About Realist
Twice a week, The Canadian Real Estate Investor breaks down the Canadian market for hundreds of thousands of investors — rates, rents, policy, and the deals hiding in between. Realist is what happens when the hosts stop describing the underwriting and start shipping it.
Two practitioners who talk about the market for a living — and invest in it with their own money.
Co-host · Broker & analyst
Daniel is a real estate broker and analyst who has spent his career underwriting Canadian property — and explaining, on the record, why the numbers do or don't work. His market analysis is regularly cited across Canadian financial media.
Co-host · Mortgage agent & investor
Nick is a mortgage agent and active investor who comes at every deal from the financing side — what lenders actually approve, what the debt really costs, and where investors get themselves stuck.
The toolkit behind the show. Every framework we use on air — cap-rate screens, development feasibility, distress signals — runs here as software, free, on real Canadian listings. The platform is paid for by deals, not subscriptions, so the tools never end up behind a paywall.
Every MLS® listing scored with cap rate, cash flow, and yield before you book a showing.
Open the tool →Type a Toronto address, get zoning permissions, a buildable envelope, and a CMHC proforma.
Open the tool →Power-of-sale, foreclosure, and vendor take-back listings across Canada, continuously updated.
Open the tool →In person
Monthly investor meetups across Canada. Find the next one near you and save your spot.
See upcoming events →The offer
Underwrite it here, see it once, and buy it in Ontario through Keypr, our cash-back partner: 80% of the buyer’s agent commission is yours at closing.
How it works →