Professional Insight
We are a group of 4 professionals that want to answer your questions related to real estate, law, financial planning, personal insurance and mortgage financing. We will be bringing you a weekly podcast where we will be answering your questions, and talking about relevant information in our industries. Josh Bond - Flett Beccario, Jeff Collins - Royal Lepage NRC Realty, Brandon Currie - CR Smith Financial, and Trevor Lindey - Lindey Financial and Your Neighbourhood Dominion Lending Centres. Find us on various social media platforms to ask your questions!
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Hot housing market and condition free offers
<p>In this episode the guys talk about the hot housing market and some important conversations to have if you are choosing to go with a condition-free offer.</p>
14 min
52
Sports, Concussions and Mental Health with Bran...
<p>Brandon Cullen joins the podcast again to talk about concussions in sports and mental health.</p>
27 min
53
Personal fitness with Brandon Cullen of MADabolic
<p>Brandon Cullen joins Brandon, Jeff, Josh and Trevor to discuss personal fitness, finding what works for you and the history and evolution of the MADabolic brand.</p>
31 min
54
GameStop and Robin Hood controversy
<p>In this episode the guys talk about the GameStop short squeeze that caused huge riffs in the trading world when the Robin Hood app shut down trading on GameStop stocks preventing people from selling their shares. </p>
26 min
55
Increasing engagement around the municipal budg...
<p>In this episode Councillor Lori Littleton from the City of St. Catharines is on the show to talk about the municipal budget, and discussing the need for an increase in citizen engagement on how your tax dollars are being spent. </p>
22 min
56
Debrief
<p>In this episode the guys debrief from the last episode with Grant Lafleche.</p>
18 min
57
Understanding COVID media reporting with Grant ...
<p>Grant joins Brandon, Jeff and Trevor in this episode to talk about the reporting behind COVID, the research involved before publishing a story as well as the fact that other stories are still being covered but often get overlooked because of COVID being at the forefront.</p>
56 min
58
How politics and elections affect the market
<p>In this episode Brandon and the guys discuss how politics and elections affect the stock market. </p>
21 min
59
Insurrection at the Capitol
<p>This episode was recording on January 7, 2021 a day after the insurrection at the capitol in the United States. Things were still fresh, and a lot of unknowns was still the case. </p>
22 min
60
2021 Real Estate Market insight
<p>In this episode Jeff talks about real estate for 2021. This episode was recording in January 2021 and little did we know how crazy the market would already been!</p>
31 min
61
COVID-19 Vaccines and Reopening after the 2nd w...
<p>Dr. Mustafa Hirji, Acting Medical Officer of Health for the Niagara Region sits down with Brandon, Jeff and Trevor to answer questions about the regions response to COVID-19, what's happening in LTC homes, vaccines and reopening the region after the 2nd wave. </p>
33 min
62
Reveal Magazine - Support local movement with B...
<p>Brandy joins the guys to talk about Reveal Magazine through 2020, Niagara and the support local movement. </p>
30 min
63
COVID-19 Reporting with Grant LaFleche
<p>Grant comes back on the episode to talk to the guys about the COVID-19 reporting going on in Ontario and more specifically right here in the Niagara Region. </p>
40 min
64
COVID-19 Therapeutics and vaccines with Sarah Ives
<p>In this episode the guys have Sarah Ives from the Netflix DocuSeries - Pandemic back on the show where she provides us with an update to her companies universal flu vaccine as well as a discussion around various therapeutics and vaccines to treat COVID-19. This episode was recorded in October 2020.</p>
47 min
65
US Election with Michael Ras
<p>In this episode the guys are joined by Michael Ras to discuss the US election. This episode was recorded in October approximately 20 days prior to Election Day.</p>
26 min
66
Shift in government funding to skill trades wit...
<p>In this episode we have Michael Ras on the show to discuss the shift in provincial funding towards skill labour/trades to better promote alternative vocations other than college and university educated employment opportunities.</p>
23 min
67
Personal Real Estate Corporations - PREC
<p>In this episode we talk about the new legislation that received royal assent on October 1, 2020 allowing real estate agents across the Province of Ontario to finally be able to incorporate like so many other businesses in related fields have been able to do for years. If you are a real estate agent and not sure if a PREC is right for you give a listen and then take the time to speak with your financial planner, lawyer and accountant.</p>
26 min
68
CERB transition to EI benefits
<p>In this episode the guys talk about the government transition from CERB over to EI benefits for those that are still without employment due to the current pandemic.</p>
22 min
69
New regulations coming to the financial service...
<p>The guys talk about new regulations coming to the financial services industry, one of which is the use of specific job titles so that consumers will have a better understanding what your representative is capable of and what education/background they have behind them. </p>
19 min
70
Real estate surging
<p>In this episode the guys talk about what they feel contributing factors are to the surge in our housing market. </p>
26 min
71
Pandemic: How to prevent an outbreak docuseries...
<p>In this episode the guys are very excited to welcome on Sarah Ives, one of the stars from the Netflix DocuSeries Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak on the show.</p>
78 min
72
Mortgage Penalties - Interest Rate Differential...
<p>In this episode we discuss mortgage penalties. Trevor breaks down the difference between an interest rate differential vs 3 months interest. We also give a real life example proving that your interest rate isn't everything and some lenders will use the "discount" on the rate against you. </p>
22 min
73
Real estate in Niagara - Summer 2020 Edition
<p>The guys talk about real estate in Niagara during the summer of 2020. What they are seeing and what they anticipate into the fall of 2020.</p>
19 min
74
Reporting COVID-19 with special guest Grant LaF...
<p>Grant LaFleche from the St. Catharines Standard joins us to talk about the reporting on COVID-19, and important statistics to pay attention to.</p>
76 min
75
CMHC July 1, 2020 Mortgage Rule Changes
<p>In this episode we talk about the recent CMHC mortgage rule changes. Great news for those listening, these are not federal government changes even though CMHC is a crown corporation. </p>
15 min