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EPISODE #88: WHAT PEOPLE WANT IN A HOME TODAYThe latest Homes of Tomorrow research takes a closer look at how preferences are shifting as the market changes. Ryan Berlin (Chief Economist and Vice President of Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager) are joined by Elaina Cowley (Senior Manager of Product Development ) to explore what buyers and renters are actually looking for right now.From the rise of the end-user and the continued demand for homeownership to what matters most inside the home—like extra rooms versus extra room—this episode focuses on how real lifestyles are shaping real estate decisions. It’s a practical look at what should be built, and why the “build it and they will come” approach no longer holds. Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Chief Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager Elaina Cowley, Senior Manager of Product DevelopmentRead the Homes of Tomorrow Report We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at intel@rennie.com or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

EPISODE #86: TWO STORIES IN TODAY'S HOUSING MARKET. WHICH ONE IS REAL?There’s a lot being said about the housing market right now, and not all of it lines up. One story points to a slow market, with hesitant buyers and downward pressure on prices. The other points to early signs of change, with sales beginning to pick up and supply tightening.Ryan Berlin and Ryan Wyse are joined by Brandan Price to bring together what the data is showing and what’s playing out in the market. They look at where conditions stand today, what may be shifting beneath the surface, and what it means for how people buy, sell, and make decisions this spring.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerBrandan Price, rennie advisor

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.EPISODE #84: AFTER A TOUGH 2025, WHERE DOES REAL ESTATE GO NEXT IN METRO VANCOUVER?Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence), Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager and Lead Analyst), and rennie President Greg Zayadi as they reflect on a difficult year for housing and look ahead to what may come next. They discuss record-low sales, elevated listings, and a soft rental market, alongside labour market shifts and interest rate expectations. Greg brings a long-view perspective on how this moment compares to past cycles, why this slowdown does not look like 2008, and what confidence, patience, and preparation mean for buyers, sellers, and developers as 2026 begins.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerGreg Zayadi, President of rennieWe’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at intel@rennie.com or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.EPISODE #82: DOES AI KNOW MORE ABOUT REAL ESTATE THAN WE DO?Join Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and VP Intelligence, and Darrell Koopmans, VP Technology, as they look at how artificial intelligence is showing up across real estate and the wider economy. They discuss what AI actually is, how consumers and advisors are using it, and where it adds value in forecasting, analysis, and workflow automation. They also explore the limits of black box models, why human insight still matters, and how rennie is integrating AI in a thoughtful and practical way.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceDarrell Koppmans, Vice President of TechnologyThank 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.We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at intel@rennie.com or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data.EPISODE #80: REBALANCING ACT: HOW CANADA’S ECONOMY, DEBT, AND HOUSING MARKET ARE FINDING THEIR FOOTING | VANCOUVER LANDSCAPE FALL 2025Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) as they unpack the latest Fall 2025 rennie landscape—our semi-annual report on the factors shaping Canada’s economy and housing markets. From easing interest rates and rising household debt to a softening job market and record rental construction, the Ryans explore how stability is slowly returning after years of volatility, and what it could mean for buyers, renters, and investors in the months ahead.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerFall 2025 rennie landscapeAbout the rennie landscapeThe rennie intelligence division has just released its semi-annual publication, the rennie landscape, which provides thoughtful, contemporary analysis of the myriad factors impacting the housing markets of Metro Vancouver, Seattle, the Central Okanagan, and Greater Victoria. The commentary in the rennie landscape is lively, and the insights are objective and data-driven. Key stakeholders in the real estate industry—including developers, realtors, commercial brokers, and institutional investors—rely on the rennie landscape for its succinct review of the latest trends that matter to our market.We’d love to answer your real estate questions. Email us at intel@rennie.com or leave a voicemail, and we’ll try to respond in future episodes.

WHY DIDN’T VANCOUVER HOUSING TAKE A SUMMER BREAK?Seasonality is once again taking a backseat to macro-ality. In this episode of the rennie podcast, Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager, and Amy Chan, rennie advisor and Sales Manager at Grosvenor’s Brentwood Block, discuss how macroeconomic conditions are shaping Vancouver’s housing market. From resale to new home sales, they unpack buyer behaviour, the latest jobs data, and what it all means for the Bank of Canada’s next move.Featured guests:Ryan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerAmy Chan, rennie Advisor and Sales Manager at Grosvenor’s Brentwood BlockThank 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.

What’s really holding buyers back in Vancouver’s housing market? rennie’s Head Economist and Vice President of Intelligence Ryan Berlin and Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence Manager Ryan Wyse sit down with rennie advisor Shawn Wentworth to unpack market uncertainty, buyer sentiment, and whether recent policy moves—like the Bank of Canada’s rate decisions and the GST exemption for first-time buyers—are enough to move the dial on home sales.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerShawn Wentworth, rennie leader and advisorThank 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.

Join Ryan Berlin (Head Economist and VP Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) as they break down the latest edition of the rennie landscape—our semi-annual report on the forces shaping housing markets today. From tariffs and interest rates to demographic shifts and housing construction trends, the Ryans explore the key insights that help separate the signal from the noise in an increasingly complex global and local landscape.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerSpring 2025 rennie landscape read hereAbout the rennie landscapeThe rennie intelligence division has just released its semi-annual publication, the rennie landscape, which provides thoughtful, contemporary analysis of the myriad factors impacting the housing markets of Metro Vancouver, the Central Okanagan, and Greater Victoria. The commentary in the rennie landscape is lively, and the insights are objective and data-driven. Key stakeholders in the real estate industry—including developers, realtors, commercial brokers, and institutional investors—rely on the rennie landscape for its succinct review of the latest trends that matter to our market.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 (Head Economist & Vice President of Intelligence), Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst), and advisor Jane Chu discuss how Metro Vancouver's housing market has fared to start the year, and what broad-based tariffs on Canadian exports to the US could mean for our market going forward.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerJane Chu, 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, 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.

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 IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst and Market Intelligence ManagerWe’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, 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 IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Lead Analyst, and Market Intelligence ManagerArt Seroff, rennie advisorWe’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, Ryan Berlin (Head Economist & VP of Intelligence) and Ryan Wyse (Market Intelligence Manager & Lead Analyst) are joined by rennie advisor Heather Chua to explore Metro Vancouver's inventory story and share what the Bank of Canada's most recent rate cut really means for buyers, debtors, and the market.Featured guests:Ryan Berlin, Head Economist and Vice President of IntelligenceRyan Wyse, Senior Analyst, and Market Intelligence ManagerHeather Chua, rennie advisorWe’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.