Commercial Real Estate Podcast

Welcome to the CRE Podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. This is one of our most-listened and most-shared episodes, and we’re bringing it back because the conversation deserves a wider audience. The fundamentals Adrian lays out are as relevant today as when we first recorded, arguably more so. What if the biggest opportunity in... The post Greatest Hits: Building Against the Cycle: A Contrarian CRE Case with Adrian Rocca, CEO at Fitzrovia appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the global geopolitical churn is actually creating opportunities to realign your portfolio? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, powered by First National, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Carl Gomez, Chief Economist at Centurion Asset Management... The post Is the Real Estate Reset Stalled, or Just Slower? Insights from Carl Gomez, Chief Economist at Centurion Asset Management Inc. appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the global geopolitical churn is actually creating opportunities to realign your portfolio? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, powered by First National, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Craig Hippern, President and CEO of Mantella Corporation,... The post Why Industrial Condos Are Beating Rentals with Craig Hippern President and CEO of Mantella Corporation appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the global geopolitical churn is actually creating opportunities to realign your portfolio? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, powered by First National, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Dennis Mitchell, CEO & CIO at Starlight Capital,... The post Liquidity, Risk, and Real Estate’s Comeback with Dennis Mitchell, CEO & CIO at Starlight Capital appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the global geopolitical churn is actually creating opportunities to realign your portfolio? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, powered by First National, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Thomas Mueller, is a Founding Director of the... The post Climate Risk, Capital Pressure, and CRE’s Inflection Point with Thomas Mueller, President & CEO at Canada Green Building Council appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the global geopolitical churn is actually creating opportunities to realign your portfolio? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, powered by First National, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Lachlan MacQuarrie, Industry Fellow at Intelligent Building LLC,... The post Beyond Locks and Cameras: Cyber Risk in CRE with Lachlan MacQuarrie, Industry Fellow at Intelligent Buildings LLC. appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the global geopolitical churn is actually creating opportunities to realign your portfolio? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Jose Pellicer, Co-Founder and Partner at Evonite, for a timely conversation on... The post How to Build Inflation-Proof Real Estate Strategies with Jose Pellicer, Co-Founder and Partner at Evonite appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate.  In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Sarah Esler, CFA, and Managing Director of Mortgage Investments at AIMCo, for a look inside an $8B institutional mortgage portfolio spanning Canada, the US, and Western... The post Surviving the Refinance Wall: Lessons from an $8B Portfolio with Sarah Esler, Managing Director of Mortgage Investments at AIMCo appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if international pension fund investment could unlock Canada’s housing crisis? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Mark Siezen, CEO of Bouwinvest, to unpack why Dutch institutional investors are increasingly focused on... The post How Dutch Pension Capital Could Unlock Canada’s Housing Supply Shortage with Mark Siezen, CEO of Bouwinvest appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the “easy money” era in real estate is actually behind us? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Fred Cassano, National Real Estate Leader at PwC, to unpack the 2026 Emerging... The post Why the Easy Money Era in Real Estate Is Over, with Fred Cassano, National Real Estate Leader at PwC appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis was actually simpler than politicians make it? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are joined by Aled ab Iorwerth, Deputy Chief Economist at CMHC, for a data-driven conversation... The post The Housing Affordability Myth Politicians Won’t Touch with Aled ab Iorwerth, Deputy Chief Economist at CMHC appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the biggest barrier to solving Canada’s housing crisis isn’t capital or construction capacity, but zoning itself? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk sit down with Dermot Sweeny, Founding Principal at Sweeny&Co Architects, for... The post Rethinking City Building: A Radical Case Against Zoning with Dermot Sweeny, Founding Principal at Sweeny&Co Architects appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if navigating a $27 billion portfolio could teach you how to thrive through market cycles? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk welcome Salvatore Iacono, President and CEO at Cadillac Fairview, for an in-depth conversation... The post Repositioning Through Cycles: Portfolio Strategy at Scale with Salvatore Iacono, President and CEO at Cadillac Fairview appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the data hidden in your buildings could unlock your next investment opportunity?  In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk welcome Mike Maxfield, SVP of Business Technology at Brookfield Properties, to unpack how data is... The post The Data-Driven Future of CRE with Mike Maxfield, SVP of Business Technology at Brookfield Properties appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if the biggest opportunity in Canadian real estate is hiding in plain sight? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk welcome back Adrian Rocca, CEO at Fitzrovia,  for his fourth appearance on the show to... The post Building Against the Cycle: A Contrarian CRE Case with Adrian Rocca, CEO at Fitzrovia appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. Following strong listener interest, we’re back with another State of Lending special. Canada’s lending landscape is entering a full-scale reset. In this new episode of Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk report from the Global Property Market Forum in Toronto,... The post State of Lending 2025: What Lenders Want with Adam Powadiuk and Aaron Cameron appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if solving Canada’s housing crisis required rethinking how we build, finance, and approve new homes? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are at the Canada Builds Modular Symposium, and they sit down with Lisa... The post How Off-Site Construction Can Fix the Housing Crisis Faster with Lisa Helps, Executive Lead of BC Builds appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. What if Canada’s economic challenges weren’t just about markets, but about how we think and invest? In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are at the RealREIT Conference and sit down with Bill Robson, President and... The post The Investment Gap Threatening Canada’s CRE Future with Bill Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. When capital dries up, only the strongest deals and the most disciplined investors survive. In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are at the RealREIT Conference and sit down with Justin Smith, President of Hawkeye Wealth,... The post How to Win in a Tight Capital Market: Insights from Justin Smith, President of Hawkeye Wealth appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Welcome to the CRE podcast. 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk are at the RealREIT Conference and sit down with John Worth, EVP of Research and Investor Outreach at Nareit, to unpack how the $1.4 trillion U.S. REIT market is... The post The $1.4 Trillion Shift: Inside the REIT Revolution with John Worth, EVP of Research and Investor Outreach at Nareit appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.