Brendon Ogmundson

Chief Economist

Brendon Ogmundson is the Chief Economist for the BC Real Estate Association.

He holds an MA in Economics from Simon Fraser University and is a CFA Charterholder. Brendon specializes in housing market analysis and macroeconomic forecasting and is a member of the BC Ministry of Finance’s Economic Forecast Council, a contributor to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Survey of Professional Forecasters.

Brendon was also recently named one of the most influential economists in BC by Business in Vancouver!

Topic - The Path to Recovery in the Housing Market

The 2022 housing market slowed abruptly in the wake of sharply higher Canadian interest rates, but where will it go from here given the headwinds of elevated mortgage rates and a potential recession? Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist for the BCREA will discuss his outlook for the economy and the housing market and describe what needs to happen over the next year for the housing market to get back on a path to recovery.