In a higher interest rate environment, real estate is no longer just an asset class — it is a critical signal of broader capital market conditions, liquidity dynamics, and valuation shifts impacting corporate finance decisions.
Join AFP Vancouver for a timely and data-driven market briefing in partnership with JLL’s Valuation & Advisory team. This session is designed specifically for treasury and finance professionals seeking to understand how evolving real estate conditions are influencing financing strategies, balance sheet decisions, and investment activity across Canada.
Why This Matters for Finance Leaders
As capital costs remain elevated and markets continue to recalibrate:
Understanding these dynamics is essential—not just for real estate stakeholders—but for any organization managing capital allocation, liquidity, or long-term investment strategy.
What You’ll Learn

Approved for up to 1.2 FPAC recertification credits by the Association for Financial Professionals
Approved for up to 1.2 CTP/CCM recertification credits by the Association for Financial Professionals
Pedro Tavares is a Senior Vice President with JLL’s Valuation & Advisory group and brings over 25 years of experience advising on complex commercial real estate across Canada. His expertise spans all major asset classes—including office, retail, multi-family, industrial, and development land—with a focus on large-scale investment and development projects across British Columbia and other key Canadian markets.
Pedro’s practice covers the full spectrum of valuation and advisory services, including institutional-grade appraisals, acquisition due diligence, development feasibility, realty tax appeals, and expert advisory in support of arbitration and legal proceedings. He has advised a broad range of clients, including pension funds, major lenders, institutional investors, and leading real estate organizations.
He is widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading experts in downtown office valuation and currently serves as Co-Lead of JLL’s national Office Practice within Valuation & Risk Advisory. He also brings deep expertise in enclosed retail assets, including major urban redevelopment initiatives and master-planned communities.
In addition, Pedro has significant experience across multi-family residential assets and development land, with active involvement in rezoning and development projects throughout Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria.
Prior to joining JLL, Pedro spent a significant portion of his career at Altus Group, where he played a key role in building and scaling the firm’s valuation and advisory practice in Vancouver.
Pedro holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and holds both the AACI, P.App designation from the Appraisal Institute of Canada and the MRICS designation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
He is an active contributor to the real estate community, having served on the Board of Directors of NAIOP Vancouver (2017–2021), including as Chair of the Government Relations Committee, where he was closely involved in industry advocacy. He continues to support NAIOP in an advisory capacity.
Doug Wong is a Senior Vice President with JLL’s Valuation & Advisory team, bringing over 15 years of experience in real estate valuation and consulting across institutional-quality assets. He advises a broad client base including pension funds, REITs, private investors, developers, and real estate funds.
Doug serves as the National Lead of JLL’s Industrial Practice Group, with deep expertise across a wide range of industrial asset types, including logistics and distribution facilities, manufacturing properties, cold storage, cross-dock facilities, self-storage assets, and industrial land. His experience also includes complex lease structures and evolving industrial market dynamics.
While specializing in industrial assets, Doug’s experience is broad-based across all major commercial property types, including office, retail, multi-residential, and development land. His work is primarily focused on large-scale, income-producing assets and strategic advisory for institutional investors.
Prior to joining JLL, Doug spent 13 years at Altus Group, where he served as Senior Director within the Valuation & Advisory division and played a key role in managing and growing the Vancouver practice.
Doug holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia, along with a Post-Graduate Certificate in Real Property Valuation. He is a designated AACI, P.App member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada and holds the MRICS designation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
He remains actively engaged with the academic community and industry development, serving on the Advisory Board of the UBC Real Estate Club and supporting the broader UBC Real Estate Program.
RSVP by noon: Wednesday May 27, 2026
This event's pricing is as follows: