t’s time for our regular live monthly market update!

John presents the data and story highlights from his latest market report December and is joined by David Larock, Move Smartly blogger, mortgage broker and analyst who discusses his latest weekly post on mortgages as both Canada and US central banks hold interest rates - what does it mean for the market in the new year? Urmi follows our YouTube live chat to ask John and Dave your great audience questions as usual!

To book a Home Buyer/Seller Consultation with John Pasalis and Realosophy Realty about your more detailed questions: https://www.movesmartly.com/meetjohn

Watch this show on our YouTube channel on demand: https://www.youtube.com/live/xOfodGl3xr4?si=FA_ehrSKdCA4Z6dj

Sign up for our email list to be alerted to the latest monthly report/live market update to watch online and ask your own questions here: https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-public-webinar

Today's show links: 

John's latest market report for December with latest data on MoveSmartly.com:https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-report-2023-december

John’s interview with Robert Kavcic Move Smartly YouTube: https://youtu.be/qu9C46fJ618?si=n88po1RZ70dtTX2N

Dave's latest blog post on mortgage rates on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/articles/five-key-take-aways-from-the-bank-of-canadas-latest-policy-rate-decision

Feedback or Questions? Connect with Us: 

John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @JohnPasalis

David Larock, Mortgage Broker and Analyst and Realtor | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @Dave_at_IMP

Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: [email protected] | X-Twitter: @MoveSmartly

About This Show

The Move Smartly show is co-hosted by Urmi Desai, Editor of Move Smartly, and John Pasalis, President and Broker of Realosophy Realty. MoveSmartly.com and its media channels on YouTube and various podcast platforms are powered by Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada.

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

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It’s December — and time for our monthly Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John! 

Will the Bank of Canada’s second rate hold and murmurs of a peak at 5% impact re-spark markets in Toronto and Vancouver? And deep dive into what campaigning Conservative candidate for PM, Pierre Poilievre gets right and wrong about Canada’s housing affordability crisis.

You can also watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly

Links for this Show:

• Pierre Poilievre Video - Housing hell: How we got here and how we get out: https://youtu.be/RxKI9zKhDNE?si=k4UQsbGHsGApfZ4H

Follow John on Twitter @JohnPasalis; Email at: [email protected] 

Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveSaretsky; Email at: [email protected]

About This Show

The Move Smartly show is co-hosted by Urmi Desai, Editor of Move Smartly, and John Pasalis, President and Broker of Realosophy Realty. MoveSmartly.com and its media channels on YouTube and various podcast platforms are powered by Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada.

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

If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please like, comment, share, and subscribe on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - we’re on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and more.

Today is one of our favourite features, the in-depth consumer question segment, which we call ‘The Situation’. 

As we do each month, Urmi Desai, Move Smartly Editor, asks co-host John Pasalis, Broker and President at Realosophy Realty here in Toronto, to respond to the detailed questions you send in about the real estate decisions you are making as you navigate through in the Toronto area market. 

This month, we hear from first-time buyers trying to buy a home fit for a family while keeping up their retirement goals, those trying to rent out their properties in a slowing rental market. And a condo seller wonders if they should wait until the spring market.

If you would like to send in your questions to be potentially be featured on a future episode, please email [email protected]

If you want to set-up a meeting with John to discuss your situation privately, please visit movesmartly.com/meetjohn 

Today’s Show Links:

• John November Move Smartly Market Report: https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-report-2023-november

• Join John’s Live Monthly Market Update: https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-public-webinar

About This Show

The Move Smartly podcast is hosted by Urmi Desai, Move Smartly editor, and John Pasalis, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada. MoveSmartly.com is powered by Realosophy Realty.

Follow John on Twitter @JohnPasalis and email him at: [email protected] 

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Today’s episode is a return to our semi-regular feature called Move Smartly ideas, where Urmi and John unpack and discuss some of the bigger issues impacting the housing market in Toronto and Canada.

This week, Urmi asks John about some the ‘big numbers’ in housing policy and economics - and wonders whether we know how accurate they are in terms of setting the goals for housing that Canada, Ontario and Toronto need to meet and why we don’t hear more about them from our politicians and the media when it comes to tracking and staying accountable for progress? 

If you enjoy listening to our show and find it informative, I’d like to ask you to take a moment to leave a five-star review on the podcast platform you are listening to us on. 

Today’s Show Links: 

CMHC Housing Affordability Report: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-research/research-reports/accelerate-supply/housing-shortages-canada-solving-affordability-crisis

Ontario Housing Affordability Task: https://www.ontario.ca/page/housing-affordability-task-force-report

Smarter Prosperity Institute - Ontario Housing Supply Needs: https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/1.5MillionMoreHomes

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Feedback or Questions? Connect with Us: 

Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly: movesmartly.com | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @MoveSmartly

John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto: realosophy.com | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @JohnPasalis

About This Show

The Move Smartly show is hosted by Urmi Desai, Founding Editor of Move Smartly, and John Pasalis, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty. MoveSmartly.com and its media channels on YouTube and various podcast platforms are powered by Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada.

It’s time for our regular live monthly market update!

As usual John is armed with facts and figures and is once again joined by David Larock, our crack mortgage broker and analyst who blogs with us at Move Smartly. Along the way, Urmi is following our live chat to ask John and Dave viewer questions in this live session!

