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Vancouver Commercial Real Estate Podcast — 211 episodes

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VCREP #185 | Inside Western Canada’s Real Estate Shift with Johannes Van Leenen

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VCREP #184 | From Spec Builds to Strategy: How Vancouver Developers Are Adapting

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VCREP #183 | Global Investing Insights with Peter Leung

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VCREP #182 | Unpacking BC’s 2026 Provincial Budget with Stephen Gammer

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VCREP #181 | Why Nanaimo Could Be the Hottest Commercial Real Estate Market in 2026

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REPOST: VCREP #36 | Investing in Multifamily 101 with Marianne DeCotiis

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VCREP #180 | Why Developers Can’t Build Homes in Today’s Market

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VCREP #179 | Interest Rates, Lending, and What Comes Next with Alan Haigh

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VCREP #178 | Is the Market Finally Turning? A Commercial Real Estate Pulse Check

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VCREP #177 | Top 5 Canadian Markets to Watch in 2026, with Western Investor’s Peter Mitham

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VCREP #176 | Appraising 2025: Market Insights with Ryan Wong & Tony Liu of Wong & Liu Valuation Group

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VCREP #175 | Where the Smart Money Moves Next

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VCREP #174 | National Market Insights with Raymond Wong of Altus Group

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VCREP #173 | Towers, Town Centers & Tough Decisions with Sean Hodgins of Century Group

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VCREP #172 | Commercial Real Estate is Waking Up: Deals, Demand & What’s Next

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VCREP #171 | Behind the Multifamily Industry: What It Really Takes to Manage and Grow a Multifamily Business with Robin Kelley

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VCREP #170 | Retail’s New Frontier: Why Investors are Shifting Gears in Commercial Real Estate with David Basche

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REPOST: VCREP #117: Revitalizing the Office Class with Dan Smith

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VCREP #169 | Tee Time & Turnkey Deals: Unlocking the Business of Golf Courses, with Marianne DeCotiis

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VCREP #168 | Carving Out a Slice of the Pizza Business, with Clay Spalding

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VCREP #167 | Opening a Restaurant? What Every Operator Gets Wrong About Build-Outs with Raffael Merola

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VCREP #166 | Mid-Year Market Check: Lending Trends & Investment Insights with Alan Haigh

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REPOST: VCREP #94: Why Nordstrom Left Canada with David Ian Gray of DIG360

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REPOST: VCREP #70 | How to Buy and Sell a Business with Chris van Vliet

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REPOST: VCREP #35 | Staying On the Right Side of Commercial Real Estate Law with Tim Lack

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VCREP #165 | Could a 1031 Exchange Fix Canada’s Real Estate Gridlock?

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REPOST: VCREP #52: The Food App Industry Exposed with Amrit Maharaj

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VCREP #164 | From Soil to Completion: Navigating the Development Process with Greg Mitchell

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VCREP #163 | Building Beds and Sheds with Antony Sulentic of PC Urban

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REPOST: VCREP #88 | How to Save $250,000 On Your New Commercial Purchase, with Conall Barr

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VCREP #162 | Industrial Insights & Market Moves: A Conversation with Eric Aderneck

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VCREP #161 | Commercial Insurance Misconceptions with Doug O'Dwyer

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VCREP #160 | 2025 Economic Thoughts With Doug Porter (Recapped by Rod Mackay)

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VCREP #159 | How to Lower Your Commercial Property Taxes with Vance Leschuk

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VCREP #158 | The Future of Sustainable Commercial Real Estate with Chris Kasianchuk

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REPOST: VCREP #3 | Bulletproof Leasing for Financial Success with Scott McInnes

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VCREP #157 | Interest Rates, Tariffs & Market Insights with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #156 | How Does Seattle Compare to Vancouver’s Real Estate Market?

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VCREP #155 | Is Nanaimo the Next Hotspot for Commercial Real Estate Investment in 2025?

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VCREP #154 | 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Trends, Predictions, and Hot Markets

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VCREP #153 | Commercial Market Momentum Building into 2025 with Cory Wright

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VCREP #152 | 5 Secrets to Doubling Your Cash Position in Commercial Real Estate

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VCREP #151 | Capital Gains, Taxes, and the Changing Face of Development with Derick Fluker

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VCREP #150 | Top 5 Canadian Cities to Invest In for 2025 with Rod McKay

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VCREP #149 | 5 Canadian Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2025 with Peter Mitham

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VCREP #148 | Economic Reflections with Patrick Wood

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VCREP #147 | Navigating BC's Industrial Boom with Cameron Archer of Orion Construction

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VCREP #146 | Uncovering Okanagan’s Best Investment Secret with Shelby Kostyshen & Nick Renton

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VCREP #145 | Is the Industrial Market Coming Back? with Rain City’s Andrew Laurie & Brett Jeffrey

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VCREP #144 | Will Coworking Offices Survive? with Kane Willmott, CEO of iQ Offices

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VCREP #143 | What’s Next in Commercial Real Estate and Interest Rates with Peter Leung

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VCREP #142 | Navigating the Fall Market: Interest Rate Drops and What’s Next with Alan Haigh from Impact Commercial

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REPOST: VCREP #33 | Supercharging Your Investment Portfolio with Alan Haigh

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REPOST: VCREP #28: Why You Should Invest in Canada’s Next Big City with Anita Huberman

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VCREP #141 | Exploring the Okanagan Real Estate Market with Nick Renton

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VCREP #140 | How to Buy Commercial Real Estate for Only $100 with Stephen Jagger of Addy

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VCREP #139 | The Most Influential Development in the South Okanagan: Rocky Sethi on the Transforming of Penticton's Innovation District

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REPOST: VCREP #4 | The Dirtiest Job in Commercial Real Estate that will Save You Thousands with Shane Rigter

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REPOST: VCREP #58 | This Commercial Market Makes Dollars and Sense with Jeff Kennedy

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VCREP #138 | Interest Rate Shifts with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #137 | How to Avoid the Million Dollar Mistake with Scott McInnes

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VCREP #136 | Understanding Canada's New Cap Gains Rules with Ben Vella

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REPOST: VCREP #54 | Victoria Vs. Nanaimo… Which Would You Rather? With Robin Kelley

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VCREP #135 | The Best Markets to Invest in Halfway Through 2024

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VCREP #134 | Affordable Communities, with Brad Jones, Senior VP of Development at Wesgroup

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VCREP #133 | How to Become Your Own Developer, with Geoff Krahn

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VCREP #132 | Building Canada's Fastest Growing Company with Josh Gaglardi

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VCREP #131 | Ins and Outs of Commercial Leasing, with Stephen Gammer

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VCREP #130 | Building Success: Unraveling Orion Construction's Triumph

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VCREP #129 | Unveiling Commercial Real Estate Accounting: Insights with Ben Vella

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VCREP #128 | Maple Ridge's Commercial Real Estate Goldmine with Stathis Michael Savvis

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VCREP #127 | Is the Tri Cities the Next Best Investment Market with Nathan Armour

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VCREP #126 | Pouring Success: Unveiling Vancouver's Pub Revolution with William Donnellan, CEO of IRL Group

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VCREP #125 | Commercial Real Estate: A Conversation with David Basche, President of Astria Properties

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VCREP #124 | Are You Canada's Next Entrepreneurs of the Year with Anita Chang of EY

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REPOST: VCREP #29: Is Your $500,000 Condo Really Worth a Million Dollars? with Meg Cooney

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REPOST: VCREP #27: How an EV Car Charging Station Could Influence Your Investment with Maxime Charron

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VCREP# 123 | Navigating Tenant Defaults with Ric Hayward of Lower Mainland Bailiffs

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VCREP #122 | Avoiding the High Interest Rates with Meg Cooney

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VCREP #121 | Charting 2024 with Alan Haigh

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VCREP #120 | 2023 Rewind: A Look Back at the Year That Was in Commercial Real Estate with Cory Wright

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VCREP #119 | International Investment Insights with Pete Leung: Unlocking Global Markets

