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Move Smartly: The Podcast

The Move Smartly podcast invites you into data-driven conversations about issues impacting residential real estate in Toronto, across Canada and beyond. Join broker John Pasalis and other experts as we unpack real estate through a variety of timely market updates, lively discussions and insightful interviews. Here to help you make more informed decisions, whether you are a home buyer, seller, owner or renter, and as a resident and voter — because real estate impacts all of us. New episodes on

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01:11:21

Home Sales Hit New Low, Condo Crash?, Trump Tariff...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/03/14

Each month, show co-host John Pasalis presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with fellow Realosophy agents, Gus Papaioannou and Peter Karlos, and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation in our live chat hosted by Move Smartly Editor Urmi Desai to make this is one of our liveliest segments! This week, detached homes hit a new low, rents fall and when are condo prices finally going to fall? And as

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45:11

Trump Tariff Chaos Hits Slam into Slow Canadian Real...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/03/07

It’s Day One of the latest Canada-US Trade Tariff War and this one is a doozey! Move Smartly Editor and Host, Urmi, once again speaks to John and Steve on what is going on in the data and on the ground in Toronto and Vancouver and how are Canadian real estate consumers reacting to the introduction of 25% blanket tariffs on our trade with the US courtesy of President Donald Trump? Will banks continue to prop up the pre-construction or are things changing? And will low interest rates and the first

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33:06

Is It the Right Time to Upsize to a Larger Condo? +...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/02/28

Today’s episode is our monthly ‘The Situation’ consumer Q/A segment - Urmi once again asks John to respond to the detailed questions you send in about the real estate decisions you are making as you navigate through the Toronto area housing market. Today, we hear from a family with a primary residence with a large mortgage in the wrong area, should they rent or try to sell up first? Then, when is it time to sell a condo investment in an old building to avoid more expenses and a city condo owner

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53:47

Are the Suburbs More Susceptible in Slowdown? + More...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/02/14

Each month, show co-host John Pasalis presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with fellow Realosophy agents, Gus Papaioannou and Davin McMahon, and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation in our live chat hosted by Move Smartly Editor Urmi Desai to make this is one of our liveliest segments! Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at Realosophy to discuss your own real estate questions

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51:26

Trump Volatility + Rents Fall, Will Home Prices Be...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/02/07

It’s roundtable time with John Pasalis in Toronto and Steve Saretsky in Vancouver! This month, John and Steve discuss how hopeful views at the start of the year have weathered. And after a rollercoaster of the ride that is the Trump presidency over the last two weeks, with Canada still reeling from a - temporary - reprieve from an unprecedented 25% tariff smackdown from the US, can another Bank of Canada cut to bring its policy rate to 3% do anything to calm skittish home buyers? Today’s Show Links:

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39:30

The Politics of Housing

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/01/31

Our episode today is one of our “Move Smartly Ideas” segment, in which my colleague and co-host, John Pasalis and I take a deeper dive into housing economic and policy issues. In our conversation today, we cover what John thinks experts get wrong about the very nature of housing as a good — which leads to poor outcomes for everyday consumers — and why housing is not just about the numbers - it’s political. Contact Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto |

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27:10

How Can We Move if Our Condo Isn’t Selling? + Are...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Today’s episode is our monthly ‘The Situation’ consumer Q/A segment - Urmi once again asks John to respond to the detailed questions you send in about the real estate decisions you are making as you navigate through the Toronto area housing market. Today, we hear from a growing family needing more room - do they keep trying to sell the small investment condo they own or sell the bigger one they’re living in? Then, how much more in repairs do you spend when you rent your condo out? Finally, are

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56:20

Why Are Interest Rates Staying High? + The Market...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/01/17

Each month, show co-host John Pasalis presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with fellow Realosophy agents, Gus Papaioannou and Davin McMahon, and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation in our live chat hosted by Move Smartly Editor Urmi Desai to make this is one of our liveliest segments! Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at Realosophy to discuss your own real estate questions

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50:01

Review of 2024, What’s Next for 2025 + Impact of...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2025/01/10

It’s our first roundtable of the year with my co-host John Pasalis in Toronto and Steve Saretsky in Vancouver. This month, John and Steve discuss how the market performed last year and what we can expect in 2025. Plus, when will the preconstruction market slowdown result in price drops and how will the incoming U.S. President Trump’s threats against the Canadian economy and new Conservative government in Canada later this year and impact housing? Today’s Show Links: John Pasalis - “Is Canada

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01:15:54

Mixed Market, Mixed Signals - What’s Ahead for 2025? ...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/12/13

Each month, show co-host John Pasalis presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with fellow Realosophy agents, Gus Papaioannou and Davin McMahon, and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation in our live chat hosted by Move Smartly Editor Urmi Desai to make this is one of our liveliest segments! Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at Realosophy to discuss your own real estate questions