Today's show links: 

John's latest market report for November with latest data on MoveSmartly.com:https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-report-2023-november

John’s interview with Robert Kavcic Move Smartly YouTube: https://youtu.be/qu9C46fJ618?si=n88po1RZ70dtTX2N

Dave's latest blog post on mortgage rates on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/articles/canadian-fixed-mortgage-rates-fell-but-by-less-than-expected

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You can participate in our live sessions to ask your own questions and rewatch previous sessions on our Move Smartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/live/3xAg07_SHdA?si=AoD9GAC98vQe1eTF

Join email list to get notified each month about John’s monthly report/live market update https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-public-webinar

To book a Home Buyer/Seller Consultation with John Pasalis and Realosophy Realty about your more detailed questions: https://www.movesmartly.com/meetjohn

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Feedback or Questions? Connect with Us: 

John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @JohnPasalis

David Larock, Mortgage Broker and Analyst and Realtor | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @Dave_at_IMP

Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: [email protected] | X-Twitter: @MoveSmartly

About This Podcast

The Move Smartly podcast is hosted by Urmi Desai, editor of MoveSmartly.com editor, John Pasalis, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty. MoveSmartly.com and its media channels are powered by Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada.

It’s darker out there in more ways than one — and time for our monthly Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable for November with Urmi, Steve and John! 

This month, John and Steve explain what  markets are like in Toronto & Vancouver and how interest rates will dictate what will happen next.

We also discuss major signs of trouble in the pre-construction market, including several fires that have damaged hundreds of homes nearing completion in the Toronto area, the latest from the Trudeau federal government on immigration targets amidst a housing crisis and what a landmark ruling against U.S. real estate agents might mean for commissions in Canada as well.

You can also watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly

Links for this Show:

• Loonie Hour Live in Toronto tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-loonie-hour-live-in-toronto-tickets-742892650917

Feedback or Questions? Connect with us on Twitter: 

@MoveSmartly

@JohnPasalis

@SteveSaretsky

Reach out to the show over email at [email protected]

About This Show

The Move Smartly podcast is hosted by Urmi Desai, Move Smartly editor, and John Pasalis, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada. MoveSmartly.com is powered by Realosophy Realty.

In today’s episode, we take a look at Canada’s economy to get some insight into how the broader macroeconomic trends might impact Canada’s housing market in the months ahead.

We’ll discuss how Canada’s booming population is masking what is really happening in Canada’s economy, why the Bank of Canada may not cut rates even if we are in a recession and how high interest rates might impact Canada’s housing market in the months and years ahead.

My guest today is going to help us unpack all of these latest economic trends. Robert Kavcic is Senior Economist and Director Economics at Bank of Montreal and specializes in analyzing real estate trends.

To book a Home Buyer/Seller Consultation with John Pasalis and Realosophy Realty about your more detailed questions: https://www.movesmartly.com/meetjohn

Follow John on Twitter @JohnPasalis and email him at: [email protected] 

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

About This Show

The Move Smartly podcast is hosted by Urmi Desai, Move Smartly editor, and John Pasalis, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada. MoveSmartly.com is powered by Realosophy Realty.

We are back with our October episode of the consumer Q&A, ‘‘The Situation’!

Once again, Urmi asks John to respond to the detailed questions that real estate consumers across the GTA are asking right now. 

We hear from a young family wondering if they should stretch to buy their family home, a seller who wonders if she needs to reduce her condo price and an owner planning to downsize in the next few years — and wondering if they should risk waiting.

Today’s Show Links:

• What to Know When Working With an Agent: https://youtu.be/12bGC-B52XI?si=e_tXi9ddIXUVHhaz

• October Monthly Market Update: https://www.youtube.com/live/vouOvJIZyUE?si=HnYEMHFxOJtwHSNZ

To book a Home Buyer/Seller Consultation with John Pasalis and Realosophy Realty about your more detailed questions: https://www.movesmartly.com/meetjohn

Follow John on Twitter @JohnPasalis and email him at: [email protected] 

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

About This Show

The Move Smartly podcast is hosted by Urmi Desai, Move Smartly editor, and John Pasalis, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada. MoveSmartly.com is powered by Realosophy Realty.

t’s time for our regular live monthly market update!

As usual John is armed with facts and figures and is once again joined by David Larock, our crack mortgage broker and analyst who blogs with us at Move Smartly. Along the way, Urmi is following our live chat to ask John and Dave your key questions!

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

Today's show links: 

John's latest market report for October with latest data: https://www.movesmartly.com/monthly-report-2023-october

Dave's latest blog post on mortgage rates on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/articles/why-higher-fixed-mortgage-rates-make-additional-policy-rate-hikes-less-likely

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Sign up for John’s Home Buyer Strategies webinar: https://www.movesmartly.com/top-10-home-buying-strategies

To book a Home Buyer/Seller Consultation with John Pasalis and Realosophy Realty about your more detailed questions: https://www.movesmartly.com/meetjohn

Follow John on Twitter @JohnPasalis and email him at: [email protected] 

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

About This Show

The Move Smartly podcast is hosted by Urmi Desai, Move Smartly editor, and John Pasalis, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada. MoveSmartly.com is powered by Realosophy Realty.

We’re back with our October monthly Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John! 

This month, John and Steve report on slowing real estate markets in Toronto & Vancouver.

We also discuss how high interest rates are impacting the market and consumer sentiment, why government measures from all levels to increase our supply to match our growing population needs don’t add up to much and how the Canada-India dispute over an alleged killing of a Canada citizen by Indian agents may impact foreign students - and our rental market.

You can also watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly

Feedback or Questions? Connect with us on Twitter: 

Urmi Desai, Move Smartly Editor

• Twitter: @MoveSmartly 

• Email: [email protected]

John Pasalis, Real Estate Analyst and President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto

• Twitter: @JohnPasalis

• Email: [email protected]

Steve Saretsky, Real Estate Analyst and Realtor, Saretsky Group at Oakwyn Realty, Vancouver

• Twitter: @SteveSaretsky

• Email: [email protected]