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VCREP #118 | Unveiling NYC's Commercial Real Estate Landscape, with Bob Knakal

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VCREP #117 | Revitalizing the Office Class, with Dan Smith

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VCREP #116 | The Best Real Estate STOREYS with Eric Wainwright

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REPOST: VCREP #11 | The Fastest Growing Commercial Asset Class in Canada? with Pat Wood

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VCREP #115 | VCREP's Best Investment Markets for 2024 with Rod MacKay

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REPOST: VCREP# 66 | Where Do You Invest When Interest Rates and Inflation Rise? with Peter Leung

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VCREP #114 | The 5 Best Cities to Invest In for 2024, with Frank O'Brien

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VCREP #113 | Is Vernon the Next Kelowna? with Shelby Kostyshen

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VCREP #112 | All-In On Purpose Built Rentals: Insights from Byron Chard

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VCREP #111 | Navigating the Current Commercial Real Estate Landscape, with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #110 | Interest Rates and What's Next with Doug Porter of BMO

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VCREP #109 | Maximizing Profits: The Power of Property Management with Heidi Shortreed of Vedderbrook Properties

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VCREP #108 | How Do the Kelowna Fires Affect Your Commercial Investments, with Jeff Hancock

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REPOST: VCREP #28 | Why You Should Invest in Canada's Next Big City with Anita Huberman

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REPOST: VCREP #8 | How to Buy the Perfect Investment Property with Thomas Wieckowski from Campbell and Pound Commercial Appraisers

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REPOST: VCREP# 7 | Commercial Real Estate's Top Tax Tips with John Juranyi

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VCREP #107 | Vancouver Island’s Best Development Markets with Santanna Portman

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REPOST: VCREP #15 | How to Buy Commercial Real Estate with 0% Down with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #106 | The Office Market Is Coming Back with Kevin Johnston

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VCREP #105 | Is the Office Market the Best Investment? With Meg Cooney

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REPOST: VCREP #16 | Is Kamloops BC's Next Big Real Estate Market to Invest In with Bryan Pilbeam

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VCREP #104 | BC's Hottest Real Estate Market & How to Supercharge your Investment Strategy with Cory Wright

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VCREP #103 | The Best Investments in a High Interest Rate Market, with Gordon MacPherson

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VCREP #102 | Why BC Real Estate is the Safest Investment with Peter Leung

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VCREP #101 | Interest Rates and Where are they Headed with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #100 | Housing Crisis Solved with Shawn Bouchard

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VCREP #99 | Is Calgary a Better Real Estate Investment than BC? with Lori Suba and Laurae Spindler

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VCREP #98 | BC's Best Kept Secret with Marianne DeCotiis

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REPOST: VCREP #5 | How to Increase your Property’s Value Without Lifting a Finger with Warren Smithies

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VCREP #97 | Where You Can Buy an Acre of Industrial for ONLY $550,000 with Bronwyn Scrivens

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VCREP #96 | Commercial Real Estate 2023 Report Card with Rod Mackay

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VCREP #95 | How Do Property Taxes Work with Paul Sullivan

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VCREP #94 | Why Nordstrom's Left Canada with David Ian Gray of DIG 360

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VCREP #93 | How To Return 100% On Your Investment In Commercial Real Estate

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VCREP #92 | Making Money in a High Interest Market with Lawrence Green

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VCREP #91 | How Does the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Affect Commercial Real Estate with Alan Haigh

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VCREP #90 | The Secrets To The Development Business with Tim Sportschuetz

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VCREP #89 | BC's Last Commercial Real Estate Market Left to Boom with Kevin Wong

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REPOST: VCREP #20 | Is Victoria the Next Vancouver Real Estate Market with Byron Chard

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VCREP #88 | How to Save $250,000 On Your New Commercial Purchase, with Conall Barr

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VCREP #87 | VCREP's #1 Commercial Investment Market for 2023 Explained with Connor Braid

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VCREP #86 | The Best Commercial Investment for 2023 with Thomas Wieckowski

