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The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Welcome to The Flow: Real Estate & Money Show. The Flow is for people in Canada who are: looking to understand the homebuying process, to demystify real estate investing, and to make mortgage financing accessible for anyone. The goal here is to help people understand: ways to make their money work for them, get in the market sooner, and open up the box on how mortgage financing works. We hope to help you find your State of Flow. Hear something interesting? Let's Connect! Website…
Episodes
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Election Call Leads to HUGE Changes in Canadian Real Estate - E79
Join Alex McFadyen as he dives into the latest in Canadian real estate and mortgage news. In this episode, Alex covers the recent announcement by Mark Carney…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Bank of Canada Cut a HUGE Opportunity for First Time Buyers -E78
Is there a brand new MAJOR opportunity for Canadian First Time Homebuyers? Join Alex McFadyen, owner and Mortgage Advisor at Flow Mortgage Co., as he dives…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Trump's Tariffs Forcing Bank of Canada to Cut Rates? -E77
In this episode, Alex McFadyen, owner of Flow Mortgage Co., reviews how recent tariff announcements from the Trump administration have influenced Canadian…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Trump's Tariffs FINALLY Burst Canada's Housing Bubble? - E76
Are the Tariffs finally happening or not? Host Alex McFadyen, delves into President Trump's March 3rd announcement regarding the implementation of tariffs on…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Mortgage Renewals Drive a Canadian Housing Crash? -E75
In this episode, Alex McFadyen tackles the pressing issue of 1.2 million Canadian mortgages renewing in 2025 with significantly higher interest rates. He…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Canadian Real Estate Get Even Worse in 2025? w/David Smith -E74
Today we get a chance to welcome back David Smith to The Flow, a Realtor at the David Smith Homes Group and co-owner of Royal LePage Wolstencroft brokerage…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Picking A Mortgage During the Chaos of 2025 -E73
Alex McFadyen, mortgage broker and owner of Flow Mortgage Co., dives into the complex mortgage landscape of 2025 amid economic uncertainty brought on by…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Canadian Real Estate Survive Trump's Tariff Crisis? -E72
In this episode, Alex McFadyen, mortgage broker and owner of Flow Mortgage Co., provides an in-depth analysis of how Trump's proposed tariffs on Canadian goods…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Why Are Canadian Variable Rates Going Back Up? -E71
In this episode, host Alex McFadyen delves into the upcoming Bank of Canada rate cut and its implications on variable rate discounts. McFadyen explains why…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Could Trumps Tariffs Doom Canadian Real Estate? -E70
In this episode, Alex McFadyen, Mortgage Broker and Owner of Flow Mortgage Co., delves into the potential impacts of US tariffs on Canadian exports, focusing…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Canadian Mortgage History ALWAYS Repeats Itself -E69
In this episode, Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. delves into the historical patterns of real estate interest rates over the past 30 years and their…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
2025 Canadian Real Estate Predictions: Major Opportunity -E68
In this episode of the podcast, host Alex McFadyen dives deep into the factors likely to influence mortgage rates and the real estate market in Canada for the…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Did 2024 Reset the Canadian Real Estate Market? -E67
And just like that 2024 has come to a close. Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. delves into the complexities of the 2024 real estate market, discussing its…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Five Mistakes We Always See On Mortgage Qualifications -E66
In this episode, Alex McFadyen, Mortgage Broker and Owner of Flow Mortgage Co., discusses five major guidelines that many people overlook when qualifying for a…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
The Last Big Bank of Canada Rate Drop? -E65
On December 11, 2024, Tiff Macklem and the Bank of Canada (BOC) cut interest rates by half a percent, bringing the overnight rate to 3.25%. This change has…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Bank of Canada Fire Up the Market for 2025? -E64
In this episode, host Alex McFadyen of Flow Mortgage Co. discusses the highly anticipated Bank of Canada (BOC) rate announcement, its impact on the housing…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Is Canada's Market At The Mercy of The US? w/Rob McLister -E63
Host Alex McFadyen welcomes back mortgage expert Rob McLister. Rob, editor at MortgageLogic.News, discusses the influence of U.S. politics and economy on…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
$4.7 BILLION in Government Spending Will Cost Canadians More -E62
Alex McFadyen of Flow Mortgage Co., dives deep into various significant developments in the Canadian real estate and economic marketplace towards the end of…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Vancouver Real Estate Take-Off in 2025? W/Adam Scalena -E61
In this episode, host Alex McFadyen and guest Adam Scalena, a Vancouver-based realtor and co-host of the Vancouver Real Estate Podcast, delve into the current…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
