Ozzie Jurock is a Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Canada (FRI), author, publisher, speaker, real estate executive and investor.

His current positions include:

• President of Jurock Publishing Ltd., founded in 1993
• President of Ozbuzz.ca
• Founder of the Real Estate Action Group (REAG)

During his career, Ozzie has held senior real estate and business positions in Canada, the United States and Asia. He served as President of Royal LePage Res in Canada, responsible for more than 7,000 salespeople and 3,000 support staff; President of Royal LePage Asia, based in Taiwan with operations involving Hong Kong and Tokyo; and President of DATUM Real Estate Management Services in Taiwan; Chairman and CEO of NRS Block Bros.; President of Red Carpet Real Estate in the United States; Chairman of Jurock Case Investment Realty Inc.

He has also served as president of the Burnaby, Coquitlam and New Westminster Real Estate Board, chairman of the Arbitration Committee of the Vancouver Real Estate Board, and on a number of industry and advisory boards:

• … as president of the Canada Taiwan Trade Association.
• … as a judge for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year award.
• … as a judge at the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Building Awards ( 7 years)
• … on the BC Real Estate Council, the Vancouver Real Estate Board, the UBC Real Estate Research Bureau, the Quality Council of BC, and the Advisory Board of BCIT, Arts Umbrella among others.

Author

Ozzie is the author of:

• Forget About Location, Location, Location
• What, When, Where, and How to Buy Real Estate in Canada
• The Real Estate Action Book
• The Real Estate Action Book 2.0
• Grow Into Your Future Best – Motivational card set

He has also been featured in The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received, The Trendsetters, and Peter C. Newman’s Titans. 75 German-speaking influential people in Western Canada.

Ozzie is the only Canadian real estate advisor featured in Donald Trump’s book: Trump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received: 100 Top Experts Share Their Strategies

Vancouver Magazine named him one of the 45 brightest people in Vancouver.

Media

Ozzie has appeared for more than three decades on MoneyTalks with Michael Campbell, every Saturday discussing real estate markets and investing.

He previously appeared for 18 years on BCTV as a real estate analyst and has written hundreds of articles for publications including The Vancouver Sun, Business in Vancouver, The Calgary Herald, The Edmonton Journal, The Globe and Mailand The Western Investor.

Today his podcasts and videos continue through OzBuzz.ca and his YouTube channel, Youtube.com/JurockVideo as well as podcasts on Spotify, Apple and Amazon. including real estate commentary, interviews, short videos and discussions about business, investing and life.

Conferences and Speaking

For decades, Ozzie has spoken at real estate and investment conferences across Canada and internationally. His Landrush Real Estate Conferences and Real Estate Outlook events have attracted hundreds of attendees at a time.

Awards

His awards include:

• He won first prize at the Morguard Literary Awards – twice.
• Bestselling Author Award from the National Academy of Bestselling Authors
• Editor’s Choice Award from Celebrity Press
• Sales and Service Achievement Award from Vancouver Sales and Marketing Executives
• More than 60 sales, marketing and management awards during his career

Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, described Ozzie as “one of the wisest money men alive.”

The Ozzie Jurock Network
Ozzie’s online activities now come together through OzBuzz.ca, including:

Real Estate Talks bulletin board
Participate in Real estate commentary, interviews and discussions.

Ask An Expert
Question experts and information.

BC Real Estate Directory
A free directory connecting consumers with hundreds of BC real estate-related businesses and professionals.

Podcasts
Ozzie’s current podcasts and archived interviews.

Videos
YouTube videos
Shorts
Real Estate Talks

OzBuzz Archive
Access to decades of previous OzBuzz and real estate commentary.

Ozzie lives in Vancouver, Canada.