The Canadian Real Estate Show

Hosted by Darryl Frankfort and TK Butler

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Oct 2026

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The Canadian Real Estate Show is about everything Real Estate and whatever else we end up talking about. We discuss Canadian real estate with a particular focus on the Greater Toronto Area. We regularly touch on topics like: -Toronto Real Estate -Canadian Real Estate -Real Estate Investing -Real Estate Development -The economy -The Government -Technology -"Conspiracy theories" A weekly deep dive into the current Canadian Real estate News.

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November 8, 20261 hr 1 min

Your House Won’t Sell. Your Mortgage Doesn’t Care.

Waiting until spring to sell? Tom Storey doesn’t think a price rebound is coming to rescue you.Tom joins Darryl Frankfort and T.K. Butler on The Canadian Real Estate Show to break down Toronto’s housing standoff: buyers choosing to rent, sellers refusing to budge, and certain neighbourhoods still attracting bidding wars. Same city. Very different markets.We debate what comes next for prices, why some sellers have no choice but to accept today’s market, and whether AI could put more pressure on the people paying the mortgages.Also this week:* Real estate receiverships and the risks of piling on debt* Developers, unpaid trades, and lenders under pressure* Falling rents and the squeeze on landlords* Whether open houses actually sell homes* Darryl’s $460,000 legal bill—before the project even has permits Can sellers afford to keep waiting? Tell us what you’re seeing in the comments.Subscribe for new episodes every Sunday.Book a call with T.K. Butler:https://calendly.com/tk-book/1-on-1Book a call with Darryl Frankfort:https://preview.shrubs.me/book/darrylfrankfortVisit The Canadian Real Estate Show:https://www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca/Shop CRES Merch:https://www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca/storeBuild and share with Shrubs:https://shrubs.me/Visit Leo:https://getleo.com/Visit DealCore Properties:https://dealcoreproperties.com/Read The Frankfort Report:https://thefrankfortreport.substack.com/#TorontoRealEstate #CanadianRealEstate #HousingMarket

November 1, 20261 hr 0 min

“Nobody’s Building” — Toronto’s Next Housing Crisis Has Already Started

Nobody is building—and that could create Toronto’s next housing crisis before most people even see it coming.This week, we’re joined by brothers Chris and Matt Spoke, partners at Toronto Standard, who are actively building missing-middle and mid-rise rental housing across Toronto.We get into what’s actually happening on the ground:•Why available financing still isn’t enough to get projects built•Why investors burned by the condo market won’t come back easily•How one rate change can require another $500,000 in equity•Why construction bids for the same job can differ by 50%•How sellers are being forced to accept lower prices and longer closings•Why almost no new construction today could mean a serious supply shortage by 2029•Where Toronto’s approval process, neighbourhood opposition and missing-middle policies still collideWe also discuss the latest interest-rate increase, sellers clinging to yesterday’s prices and whether Toronto housing values have further to fall.Everybody says Canada needs more housing. The people actually trying to build it are telling us why it still isn’t happening.Book a call with T.K. Butler: https://calendly.com/tk-book/1-on-1 Book a call with Darryl Frankfort: https://preview.shrubs.me/book/darrylfrankfort Visit The Canadian Real Estate Show: https://www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca/ Shop CRES Merch: https://www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca/store Build and share with Shrubs: https://shrubs.me/ Visit Leo: https://getleo.com/ Visit DealCore Properties: https://dealcoreproperties.com/ Read The Frankfort Report: https://thefrankfortreport.substack.com/ Read the DealCore Daily Brief: https://preview.shrubs.me/view-branch/WDJTJWTP Subscribe for a new episode of The Canadian Real Estate Show every week.This program is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed should be considered financial, legal, mortgage or investment advice.#CanadianRealEstate #TorontoRealEstate #HousingMarket

October 25, 20261 hr 1 min

“You Will Not Beat the Market” — Buyers, Sellers and Developers Get Squeezed

Buyers think they got a deal—then the next house sells for less. Sellers hate the offer—then months later they’re relieved they took it. Developers still want to build, but the projects don’t work. “You will not beat the market.” This week on The Canadian Real Estate Show, Darryl Frankfort and T.K. Butler get into the pressure hitting buyers, sellers and developers across Toronto’s housing market. We discuss: • Sellers refusing to accept today’s prices • Stalled developments, unpaid loans and receiverships • Empty condos and investors waiting for buyers • Why lower home prices don’t automatically mean affordable payments • The end of easy money for the people who depend on real estate • AI listing photos and where staging becomes misleading • Toronto’s spending, taxes and the squeeze on everyday life Real deals, difficult conversations and what we’re seeing on the ground. Subscribe and tell us in the comments: what’s happening in your market? www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca #TorontoRealEstate #CanadianRealEstate #HousingMarket

