Episode 66: Matt and Taylor are joined by Loyal Wooldridge. Loyal is a City Councillor for the City of Kelowna from Kelowna, BC, who is also running in the BC provincial election coming up this fall as an NDP Candidate. As a current member and former of the Regional District of Central Okanagan and Okanagan, during the Grouse Complex Fires in 2023, Loyal played a pivotal role leading all communications and securing vital disaster relief funding. After Founding his own small business, Loyal Hair, in 2006, he was first elected to Kelowna City Council in 2018, combining the principles of community, entrepreneurship, and social responsibility. Loyal is an advocate for inclusive strategies that positively address social challenges such as homelessness, mental health, addictions, and housing.

Loyal is here to discuss: → Going from an entrepreneur to a politician, the upcoming election, and voting for a person and not the party. → Needing "made in Kelowna" solutions that are specific for our unique market, local government friction with STR, short-term rental, complaints, and the struggle to get housing built with political, development, and supply issues. → Federal funding for housing projects in the city and the BC Accelerator fund, the impact of climate change and immigration, and what challenges are ahead for Kelowna and BC in the next 10 years.

Loyal Wooldridge's Website: www.loyalkelowna.com

Loyal Wooldridge's Instagram: @loyalkelowna

Loyal Wooldridge's Facebook: @LoyalKelowna

Loyal Wooldridge's Twitter: @loyalkelowna

Loyal Wooldridge's LinkedIn: @LoyalWooldridge

The Kelowna Real Estate Podcast is brought to you by Century 21 Assurance Realty, the gold standard in real estate. To learn more, visit: www.c21kelowna.ca

Matt Glen's Website: www.mattglen.ca

Matt Glen's Email: Matt.glen@century21.ca

Matt Glen's Instagram: @mattglenrealestate

Taylor Atkinson's Website: www.VentureMortgages.com

Taylor Atkinson's Email: Taylor@VentureMortgages.com

Taylor Atkinson's Instagram: @VentureMortgages

Episode 65: Matt and Taylor are joined by Scott Beaton, CPA, CFA. Scott is a Partner at Beaton Rettich Waters from Kelowna, BC, an advisory firm that specializes in helping organizations tackle transformative change. His team supports growth initiatives, software implementations and process improvements - all based in an understanding of human behaviour in complex systems. Scott connects economic and market factors with operational realities and financial implications to keep projects focused on where the value is.

Scott is here to discuss: → How his firm helps other businesses grow, the psychology of rate cuts on consumers, and how "bubbles" are created in an industry and then burst. → Canadian inflation and interest rates, the link between the US Fed and the Canadian dollar, and why there's a lack of investment in business and real estate. → The capital gains tax increase and the cost of public funds, what influences productivity rates, and the impact immigration has on housing.

BONUS Topic: In the intro, Matt and Taylor discuss Bill 14, which are proposed changes to the tenancy laws in BC.

Beaton Rettich Waters Website: www.beatonrettich.com

Beaton Rettich Waters LinkedIn: @BeatonRettichWaters

Scott Beaton's LinkedIn: @ScottBeaton

The Kelowna Real Estate Podcast is brought to you by Century 21 Assurance Realty, the gold standard in real estate. To learn more, visit: www.c21kelowna.ca

Matt Glen's Website: www.mattglen.ca

Matt Glen's Email: Matt.glen@century21.ca

Matt Glen's Instagram: @mattglenrealestate

Taylor Atkinson's Website: www.VentureMortgages.com

Taylor Atkinson's Email: Taylor@VentureMortgages.com

Taylor Atkinson's Instagram: @VentureMortgages

Episode 64: Matt and Taylor are joined by Orion Rodgers. Orion is the President and a founding member of Property Rights BC from Victoria, BC, which was founded in the wake of the BC STR legislation in October 2023, and have filed legal action against the BC provincial government against said legislation. Property Rights BC is a non-profit association committed to educating British Columbians about their property rights and fostering a community that is informed, empowered, and proactive in protecting those rights.

Orion is here to discuss: → What led to formation of Property Rights BC, advocating for property rights and balance in government, and the upcoming provincial election and the politics around housing. → Taking the BC government to court over the short-term rental (STR) legislation, the "vested rights" legal argument, and where AirBNB and VRBO are in all of this. → The lobbying efforts of the hotel industry to squash STR, how more hotels won't help the housing problem, and debunking the "McGill University" STR study.

BC Short-Term Rental Association Website: www.bcstra.ca

Property Rights BC Website: www.propertyrightbc.org

Property Rights BC Instagram: @propertyrightsbc

Property Rights BC LinkedIn: @PropertyRightsBC

Coast & Host Vacation Rentals Website: www.coastandhost.com

Coast & Host Vacation Rentals Instagram: @coastandhost

Coast & Host Vacation Rentals LinkedIn: @CoastAndHost

Orion Rodgers' Instagram: @obamalifts

Orion Rodgers' LinkedIn: @OrionRodgers

The Kelowna Real Estate Podcast is brought to you by Century 21 Assurance Realty, the gold standard in real estate. To learn more, visit: www.c21kelowna.ca

Matt Glen's Website: www.mattglen.ca

Matt Glen's Email: Matt.glen@century21.ca

Matt Glen's Instagram: @mattglenrealestate

Taylor Atkinson's Website: www.VentureMortgages.com

Taylor Atkinson's Email: Taylor@VentureMortgages.com

Taylor Atkinson's Instagram: @VentureMortgages