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Sep 2023
41m 55s

VREP #390 | The Vancouver Housing Market...

Adam and Matt Scalena
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Is the prospect of Canada’s economic “soft landing” becoming increasingly wishful thinking? And what does a potentially rocky Canadian recession mean for the Vancouver housing market? This week, Bank of Montreal Chief Economist Doug Porter sits down with Matt & Cory for an up-to-the-minute talk on the challenges that the Canadian economy faces over the next calendar year. Are we in a much worse situation now than we thought only weeks ago? Do elevated interest rates stay higher for longer and crush the Canadian housing market? And what are the key metrics that Doug is watching to read the economic tea leaves? Listen up to one of Canada’s best & brightest!


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