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The rennie outlook 2022 - Our Real Estate Predictions for the Year Ahead

 

Feb 14, 2022

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Ryan Berlin

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The rennie podcast is about everything real estate for the real estate interested. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data and to hear from an array of industry experts helping us answer big real estate questions about demographics, economics, urban planning, and design.  Episode #32: The rennie outlook 2022 - Our Real Estate Predictions for the Year AheadIn this special episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie advisor, Natalie Genest, as they discuss four key predictions for the year ahead from the 2022 edition of the rennie outlook:

  • Immigration to Metro Vancouver will rise to new heights
  • The unemployment rate will approach its effective lower bound by the end of the year
  • Interest rates will once again rise 
  • We won’t set any new records in resale or pre-sale activity 

Follow along as our team dives into these predications, explore why they matter, and how they can better inform your real estate journey.

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Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of Intelligence

Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, Intelligence  

Natalie Genest, rennie advisor 

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