?

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Canadian Economy in Chaos: Trade War, Falling Loonie and Consumer Debt

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Canada Housing Market Update! What you need to know!

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Canada’s Economic Crisis: Weak Dollar, US Tariffs & Inflation

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Canada's Internal Trade Crisis: Why Supporting Local is so Difficult!

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Carney or Poilievre? Who is Better for Canada's Future?

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Canada's Economy in Crisis: Rising Debt & Consumer Insolvencies in 2025

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Return To Office Mandates & the impact on Canada’s Real Estate Market and Economy

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How Canada's Government Spending is Hurting Taxpayers

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Canada's Job Market: The Truth They Don't Want You to Know

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Canada's Economic & Real Estate Crisis: Job Market Mayhem, Debt and Projections!

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Mortgage Shock, Job Cuts, Missed Payments are Just the Beginning!

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Canadian Job Market: Unemployment Soars, Immigration Tightens & Consumer Spending Declines

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The 30-Day Delay: How U.S. Tariffs on Canada Are Setting the Stage for Economic Chaos

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Is Canada Headed for a Recession? U.S. Tariff Threats & Economic Outlook

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Economic Update 2025: 60% of Mortgages Renewing at Higher Rates + Labour Market Slowdown

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The Keys To Owning Your First Home: TFSA, FHSA & RRSP Strategy!

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Financial Literacy and Smart Money: A Conversation with Nathan Kennedy

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Development Charges are CRIPPLING the Canadian Housing Market!

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2025 Financial Literacy: Mortgage Tips, Household Budgeting & Saving Strategies

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The Future of Canadian Real Estate in 2025: Political and Economic Shifts You Need to Know!

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2025: The Year of the Variable Mortgage Rate

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Canada's Socio-Economic and Political Troubles.

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The Future for Young Canadians

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The Trudeau-Liberal Scandal Circus

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Canadians have had ENOUGH of the Liberal Government's GASLIGHTING!

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$250 Rebate Cheques and a GST Holiday is more Government Gaslighting!

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A Conversation with The Canadian Real Estate Investor: Nick Hill

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THE RED TAPE IS RIDICULOUS!

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How to Combat the Housing Crisis

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Real Estate Market Update with Nick Oppedisano

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Immigration without a plan is CHAOS

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Creating Debt Slaves: The truth behind federal government policies

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Pre-Construction Condo Market Nightmare!

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Olivia Chow admits Toronto's Vacant Home Tax was a huge Fiasco!

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REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE! IT'S NOT GOOD, FOLKS!

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Understanding Credit Scores!

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Don't fall for early renewal tactics!

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New Immigration loophole?

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International Students, Temporary Foreign Workers and Inept Government Policies

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Impending Mortgage Renewal Worries, Pre-Con Purchases in Crisis and More!

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Bankruptcy's exploding, Political Gaslighting and more!

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Real Estate Sales Woes, Population Growth, Toronto Bike Lanes and more!

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Feds Misleading 30 Year Amortization, The Coalition Against New Home Tax and more!

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Prime Lending Rates Drop Again, TorontoTraffic Chaos and more!

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Toronto Flood, Mayor Chow's Rain Tax, Inflation Drops and more!

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Politicians Need to be Held Accountable, LCBO Strike and more

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Podcast Summer Update + Market Update July 4th, 2024

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Episode 17: The Power of Staging with Farah Dhalla Singh

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Episode 16: Real Estate Market Trends and Insight with Nick Hill

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Episode 15: The Private Equity Investment Market with Glen Silvestri

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Episode 14: Hot Property Reunion with Al Sinclair

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Episode 13: Financial Literacy 101 with Nathan Kennedy

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Episode 12: The Licensed Insolvency Trustee with Doug Hoyes

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Episode 11: The Canadian Real Estate Investor Returns: Daniel Foch

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Episode 10: Motivation and the Keys to Success with Chris Cummins

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Episode 9: The Canadian Car Theft Crisis with Paul Santi

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Episode 8: Financial Literacy with Nathan Kennedy

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Episode 7: Surviving in Canada as a Small Business Owner with Rosie Scavuzzo

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Episode 6: The Canadian Affordability Problem with Ron Butler

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Episode 5: The Social Media Influence with Snarky Marky

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Episode 4: Why use Property Management Services with Armando Sardellitti

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Episode 3: The Real Estate Investor with Daniel Foch

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Episode 2: Reverse Mortgages with Shan De Mel

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Episode 1: The Inaugural Podcast with George Hugh