Episode 109: Matt and Taylor are joined by Ben Smith.
Ben is the President & CEO of Avesdo Technologies from Vancouver, BC, and a pioneer in digital marketing within the real estate development industry and more recently is leading the way for digital sales.
Having marketed more than 15,000 homes and launched hundreds of new communities, Ben's leadership in digitizing the new home sales process was solidified in 2020 when he led a developer to the first online sales transaction in Canada. His experience and commitment has made him a trusted leader to set a path for the new home sales and marketing industry into a more digital future.
Avesdo provides a single, integrated Transaction Management Software (TMS) solution for new home sales, built to manage the unique processes and data associated with new home transactions and their evolution through the entire lifecycle of development. Avesdo has helped hundreds of developers to transact tens of thousands of homes worth billions of dollars.
Ben is here to discuss:
→ His journey in real estate, what Avesdo does, and how Boomers play a huge role in Canadian real estate.
→ When the data showed we were going to have a housing problem, Canada's difficulty with project financing, and what's selling right now for pre-sales.
→ Possible solutions to help the housing crisis, current market opportunities, and predictions for 2026 & 2027.
Avesdo Website: https://www.avesdo.com
Avesdo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avesdo.technologies/
Avesdo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avesdo/
Ben Smith's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensmithinc/
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
5:54 Today's Guest: Ben Smith
7:51 What is Avesdo?
9:31 Current Trend in New Developments
12:17 The Canadian Housing Continuum & It's Compression
14:35 Canada's Problem with Project Financing
17:09 When the Data Showed the Problem
20:55 Canadian Housing Solutions/The Boomer Effect
30:02 Will People Forget the Last 5 Years?
31:22 What's Selling Right Now for Pre-Sales
33:57 2026/2027 Predictions
36:54 Current Opportunities in the Market
41:43 Outro
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