What Impact Will Trump Have on Canadians? -E60
Trump won! Are we in for doom in the Canadian Markets? Alex McFadyen of Flow Mortgage Co. explores the implications of Donald Trump's recent U.S. election…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Major Shift In The Vancouver Rental Real Estate Market w/Keaton Bessey -E59
In this episode, host Alex McFadyen of Flow Mortgage Co. discusses the state of the rental market in Greater Vancouver with Keaton Bessey, Managing Broker of…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Bank Of Canada Rates WILL Continue to Crash Before 2025 -E58
Join Alex McFadyen, Mortgage Broker and Owner of Flow Mortgage Co., as he delves into the bombshell announcement last week from the Bank of Canada. In this…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Is The Canadian Condo Market Heading For Disaster? w/Heather Blaeser -E57
In this comprehensive episode, Alex McFadyen, Mortgage Broker and Owner of Flow Mortgage Co., sits down with Heather Blaeser, a realtor specializing in…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Canada Admits It Needs Investors to Fix Housing Crisis -E56
In this episode, Alex McFadyen, Mortgage Broker and Owner of Flow Mortgage Co., explores various significant changes impacting the Canadian real estate market…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Government Tearing Down the Canadian Housing Market Down w/Daniel Foch - E55
In today’s episode, Alex McFadyen brings on Daniel Foch. Daniel discusses his journey in using social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram to engage with…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
NEW Canadian Mortgage Rules: HUGE Win For Home Owners -E54
In this episode, Alex McFadyen breaks down the latest changes in mortgage regulations and real estate guidelines introduced by the Canadian government…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Rate Cuts And New Buyer Relief Will Heat Up Canadian Real Estate -E53
Alex McFadyen, Mortgage Broker and Owner of Flow Mortgage Co., dissects the recent sweeping changes to the Canadian mortgage industry announced by the…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
B.C. Real Estate Is In Full Crisis Mode w/ Brendon Ogmundson -E52
In this episode, Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. engages Brendon Ogmundson from the BCREA in a comprehensive discussion on the housing market in British…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Did The Bank of Canada Change the Game for Home Buyers? -E51
In this episode, Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. humorously discusses the Bank of Canada's mandate to control inflation and its effectiveness over the…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will The Bank of Canada Keep Dropping Rates This Week? -E50
In this episode, Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. discusses the anticipated Bank of Canada (BOC) rate cut expected on September 4th, and its potential…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Has Canadian Real Estate Hit the Bottom in 2024? -E49
Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. delves into the economic challenges In Canada (and the U.S.), highlighting the implications of inflation, job losses, and…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Rate Cuts Cause Canadian House Prices to Crash? w/Dave Larock- E48
In this episode, Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. and guest Dave Larock from Integrated Mortgage Planners Inc. explore the latest developments in the…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
What Will Actually Happen in Canadian Real Estate This Year? w/Brendon Ogmundson - E47
In this episode, host Alex McFadyen from Flow Mortgage Co. welcomes Brendon Ogmundson, the Chief Economist of the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA). They…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Canadian Mortgage Rate Market COMPLETELY Shifted - E46
Buckle up! Fixed Rates are plunging, but that's not all good news for the overall Canadian economy. In this emergency rate update episode, Alex McFadyen (The…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Bank of Canada Cuts Pushing Buyers Back Into Real Estate? -E45
In this episode, Alex McFadyen analyzes the recent decision on July 24, 2024 by the Bank of Canada to reduce interest rates by a quarter percent (0.25%), twice…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Is Another Bank of Canada Rate Cut Incoming This Week? -E44
In this episode, Alex McFadyen discusses the upcoming Bank of Canada's (BOC) Overnight Rate decision (on July 23, 2024) and its potential effects on the…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Canadian Government Is Ready to Tax Your Primary Residence -E43
In this episode, Alex McFadyen delves into a recent Financial Post article about a proposed home equity tax that could drastically alter the Canadian housing…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
How Interest Rates in Canada Actually Work w/ Bruno Valko - E42
In this podcast, your host Alex McFadyen brings back on Bruno Valko, the VP of sales of RMG Mortgages, discusses the dynamics of the Canadian real estate…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
The Truth About Canadian Real Estate So Far in 2024 -E41
Alex McFadyen (The Mortgage Pug) delves into the Canadian real estate and lending markets' events in the first half of 2024 (January-June). Alex covers…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will More Regulations Save Canada's Rental Housing Market? w/Kyle Grant - E40
