Today’s episode is a Real Estate Forums webinar that Aaron and Adam recorded with Jon Love. He is the Founder and CEO of KingSett Capital and was also appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2018. He has navigated through several recessions in his career and now draws from those experiences as we find ourselves in the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hear about the one thing that Jon believes every crisis has in common and what differentiates COVID-19 from others. He talks about how certain assert classes will look on the other side of this and gives advice to people in real estate who haven’t experienced a recession before.

Topics covered include:

• Key moments and individuals in Jon’s trajectory to where he is today.
• Why Jon started KingSett.
• Surviving the first few crises that Jon has been through.
• Going on the offense during the pandemic.
• How KingSett is taking advantage of opportunities.
• Making headlines with the transactions KingSett is involved in.
• Balancing operating risk and financial risk.
• Jon’s opinion on real estate values when we get out of the pandemic.
• Sidewalk Labs ending their Quayside project in Toronto.
• How Jon is using his leadership to guide his team.
• The leadership attributes that Jon hasn’t seen enough of recently.
• How social distancing rules can impact the valuation of retail.
• The state of the Fairmont Royal York hotel in downtown Toronto.
• What Jon sees for industrial over the next five years.
• Two predictions for office space after COVID-19.
• The impressive work that Jon has witnessed from his team.
• How you can make a name for yourself right now.

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More about our guest:

Jon Love is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of KingSett Capital, Canada’s leading private equity real estate investment business co-investing with institutional and ultra-high net worth clients.

Jon was formerly President and CEO of Oxford Properties Group and serves on the Board of Directors of the Chief Executives Organization and is a member of the Business Council of Canada and YPO.

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