Episode 27: A market driven by confidence: A look at the Whistler real estate market (with Pat Kelly and councillor Duane Jackson)

Long time Whistler Real Estate professional Pat Kelly joins Mayor Jack Crompton with co-host Councillor Duane Jackson as they discuss the Whistler real estate market.
 
 Pat identifies who the Whistler purchaser is and how interest rates affect those purchases. He shares his market forecast, and discusses short term and long term investments while touching on the Airbnb movement and how COVID-19 is affecting that market. They also discuss local resident housing, affordability within the corridor and supply and demand. 
 
 Pat has been active in the real estate business in Whistler and Pemberton since 1981, and is the owner of The Whistler Real Estate Company. Pat is a graduate of the Commerce Program at the University of British Columbia and holds a Master’s Degree in Legal Studies from Simon Fraser University. With offices in Whistler and Pemberton, Pat has had his finger on the pulse of the corridor real estate market for almost 40 years.