In this episode, Alex McFadyen brings on Kyle Grant from Grant Residential Group. Kyle is an experienced property manager. Kyle delves into the complexities of…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Crisis About to Hit Canadian Real Estate w/ Ron Butler - E39
In this episode, Alex McFadyen welcomes Ron Butler. Ron dives into the ongoing real estate crisis in Toronto and its broader implications for the Canadian…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Canadians Flooding the Market After Bank of Canada Rate Cut - E38
This episode of The Flow delves into the Bank of Canada's decision to cut the overnight interest rate by a quarter percent on June 5th, 2024 to 4.75%, its…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
What Will Happen When The BoC Drops Rates? - E37
In this special preview episode, Alex McFadyen discusses the upcoming Bank of Canada's (BOC) rate announcement on June 5, 2024, and its potential impact on the…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Avoid The INCOMING Mortgage Renewal Crisis - E36
In this podcast episode, Alex McFadyen, from Flow Mortgage Co., delves into the imminent crisis in the real estate market, popularly termed as the 'renewal…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Canadian Mortgage Consumer Trends in 2024 - E35
Today’s episode of the Flow, Alex takes us on a deep analysis of the current Canadian real estate market, focusing specifically on CMHC's Mortgage Consumer…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Does Real Estate Investing Make Sense in Canada Anymore? - E34
Does the government want to kill housing rentals? With so many powers given to Canadian tenants in recent years, the sustainability to be a landlord has been…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Ride Canada's Building Wave - How Anyone Can Invest in Multifamily W/ Austin Carroll - E33
In this podcast episode, Alex welcomes guest Austin Carroll to discuss his journey from a professional hockey career to his success in private equity real…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
What’s Brewing & Building in Vancouver Real Estate w/James Garbutt - E32
This episode of The Flow is a conversation Alex had with James “Jamie” Garbutt, a licensed realtor and co-owner of Steel & Oak Brewing Co. Alex and Jamie talk…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
The Canadian Federal Budget is INCREASING Interest Rates - E31
This episode of The Flow delves into the implications of the newly announced 2024 Federal budget by the Canadian Liberal Government, particularly focusing on…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
NEW First Time Buyer Benefits and Bank of Canada Update - E30
Alex delves into the recent developments in the real estate market and the economic landscape from the past week. Alex first focuses on the Bank of Canada's…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Confidence Keeps Growing in Vancouver Real Estate w/ Matt Scalena - E29
In this episode, Matt Scalena, co-host of the Vancouver Real Estate Podcast (VREP), joined Alex to discuss the changing dynamics of the Vancouver real estate…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
New Mortgage Rules Announced for Canada - E28
This episode delves into the recent surge in mortgage, real estate, and home buying regulations, specifically focusing on the introduction of new rules by OSFI…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Ripe Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate w/Cory Wright - E27
Today’s episode features a conversation Alex had with Cory Wright. Wright is a seasoned veteran in the commercial real estate industry and founder and Managing…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Canucks Fan Favourite Turned Real Estate Mogul w/Eddie Lack - E26
Today's episode of The Flow features a conversation between Alex McFadyen and Eddie Lack. Eddie Lack is a former NHL goaltender playing for teams such as the…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
The Bank of Canada is Heating Up The Real Estate Market w/ Matt Scalena-E25
The Bank of Canada has maintained its rates, aligning with widespread expectations. However, the real estate market has witnessed some interesting dynamics in…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Investing In Yourself to Build Wealth w/ Neel Dhingra - E24
This podcast episode features a conversation between Alex McFadyen (your host), and Neel Dhingra, a business expert focusing on educating people about money…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
More Real Estate Restrictions From the BC Government - E23
In today's episode of The Flow, Alex McFadyen discusses the impact of the changes brought by the BC NDP's 2024 Budget, specifically its impact on the B.C. Real…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Why Smart investors Are Buying In Mexico w/ Rob Bailey - E22
In this episode, Alex is speaking with Rob Bailey, a Real Estate Agent in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, who recently made the transition from Canada to Mexico. Rob…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will Vancouver Real Estate Blow Up in 2024 w/ Denny Dumas - E21
This episode is a conversation between your host, Alex McFadyen, and Denny Dumas, a seasoned realtor in Greater Vancouver, specializing in New Westminster and…
- The Flow: Real Estate and Money Show
Will BC's Short Term Rental Ban Impact Supply? With Deana Steele - E20
In this episode, your host Alex McFadyen, brings on Deana Steele to discuss the impact of recent policy changes on short term rentals (e.g.: AirBnb, VRBO…