BLD Financial Podcast

About BLD Financial Podcast

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. DLC National Licence: 12360

Publisher

Bld Financial

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Oct 2024

Latest episode

7 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Sept 2026

   More Capital. Tougher Lenders. Canadian Real Estate Financing in 2026 Ep. 34

   Capital 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 they’re actually seeing across the Canadian real estate financing market in 2026. While there’s no shortage of capital available, getting a deal funded is becoming increasingly dependent on the strength of the borrower, the project and the numbers behind it. Josh & Ehren discuss how CMHC and lenders are respondi...

2. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Real Estate Development in Canada: The Brutal Reality ft. Darren Voros Ep. 33

   “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 Findlay and Ehren Laycock sit down with Darren Voros, a real estate investor and developer with more than 20 years of experience, to explore the realities of building missing middle housing in Toronto. Darren shares his evolution from buying his first rental property to developing multi-unit projects across...

3. 

   30 Jul 2026

   Why Your Real Estate Deal Gets Approved... or Rejected | Finance Friday Ep. 02

   This 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 episodes, Josh and Ehren break down timely developments in commercial real estate finance, lending, underwriting, and investing, giving Canadian investors practical insights they can apply in today's market. In this episode of Finance Friday, Josh Findlay and Ehren Laycock from BLD Financial break down how inte...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

126,453

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0

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