Move Smartly: The Podcast

Today, John continues the show’s mini-theme from last week of digging deeper into the ‘shortage supply’ explanation for increasing housing unaffordability.

Given the similarities between Canada and Australia housing markets, John interviews Cameron Murray, an Australian economist at the University of Sydney, well known for challenging the housing supply narratives that dominate the debate about high house prices in Australia.

In contrast to last week’s episode, which focussed on the argument that building more homes is key to solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis, Cameron discusses how the data he tracks in Australia doesn’t always support the ‘supply shortage’ argument we ‘feel’ is happening on the ground.

What can the banana market tell us about the housing market? Will increasing housing density really make homes more affordable? And can we look to other countries like Singapore for better policy ideas?

You can watch this interview on our Move Smartly YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly

Follow us and send us your questions and feedback via Twitter @MoveSmartly, Instagram @move.smartly, or email: [email protected]

Today, Urmi interviews Mike Moffatt who is the Senior Director of Policy and Innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute at the University of Ottawa, and Assistant Professor at the Ivey School of Business at Western University, and a leader in housing policy, industry and advocacy circles for many years. 

He and his team have projected and analyzed other projections of home building needs, most recently finding that Ontario currently needs 1.5 million homes to be built over the next 10 years to meet current gaps and projected demand. 

How likely is it that Ontario can meet this target? What are the biggest challenges to generating this supply? Will ever higher immigration targets keep supply goals permanently out of reach? And could Canada be becoming a new type of economy facing specific pitfalls?

You can watch this interview on our Move Smartly YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly

Follow us and send us your questions and feedback via Twitter @MoveSmartly, Instagram @move.smartly, or email: [email protected] 

It’s already November and time for John to share his latest monthly data and insights — and for our viewers to join in the discussion live!

This week’s podcast episode is an audio recording of this live update, which we host on our Move Smartly YouTube channel.

The top stories this month include: How long will prices hold due to a stalemate between sales and listing levels? What red flags are showing up for pre-construction condos? How does the federal government hope immigration policy will come to the rescue and a look back at how consumer moods had the biggest impact on the market during the Covid pandemic. Viewer questions and comments throughout add to the discussion. 

You can participate live or rewatch previous sessions on our Move Smartly YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly

Sign up for John’s monthly report/update email list: https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-public-webinar

Book Personalized Home Buyer/Seller Consultation with John Pasalis about your more detailed questions: https://www.movesmartly.com/meetjohn

Follow us and send us your questions and feedback via Twitter @MoveSmartly, Instagram @move.smartly, or email: [email protected] 

A new monthly feature on our podcast! Urmi sits down with John at Realosophy Realty HQ to discuss the detailed real estate issues and concerns you’ve reached out to him about via email at [email protected]. This month, the stress of a downturning housing market is a recurring theme for home buyers/sellers/owners across the GTA: What can be done when the home you’ve bought at home at the peak of the market earlier this year is already worth less today and you may need to move soon? If you’re struggling with rising mortgage rate payments that don’t cover your investment property expenses? And when you’re due to take possession of a pre-construction home that you bought in very different financial circumstances than today? 

Email us about your own real estate situation to be addressed in a future episode at: [email protected] 

You can watch this show on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel, follow us on Twitter @MoveSmartly for news or reach out to the show over email at [email protected].

New month, new roundtable! Urmi is back with John in Toronto (Realosophy Realty) and Steve Saretsky in Vancouver (Oakwin Realty) discussing the latest Canada and world real estate headlines and data. This is a busy one covering a lot of ground including The Economist magazine's list of scariest housing markets (a list Canada unenviably tops), the "P" word (as in ‘Are we seeing an interest rate pivot?’), a massive collapse in new construction sales, your great audience questions and more. 

Watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel, follow us on Twitter @MoveSmartly or reach out to the show over email at [email protected].

In this week’s episode, John interviews economist Randall Bartlett of The Desjardins Group to hear an expert take on what is proving to be a very unusual time for the economy and housing market in Canada and abroad. John and Randall’s discussion is eye-opening and informative, covering some key issues we’d like to understand better — Why were inflation risks not anticipated ahead of time? What is the economic outlook going forward? And how will Canada’s housing market be impacted?

Watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel, follow us on Twitter @MoveSmartly or reach out to the show over email at [email protected].

As markets at home and abroad continue to undergo historic pressures, John's monthly market update for October features a deep data dive into key factors to see what might be next. Join John and Urmi as they discuss the numbers and on-the-ground observations and answer astute viewer questions. Why are prices plateauing for now — and when might this change? Which proportion of Toronto sellers may become distressed? What about a recession? 

Watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel, follow us on Twitter @MoveSmartly or reach out to the show over email at [email protected].

We’re back with our Monthly Roundtable! Urmi is once again joined by John Pasalis (Realosophy Realty) in Toronto and Steve Saretsky (Oakwin Realty) in Vancouver. This is a lively one, covering remarkable happenings in Canada, UK and US real estate markets as officials continue to try to fight inflation without melting down the economy. Along the way, we respond to more of your great viewer questions!

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It’s time for John’s monthly market update for September! Join us as John and Urmi discuss the latest data and key stories in Toronto real estate now and respond to audience questions. Why are prices leveling off if we’re in the most significant sales slowdown in 20 years? Why aren’t listings piling up if sales are slowing? And why aren’t investors selling off yet? 

Send your own questions about the market or feedback to us at @MoveSmartly on twitter or reach out to the show over email at [email protected].

Urmi Desai hosts a roundtable discussion with John Pasalis (Realosophy Realty) and Steve Saretsky (Oakwin Realty). Join as we discuss latest market numbers and leading headlines heading into the fall market and answer audience questions about the impact of previous inflation cycles on real estate markets in Canada and more.

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