Interest Rate Cuts Suddenly Not As Certain + When Will Home Prices Fall? — October Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
Release Date: 10/15/2024
The Great Sell Off
Move Smartly: The Podcast
In this episode, John Pasalis unpacks his new report, The Great Sell Off, which explores how Canada’s housing market has undergone a fundamental shift. He explains how homes have evolved from places to live into powerful financial assets, how this shift has driven a wedge between prices and incomes, and why today’s housing crisis can’t be solved with yesterday’s assumptions. Read John’s full report and watch video: Contact Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: | X-Twitter: Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly |...
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Introducing ‘The Great Sell Off’: Interview with John Pasalis - Move Smartly Ideas
Move Smartly: The Podcast
Today, Urmi interviews co-host John about his new report and video, The Great Sell Off: How Our Homes Became Someone Else’s Business, which explains just how we have arrived at our current Canadian housing affordability crisis and what we can do to emerge from it. Read John’s full report and watch video: Contact Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: | X-Twitter: Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: | X-Twitter: About This Show The Move Smartly show is co-hosted by Urmi Desai, Editor of Move Smartly, and John...
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Am I Wrong to Be Buying a Home Right Now? — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A April 2025
Move Smartly: The Podcast
This week, it’s time for our monthly consumer Q&A segment which we call the ‘The Situation.’ In this segment, I ask my co-host and colleague, John Pasalis, President and Broker at Realosophy Realty, in Toronto, to respond to the questions you are asking about all your buying, selling and renting moves across the Toronto area real estate market. You can send your questions about your own real estate moves to be addressed in future episodes to Sign up for John's 30 Minute Info Session - The Smart Way to Upsize In an Uncertain Market - Contact Us John Pasalis,...
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Assessing Housing Plans as Canada Votes - Move Smartly Ideas
Move Smartly: The Podcast
As Canadians head to the polls later this month, Move Smartly co-hosts Urmi and John assess the Liberal, Conservative and NDP housing plans. Featuring John’s interview with campaigning Liberal Housing Minister, Nate Eskine-Smith. Follow us and send us your questions and feedback via Twitter , Instagram , or email: Show Notes: Liberal Party - March 2025 -Building Canada Strong: Conservative Party - March 2025 - Building Homes Not Bureaucracy: Conservative Party - Dec 2023: Housing Hell - How We Got Here and How We Get Out: NDP - March 2025 - Building...
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Should I Be Buying or Selling a Home Right Now? — April Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
Move Smartly: The Podcast
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, Anastasia Spozito 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! This week, what is the best way to buy or sell a home right now given the uncertainty about the Canadian economy amidst continued global economy uncertainty caused by the trade wars initiated by US Trump...
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Analyzing Carney and Poilievre on Housing as Canada Heads to Polls — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable April 2025
Move Smartly: The Podcast
It’s the Federal Election edition this month! 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 John and Steve sound off on what the two leading candidates to become Canada’s PM at the end of the month, Liberal Party leader and current PM, Mark Carney, and Progressive Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition, Pierre Poilievre have to say on housing GST rebates, capital gains and more on housing as Canada heads to the polls this April 28, 2025. Today’s Show Links: A...
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How a Small Floor Repair Turned into a 100K Renovation — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A March 2025
Move Smartly: The Podcast
This week, it’s time for our monthly consumer Q&A segment which we call the ‘The Situation.’ In this segment, I ask my co-host and colleague, John Pasalis, President and Broker at Realosophy Realty, in Toronto, to respond to the questions you are asking about all your buying, selling and renting moves across the Toronto area real estate market. You can send your questions about your own eal estate move to be addressed in future episodes to or leave comments on YouTube channel under this video for those of you catching this segment there. Follow us and send us...
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Tariffs Slam Into Canada’s Economy - And Its Housing Market: An Interview with Ben Rabidoux
Move Smartly: The Podcast
Urmi and John sit down with Ben Rabidoux, a leading housing analyst at Edge Realty Analytics. His firm provides in-depth data and insights on Canada’s housing market, with a focus on national trends and key metro areas like Vancouver and Toronto. It’s no surprise that many real estate professionals consider his monthly research reports essential reading. With interest rates falling, inflation on the rise, and tariffs hitting Canada’s economy, the housing market is facing a whirlwind of change. How will these shifting economic forces play out in the coming months—and what do they mean...
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Home Sales Hit New Low, Condo Crash?, Trump Tariff Chaos — March Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
Move Smartly: The Podcast
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 interest rates fall amidst Canada’s trade tariff war with the US Trump administration continues,...
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Trump Tariff Chaos Hits Slam into Slow Canadian Real Estate Markets — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable March 2025
Move Smartly: The Podcast
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 signs of prices dropping be enough to get Canadians back into real estate again like they did...
info_outlineEach 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!
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Today's show links:
John's latest market report for October with latest data on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/
Dave Larock's latest blog post on mortgage rates on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/
Contact Us
John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: [email protected] | X-Twitter: @JohnPasalis
David Larock, Mortgage Broker and Analyst and Realtor | Email: [email protected] | X-Twitter: @Dave_at_IMP
Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: [email protected] | X-Twitter: @MoveSmartly
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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.
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