October 18, 20261 hr 1 min

The Money is Evaporating The Housing Crisis gets Worse

Money is evaporating across Canada’s real estate market—and not just for homeowners. Lenders, developers, condo buyers and investors are now taking real losses. Properties aren’t selling, equity is disappearing, jobs are being lost and second mortgages are often doing little more than delaying the inevitable. In this episode, T.K. Butler and Darryl Frankfort discuss: • Why refusing to sell can cost homeowners hundreds of thousands of dollars • How second and third mortgages can wipe out the equity people are trying to protect • A lender facing a $500,000 to $600,000 loss • Canada losing 68,000 jobs in a single month • A Markham development carrying approximately $39 million in debt • Developers struggling to pay maintenance fees on unsold condo units • Why existing condo owners could eventually be stuck with the bill • The difference between winning in court and actually collecting the money • Why some experienced investors and lenders are finally cutting their losses The money doesn’t disappear on paper. It comes out of somebody’s pocket. Visit The Canadian Real Estate Show: [https://www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca/](https://www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca/) Visit DealCore Properties: [https://dealcoreproperties.com/](https://dealcoreproperties.com/) Read The Frankfort Report: [https://thefrankfortreport.substack.com/](https://thefrankfortreport.substack.com/) Book a call with T.K. Butler: [https://calendly.com/tk-book/1-on-1](https://calendly.com/tk-book/1-on-1) This program is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed should be considered financial, legal, mortgage or investment advice.

October 11, 20261 hr 7 min

“It Was a Ponzi Scheme” — Real Estate’s House of Cards Is Finally Collapsing

Canada’s real estate market has hit another brick wall—and mortgage broker Mark Mitchell joins us to explain just how ugly things are becoming. Sales are collapsing, mortgage rates are moving higher again, renewals are becoming harder, refinancing options are disappearing and some heavily leveraged real estate investments are starting to unravel. We discuss: * Why Toronto and London real estate sales have stalled * Whether Canada’s housing market is anywhere near the bottom * When a bank can refuse to renew your mortgage * Why missed payments and suspected fraud change everything * Homeowners trying to refinance overwhelming consumer debt * Why borrowers are being pushed toward increasingly expensive lenders * The renewed danger of variable-rate mortgages * How oil prices, war and bond markets could push rates higher * The bankrupt lender that was financing up to 95% loan-to-value * Ron Butler’s claim that a real estate investment operation became a Ponzi scheme * How struggling investments can turn into money-juggling disasters * Toronto’s September housing numbers and continuing condo collapse * Brad Bradford’s proposed land-transfer-tax break * Toronto’s supposedly “pre-approved” multiplex plans * Alberta separation and its potentially enormous economic cost Mark also explains what he is seeing inside actual mortgage files—long before the financial damage appears in official delinquency and insolvency statistics. Learn more about Mark Mitchell: https://www.londonontariomortgages.ca/ Visit The Canadian Real Estate Show: https://www.thecanadianrealestateshow.ca/ Visit DealCore Properties: https://dealcoreproperties.com/ Read The Frankfort Report: https://thefrankfortreport.substack.com/ Read the DealCore Daily Brief: https://preview.shrubs.me/view-branch/WDJTJWTP Book a call with T.K. Butler: https://calendly.com/tk-book/1-on-1 This program is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed should be considered financial, legal, mortgage or investment advice. Comments concerning alleged misconduct or Ponzi-like activity reflect opinions discussed during the episode and should not be treated as findings of criminal liability.

