VINE Group’s Kim Nguyen and Hugo Dos Reis are joined by Alberta realtor, Ella Kuindersma, to chat about the Calgary real estate market trends and what we might expect for 2021.

Peter Aceto, President of Mortgage Alliance, chats with Hugo Dos Reis about his transition from the banking world to the broker world. Together they discuss the reasons why more Canadians should be using a mortgage broker, how technology plays a role in improving the mortgage experience for both brokers and clients and where the mortgage industry is headed in the near future. Watch until the end for Peter’s advice on how to make the most of the year ahead.

Ming Lim, Advisory & Investment Realty Services at Volition Properties, joins Hugo Dos Reis to kick off 2021 with Toronto real estate market predictions, trends and insights for the year ahead. Toronto has always been a challenging market for real estate investment, but how has 2020 impacted investment strategies?

Let’s talk Reverse Mortgages. Rizwan Qureshi, Regional Business Manager (Central Toronto) from Equitable Bank, breaks down the value of Reverse Mortgages and how this can be the solution to meet the financial needs of your family.

https://youtu.be/yEVk8E-ZkiM What is a “B” Lender? What is an alternative lender? Why are they a great alternative to the Big Banks? What type of

Join us, as Usman Mahmood of The Usman Group – Sotheby’s International Real Estate, walks us through the COVID-19 experience from a real estate point of view. How has the pandemic impacted the market and what can be predicted for the future?

Courtney Kencher, Account Manager at Genworth Canada, shares some insights and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Insured Mortgage World.

Our first ever VINE Rant recorded at the new Vine Group office in Yaletown, Vancouver! Hugo Dos Reis chats with Stephen Appiah, Vine Group Mortgage Broker, about the subtle differences between his Ontario and British Columbia business, how technology has made things easier this year, and advice for those thinking of becoming a Mortgage Agent amidst the uncertainty of 2020.

Let’s talk about credit!
VINE Group’s Trevor Leys Schirok chats about maintaining a good credit score, especially in these unprecedented and difficult times. What can YOU do to increase your credit score? Tune in to find out.

Special guest, Rudy Naraine (Senior Executive National Manager – Broker Services, The Nationwide Group – NAS) sheds some light on how the appraisal service network was changed by the pandemic and how they adapted so quickly to the COVID-19 lending environment.

Are lenders open to accepting to automated valuation appraisal model (AVM)? Are property values more conservative because AVMs are more common? Are regular appraisal service methods going to be returning any time soon and what should be predicted for appraisal services in the near future?

Tune in to hear Rudy’s first-hand experience over the past few months.