BLD Financial Podcast
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More Capital. Tougher Lenders. Canadian Real Estate Financing in…
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The BLD Financial Podcast brings you inside the conversations shaping Canada’s housing and development landscape.
Hosted by Josh Findlay and Ehren Laycock, two of Canada’s top commercial mortgage brokers, the show features long-form interviews with investors, developers, policymakers, and industry leaders operating at the highest level.
Each episode breaks down how deals are structured, how financing actually gets done, and how major projects move from concept to completion.
From capital and lending to housing policy, urban economics, and entrepreneurship, this is where real estate meets the real world.
Whether you’re an investor, builder, or simply trying to understand where the market is heading, this podcast gives you direct insight from the people making decisions at scale.
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- More Capital. Tougher Lenders. Canadian Real Estate Financing in 2026 Ep. 34 · 35 minCapital is available. So why is real estate financing getting harder? In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, Josh & Ehren sit down without a guest to break down what…
- Real Estate Development in Canada: The Brutal Reality ft. Darren Voros Ep. 33 · 51 min“We’ve finally figured out the formula that works.” What does it really take to become a successful real estate developer? In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, Josh…
- Why Your Real Estate Deal Gets Approved... or Rejected | Finance Friday Ep. 02 · 20 minThis is the part of the real estate financing process most investors never see... Welcome to Finance Friday, a special series within the BLD Financial Podcast. In these shorter…
- From Investor to Operator: Scaling Beyond Small Multifamily ft. Alex Pal Ep. 32 · 47 min"The best deals in real estate are made. They're not found." What happens after you've bought your first duplex? In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, Josh Findlay and…
- CMHC Just Changed Everything for Multifamily Investors... | Finance Friday Ep. 01 · 17 minRental housing financing is changing... and CMHC just made another round of updates that multifamily investors and developers need to understand. Welcome to Finance Friday, a…
- The Urban Planner Behind Toronto's Missing Middle Movement ft. Blair Scorgie Ep. 31 · 1 h 1 min"I watched most of my generation get priced out of Toronto and I took it personally." What happens when an urban planner decides the housing system needs to change? In this…
- What a Private Lender Learned From Funding Hundreds of Deals ft. Matt Gonsalves Ep. 30 · 59 minWhat can a private lender who's funded hundreds of real estate deals tell us about the future of housing in Canada? In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we're joined by…
- Why Canada Makes Housing So Hard To Build ft. Chris Spoke Ep. 29 · 50 min“The harder it is to build housing, the less housing gets built… and then we have an affordability crisis.” Canada says it wants more housing… So why does the system make it so…
- Is the BRRRR Strategy Dead in Canada… Or Is There Still Opportunity? ft. Jack Bernstein Ep. 28 · 48 min"Does the BRRRR strategy still work in Canada… or is it over?” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we’re joined by Jack Bernstein of Bernstone Capital to break down…
- President of Canada’s Largest Mortgage Network Reveals What's Coming with AI ft. Eddy Cocciollo Ep. 27 · 45 min“We believe the next 5 years will be the best 5 years the mortgage industry has ever seen.” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we’re joined by Eddy Cocciollo…
- Why Most Developers FAIL Before They Even Build ft. Zachary Jancsar Ep. 26 · 47 min“You think you're walking into a project… and then you find out after you've acquired it, you can’t even do it.” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we’re joined by…
- $11 Billion in Energy Incentives: Are Developers Missing the Opportunity? ft. Jayden Haywood Ep. 25 · 47 min“A major mistake right now is that a lot of money gets left on the table when developers don’t think about rebates and incentives early enough.” In this episode of the BLD…
- Ontario's ADU Boom: The Operator Behind the Backyard Housing Shift ft. Yasser Majd Ep. 24 · 50 min"We’re building a house behind a house.... we have a neighbor to the left, neighbor to the right, neighbor to the rear... very niche space in that aspect." In this episode of the…
- From Triplexes to 60 Acres: Scaling Into Development ft. Dane Buttenaar Ep. 23 · 33 min“Once you control the land, everything becomes a business decision — not an emotional one.” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we’re joined by Dane Buttenaar, a real…
- The Debt Hangover: A Reckoning After 20 Years of Easy Money ft. Vince Gaetano Ep. 22 · 42 min“People were drunk off of the appreciation of the assets over two decades... It's almost like a bad hangover” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we’re joined by Vince…
- How Skyline Built a $10B Real Estate Empire in Canada ft. Jason Castellan Ep. 21 · 54 min“People envy where you are now — they don’t envy how you got there.” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we sit down with Jason Castellan, CEO and Co-Founder of Skyline…
- Meet the 'Fixer' Trusted by Canada's Old-School Real Estate Families ft. Joe Mysak Ep. 20 · 45 min“It’s not the money, it’s the game — that’s what I actually love about real estate.” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, we sit down with Joe Mysak, the 'fixer' trusted…
- Collapse of Canada's Middle Class: Inflation, Housing & Hard Assets ft. Nick Karadza Ep. 19 · 49 min“Most people think housing got more expensive. It didn’t — the dollar got weaker.” In this episode, we sit down with Nick Karadza, an investor, educator, and co-founder of Rock…
- Death, Taxes, Family Trusts & When To Incorporate ft. Michal Wach Ep. 18 · 52 minIn this episode of The BLD Financial Podcast, we’re joined by Michal Wach, a real estate investor, tax accountant, and coach who has been investing since 2008. Michal shares how…
- 2025 Market Recap: Rates, Bonds & What’s Next for Investors | BLD Podcast Ep. 17 · 39 min“2025 was the year of volatility — but out of the chaos came stability.” In this episode of the BLD Financial Podcast, Josh & Ehren break down what defined the Canadian real…