October 4, 20261 hr 15 min

“The Worst I’ve Seen in 17 Years” Homeowners Are Back in Bankruptcy

Description Canada’s real estate crisis has entered a much uglier phase. Scott Terrio, Manager of Consumer Insolvency at Hoyes Michalos, says his firm is busier than at any point in his 17 years in the industry. The biggest problem bringing people through the door? Pre-construction condos. Buyers cannot close. Investors are trapped in underwater properties. Homeowners are protecting their mortgage payments by falling behind on everything else. And because insolvencies are a major lagging indicator, Scott believes this could continue for years. We discuss: - Why pre-construction condos are driving insolvency filings - The warning signs mortgage-default statistics miss - Why people keep unaffordable homes and investment properties - What happens when a condo buyer cannot close - Bankruptcy versus a consumer proposal - Why investment-property mortgages can disqualify someone from a standard consumer proposal - The continuing financial hangover from COVID loans and tax debt - The Simple Investor’s bankruptcy protection - Multiple offers appearing in a supposedly dead housing market - Stelco layoffs and Canada’s losing tariff battle - Carney’s pipeline promises and Canada’s inability to build anything - Immigration, infrastructure and the jobs Canadians were promised Learn more about Scott Terrio and Hoyes Michalos: https://www.hoyes.com/about-hoyes-michalos/bankruptcy-trustees/scott-terrio/ Follow The Canadian Real Estate Show: https://preview.shrubs.me/view-branch/CUKKMLKI Visit DealCore Properties: https://dealcoreproperties.com/ Read The Frankfort Report: https://thefrankfortreport.substack.com/ Read the DealCore Daily Brief: https://preview.shrubs.me/view-branch/WDJTJWTP Book a call with T.K. Butler: https://calendly.com/tk-book/1-on-1 This program is for entertainment and educational purposes only. It is not financial, legal, mortgage or insolvency advice. Tags Canadian real estate, Canada housing market, Canadian housing crisis, Toronto real estate, Toronto condo market, condo crash Canada, pre construction condos, pre construction condo crisis, condo buyers bankruptcy, Canadian insolvencies, consumer insolvency Canada, consumer proposal Canada, bankruptcy Canada, homeowners bankruptcy, mortgage default Canada, underwater mortgage, real estate investors Canada, housing market crash, Toronto housing crash, mortgage renewal crisis, private mortgages Canada, HELOC debt, Simple Investor Ontario, Simple Investor bankruptcy, Scott Terrio, Hoyes Michalos, Darryl Frankfort, TK Butler, The Canadian Real Estate Show, DealCore Properties, Canada debt crisis, Stelco layoffs, Canada US tariffs, Mark Carney pipeline, Canadian economy

September 27, 20261 hr 12 min

Bought for $2.8M. Sold for $1.5M. Welcome to Brampton.

Join Darryl Frankfort (Real Estate Developer) and T.K. Butler (Realtor) for The Canadian Real Estate Show.Weekly deep dive into Canadian real estate with a focus on the Greater Toronto Area — markets, investing, development, the economy, government, and technology.A Brampton homeowner just took a staggering $1.3 million loss—but was overpaying at the peak the real mistake, or did they simply wait too long to sell?Darryl and T.K. break down the brutal numbers, why lenders may prefer owners to sell instead of taking possession, and what happens when a mortgage is worth more than the property.Then we examine the crisis surrounding The Simple Investor: missing investor payments, troubled buildings, illiquid condo units and a supposedly “simple” investment model that suddenly looks anything but simple.Plus:- Ontario-backed High Art Capital buys 43 unsold Toronto condos- Are taxpayers financing a bailout for developers?- Why commercial real estate is still attracting serious money- The dangers of guaranteed rents and passive-investment promises- Why waiting for 2022 prices to return could be an expensive mistakeOfficial hub (About, hosts, listen links, AI facts):https://preview.shrubs.me/frankyfrankfort/shrub/the-canadian-real-estate-showWatch / listen:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecanadianrealestateshowSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3IdhJbcDW4DOQR4PlTKarDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-canadian-real-estate-show/id1522774446Follow:X: https://x.com/canadianREshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadianrealestatesho/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@canadianrealestateshowDealCore Properties: https://dealcoreproperties.com/Sponsored by Shrubs: https://www.shrubs.me/Some characters in this show are AI-generated for comedic and entertainment purposes.---

September 20, 20261 hr 12 min

Carney’s $1 Trillion Europe Bet — Is Canada Joining the EU?

Is Canada actually joining the European Union—or is Mark Carney using Europe to send Trump a message? The EU has proposed making Canada its first-ever “associate member.” The problem is that the position doesn’t technically exist yet. Trump is furious, Carney is talking about Canadian independence, and Ottawa says its new investment strategy could unlock more than $1 trillion. We break down: * What EU “associate membership” could really mean * Why Trump is threatening consequences * Carney’s $1 trillion investment pitch * The nearly $500 billion announced at Canada’s investment summit * The new Productivity Mega Deduction * Why most apartment buildings don’t qualify * Canada’s collapsing condo-development model * Rising rate risks and the housing projects that no longer make financial sense Canada says it’s open for business. Meanwhile, developers still can’t get buildings approved, financed or sold. Maybe Canada hasn’t fixed investment. Maybe it has just fixed the press release. Watch, subscribe and tell us: Is Carney rebuilding Canada’s economy—or are these numbers too large and too polished to believe? Join Darryl Frankfort (Real Estate Developer) and T.K. Butler (Realtor) for The Canadian Real Estate Show. Weekly deep dive into Canadian real estate with a focus on the Greater Toronto Area — markets, investing, development, the economy, government, and technology. Official hub: https://preview.shrubs.me/frankyfrankfort/shrub/the-canadian-real-estate-show Book a call with TK Butler: https://getleo.com/ DealCore Properties: https://dealcoreproperties.com/ DealCore Daily Brief: https://preview.shrubs.me/frankyfrankfort/shrub/dealcore-daily-briefing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecanadianrealestateshow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3IdhJbcDW4DOQR4PlTKarD Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-canadian-real-estate-show/id1522774446 Sponsored by Shrubs: https://www.shrubs.me/

September 13, 20261 hr 20 min