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45:29

Mixed Market Conditions + Should Large Companies Buy...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/12/06

It’s December and time for our last monthly Toronto and Vancouver real estate roundtable of the calendar year with my co-host John Pasalis in Toronto and Steve Saretsky in Vancouver. This week, John and Steve explain why a jump up in YOY sales numbers obscures the reality of a sluggish market with some segments performing better than other and just how Vancouver and Toronto have come to top the list of the most expensive 25 cities in the US & Canada, topping LA, San Francisco and New York. We

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01:01:32

How Today's Working Generations are Propping Up Older...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/12/03

In this week’s episode, John and Urmi talk to Paul Kershaw, policy professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Population and Public Health, and Founder of Generation Squeeze, a think tank that researches and advocates for today’s working age generations. Today, we’ll dig into what Generation Squeeze thinks Canada needs to change about its housing policy and other programs to ensure more fairness across generations. Link’s for Today’s Show: Email Paul

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55:47

Reviving an Old Idea to Solve Modern Housing...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/11/26

In this episode, we’re diving into a timeless economic solution that’s gaining new attention in today’s housing debates: the Land Value Tax (LVT). Unlike traditional property taxes, which tax both land and the structures on it, a Land Value Tax focuses solely on the land. This means property owners aren’t penalized for making improvements, like building more housing—a crucial distinction in the context of today’s housing crisis. We’ll explore the origins of this idea, tracing back to economists

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59:07

Why Are Toronto Home Sales Picking-Up? + Why Interest...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/11/19

Each month, show co-host John Pasalis presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with fellow Realosophy agents, Gus Papaioannou and Davin McMahon, and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation in our live chat hosted by Move Smartly Editor Urmi Desai to make this is one of our liveliest segments! Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at Realosophy to discuss your own real estate questions

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53:51

Home Sales Up, New Construction Stays Down — Toronto...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/11/12

It’s November Roundtable time! Note: This show was recorded before the results of the US election were reported - more on that next time This week, John and Steve discuss whether their respective real estate markets in Toronto and Vancouver are picking up as sales increase and inventory comes down and how immigration cuts and calls to cut GST and development charges would impact sales and home prices. Contact Us Follow Steve on X-Twitter @SteveSaretsky; Email at: steve@stevesaretsky.com Follow John

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01:01:33

How Fees and Taxes on Building Developers are Driving...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/11/05

In this week’s episode, John and Urmi talk to Matt Young, Founder, President and CEO of Republic a Greater Toronto Area home building company and founder of the CantWin, the Coalition Against New Home Taxes, a campaign to urge governments to reduce the fees and taxes charged to builders. Matt explains why he feels that of all costs facing buildings reducing taxes is the easiest way to make homes more affordable at a time when demand has really fallen for new housing. Link’s for Today’s Show:

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38:33

I'm Upsizing - Should I Keep My Current Home as a...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/10/29

Our episode today is our monthly ‘The Situation’ consumer Q/A! Urmi once again asks John to respond to the detailed questions you send in about the real estate decisions you are making as you navigate through the Toronto area housing market. Today, we hear from an upsizer wondering if they should hang onto their first home as an investment, a soon-to-be retiree who has a new freehold townhome in Southeast Ontario worth a lot less then they bought it for, and a would-be home buyer wondering how much

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52:00

What New Research Says About How Investors Impact...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/10/22

This week our episode is another session of “Move Smartly Ideas” - our deeper dive into housing economic and policy issues. Today, we are going to talk to John about how his own research into how investors impact the housing market as he completes his own doctoral degree on the same. Today's show links: A Sticky Ending: Lessons Learned from Toronto’s 2017 Real Estate Bubble: https://www.movesmartly.com/lessons-learned-from-toronto-2017-real-estate-bubble Contact Us John Pasalis, President and

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01:00:39

Interest Rate Cuts Suddenly Not As Certain + When...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/10/15

Each month, show co-host John Pasalis presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with fellow Realosophy agents, Gus Papaioannou and Davin McMahon, and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation in our live chat hosted by Move Smartly Editor Urmi Desai to make this is one of our liveliest segments! Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at Realosophy to discuss your own real estate questions

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48:19

Bull or Bear? How Big Mortgage Moves and More Will...

Move Smartly: The Podcast ·

2024/10/08

It’s October Roundtable Rumble time! In a preview of their big bull vs bear real estate debate in Toronto this week, John and Steve explain how the prospect of lower interest rates, big mortgage moves by the federal government and other campaigning politicians will impact a sluggish real estate market. And as usual, we go through the latest stats and explain flat market conditions in Toronto & Vancouver Contact Us Follow Steve on X-Twitter @SteveSaretsky; Email at: steve@stevesaretsky.com Follow

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