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VCREP #85 | Will The Vancouver Real Estate Market Collapse in 2023? with Ryan Wong

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VCREP #84 | $8.5 Billion and Counting, with Alex Messina of Nicola Wealth Real Estate

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VCREP #83 | 2023 Gift Wrapped with BMO Chief Economist Doug Porter

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VCREP #82 | What's in Store for 2023 with Patrick Wood

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VCREP #81 | The 5 Best Commercial Investment Markets for 2023

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VCREP #80 | What to expect in 2023 with Alan Haigh

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VCREP #79 | Wishing Everyone A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

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VCREP #78 | The Most Exciting Real Estate News of 2022 with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #77 | Vancouver's Most Wanted Industrial Asset with Adam Mitchell

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VCREP #76 | Is There a Tougher Real Estate Market Than Vancouver? with Daniel Eagling

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VCREP #75 | Around the Province with Matt Everitt

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VCREP #74 | Is the Office Market the Best Investment with Byron Chard

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VCREP #73 | Why You Should Invest In the Lower Mainland’s New Downtown with Brad Howard

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VCREP #72 | Understanding the Land Owner Transparency Act with Scott McInnes

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VCREP #71 | Creating Urban Fabric with Jordan MacDonald

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VCREP #70 | How to Buy and Sell a Business with Chris van Vliet

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VCREP #69 | Is Canada's Fastest Growing City the Best Investment in 2022 with Jeff Brown

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VCREP #68 | The 5 Best Cities to Invest In for 2023 with Frank O'Brien

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VCREP #67 | As Interest Rates Continue To Rise, What Will Happen Next with Alan Haigh

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VCREP #66 | Where Do You Invest When Interest Rates and Inflation Rise with Peter Leung

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REPOST: VCREP #3 | Bulletproof Leasing for Financial Success with Scott McInnes

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REPOST: VCREP #48 | Rising Interest Rates & How they Impact Your Investments with Jon Switzer

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REPOST: VCREP #2 | Financing Commercial Real Estate 101

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VCREP #65 | Best Investment Opportunities in a High Interest Rate Market with Harry Jones

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VCREP #64 | Understanding Property Taxes 101 with Clayton Olson

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VCREP #63 | How To Buy Commercial Real Estate with Your Life Insurance Policy… Whilst You’re Still Alive

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VCREP #62 | What is Driving Up the Costs of Commercial Insurance, with Nigel Clark

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VCREP #61 | Vancouver Island’s Diamond in the Rough Investment, with Mayor Ed Mayne

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VCREP #60 | What Does a One-Percent Increase to Interest Rates Mean for Commercial Real Estate?

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VCREP #59 | Canada's Best Commercial Real Estate Market in 2022, with Lori Suba & Laurae Spindler

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VCREP #58 l This Commercial Market Makes Dollars and Sense, with Jeff Kennedy

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VCREP #57 | Vancouver Island by the Numbers, with John MacDonald

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VCREP #56 | What's Really Happened in Canadian Commercial Real Estate in 2022, with Raymond Wong

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VCREP #55 | The City of Vancouver's Biggest Decision Ever, with Meg Cooney, Seamus Bailey and Liam Simpson

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VCREP #54 | Victoria vs Nanaimo… Which would You Rather? With Robin Kelley

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VCREP #53 | Is the Commercial Real Estate Market about to Crash? With Rod MacKay

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VCREP #52 | The Food App Industry Exposed, with Amrit Maharaj

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VCREP #51 | How to Buy a Six Percent Industrial CAP Rate, with Bronwyn Scrivens

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VCREP #50 | Is the Fraser Valley Area the Best Real Estate Market in the Lower Mainland? With Jonathan Meads

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VCREP #49 | Victoria Unleashed with Mayor Lisa Helps

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VCREP #48 | Rising Interest Rates & How they Will Impact Your Investments with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #47 | Vancouver Island's Development Market Uncovered with Mike Kozakowski

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VCREP #46 | How to Scale Commercial Real Estate with Sam Wilson

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VCREP #45 | BC's Best Hidden Commercial Real Estate Market with David Algra

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VCREP #44 | Is Nanaimo the New Victoria for Commercial Real Estate Part 2, with Mayor Leonard Krog

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VCREP #43 | Happy Spring Break

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VCREP #42 | Canada's Fastest Growing City with Jon Friesen

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VCREP #41 | Is Langford BC's New Big City? With Mayor Stewart Young

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VCREP #40 | How To Buy A Office Building For Only $150,000 with Darcy Ulmer

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VCREP #39 | Is Nanaimo the New Victoria for Commercial Real Estate with Jacob Steiner

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VCREP #38 | How to Make Money Like a Real Estate Developer for only $5000 with Ravi Mann

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VCREP #37 | What's next for the Canadian Economy with Doug Porter

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VCREP #36 | Investing in Multifamily 101 with Marianne DeCotiis

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VCREP #35 | Staying on the Right Side of Commercial Real Estate Law with Tim Lack

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VCREP #34 | One Commercial Real Estate Cost that's Set to Skyrocket with Owen Lecky

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VCREP #33 | Supercharging your Investment Portfolio with Alan Haigh

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VCREP #32 | Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VCREP

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VCREP #31 | The Largest Real Estate Transaction in 2021 - $300,000,000 with Steve Jedreicich and Andy Tam at Keltic Canada Development.

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VCREP #30 | The Top 5 Real Estate Investment Markets in BC for 2022 with Rod Mackay

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VCREP #29 | Is your $500,000 condo really worth a million dollars with Meg Cooney

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VCREP #28 | Why You Should Invest in Canada's Next Big City with Anita Huberman

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VCREP #27 | How an EV Car Charging Station Could Influence Your Investment with Maxime Charron

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VCREP #26 | What's Next for Downtown Vancouver with Nolan Marshall

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VCREP #25 | How to Finance Commercial Investment Properties with Matthew Dunnigan

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VCREP #24 | How to Become an Investorpreneur with Peter Leung

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VCREP #23 | How Big Data Should Inform Your Biggest Investment Decisions with Raymond Wong

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VCREP #22 | The Five BEST Real Estate Markets in BC in 2022 with BIV’s Frank O’Brien

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VCREP #21 | How to Buy Self Storage Properties for only $10,000 with Hugh Cartwright

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VCREP #20 | Is Victoria the Next Vancouver Real Estate Market with Byron Chard

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VCREP #19 | North America's Best Market Just Keeps Getting Better with Mike Mackay

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VCREP #17 | The Best Real Estate Market in BC with Jeff Brown

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VCREP #16 | Is Kamloops BC's Next Big Real Estate Market to Invest In with Bryan Pilbeam

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VCREP #15 | How to Buy Commercial Real Estate with 0% Down with Jon Switzer

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VCREP #14 | Developing From the Ground Up with Jordan MacDonald

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VCREP #13 | The Evaluation of the Office Space with Drew Ratcliffe

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VCREP #12 | The Future of the Restaurant Business with Glowbal Group CEO Emad Yacoub

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VCREP #11 | The Fastest Growing Commercial Asset Class in Canada? with Pat Wood

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VCREP #10 | How to Buy Commercial Real Estate for Only $1 with Mitch Jarvi

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VCREP #9 | The Best Commercial Real Estate Investment in North America with Connor Braid

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VCREP #8 | How to Buy the Perfect Investment Property with Thomas Wieckowski from Campbell and Pound Commercial Appraisers

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VCREP #7 | Commercial Real Estate's Top Tax Tips with John Juranyi

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VCREP #6 | Will Rising Insurance Costs Kill Your Portfolio? With Derek McCoy

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VCREP #5 | How to Increase your Property’s Value Without Lifting a Finger with Warren Smithies

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VCREP #4 | The Dirtiest Job in Commercial Real Estate that will Save You Thousands with Shane Rigter

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VCREP #3 | Bulletproof Leasing for Financial Success with Scott McInnes

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VCREP #2 | Financing Commercial Real Estate 101

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VCREP #1 | Commercial Real Estate for Dummies