What are the drivers of the residential and commercial markets? What are current trends telling us to watch for? What do experts say about interest rates? What is the impact of recent regulatory changes?
Join Smith Business Club Vancouver on February 16, 2017 for a moderated discussion on the future of real estate in British Columbia featuring local industry experts.
About the Panelists:
Sabeena Bubber, Mortgage Consultant at Xeva Mortgage
After a very successful eleven year career in corporate finance, Sabeena sought to be her own boss and became an independent mortgage professional in 2004. Since then, she has helped over 2600 clients borrow over $675M in mortgages.
Sabeena has been recognized among the Top 50 Brokers in Canada by the CMP Magazine for the past seven years running. Among many other nominations and awards, she was named as a finalist for Mortgage Broker of the Year in 2015 and again in 2016.
Sabeena has been recognized for the last two years as a Woman of Influence, and most recently, Sabeena co-founded 100Brokers.org, an organization that aims to raise $40,000 annually for Canadian charities.
Graham Collings, AMBA'11, Executive Vice President, Investments, ACM Investors
Graham Collings is responsible for the sourcing and underwriting of investments for funds managed by ACM Advisors, a privately-owned Vancouver-based fund management company that specializes in the origination, underwriting and administration of commercial mortgage and debt instruments for the Canadian commercial mortgage market. Founded in 1992, the company currently manages four investment funds aggregating to over $2.3 billion of assets on behalf of pension plans, health and welfare plans, foundations, investment funds, corporations, and high net worth individuals.
Prior to joining the company, Graham worked with Colliers International in Vancouver, specializing in the brokerage of office towers, shopping centres, hotels and portfolios, achieving over $2.7 billion of sales transactions nationwide over 3 years. He is a registered sub-mortgage broker under the British Columbia Ministry of Finance Mortgage Brokers Act and has successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course.
Carla Guerrera, MPL'03, Principal & Strategic Advisor, Urban Planning & Real Estate Development
Carla Guerrera is a recognized leader in real estate development and innovative urban planning with a track record leading award-winning complex, mixed-use masterplans and waterfront revitalization projects. Carla has taken a lead role in the planning and development of over $800 million in real estate in Canada's top markets. Carla is honoured to have recently been awarded both the Urban Land Institutes Top 40 Under 40 global land use professionals award, and Business in Vancouver's Top 40 Under 40 Award.
Craig Buvyer, AMBA'11, Real Estate Consultant, Homeland Realty
Craig Buvyer, is a BC Realtor and real estate developer specializing in multifamily, commercial and industrial projects in and around the Okanagan Valley. Before getting into the real estate business in 2007, Craig began his professional career in the securities industry. Initially working for TD Waterhouse and then Credential Securities, he was able to successfully combine his interests in technology and securities holding interesting and rewarding positions in both trading and operations management.
