Spring Real Estate Market Dead on Arrival? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable June 2025
Move Smartly: The Podcast
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. Overall home sales and new home sales plunge to lows not seen since the 1990s. John and Steve what the federal government should - and shouldn’t do - for the struggling new home building sector. Plus - how our real estate brokers, agents and brokerage reacting to changing market consideration as sellers remain fixed on yesterday’s prices? Contact Us Follow Steve on X-Twitter @SteveSaretsky; Email at: Follow John on X-Twitter @JohnPasalis;...
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Should We Downsize by Selling our Condo and Renting Now — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
Move Smartly: The Podcast
We are back with our popular consumer Q/A segment, ‘The Situation’! 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. In this week's episode: Is it time to sell our home, rent and invest in stocks now? Should we upsize our home or stay and invest in stocks instead? My parents bought we a condo but I don't like living in the area - what next? If you would like to send in your questions to be featured on a future episode, please email If you have a more...
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How British Columbia Is Leading Canada’s Housing Reform
Move Smartly: The Podcast
British Columbia is doing what other provinces have only talked about—taking bold, concrete steps to tackle the housing crisis. From legalizing fourplexes and sixplexes near transit, to cracking down on speculation and short-term rentals, Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon is helping lead one of the most ambitious housing reform agendas in the country. In this episode, we talk about BC’s approach to increasing supply, supporting non-market housing, and what other provinces—especially Ontario—can learn from it. Contact Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto...
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How Do You Sell Your Condo Right Now? — May 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, Davin McMahon and Gus Papaioannou, 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, John and his team discuss conditions in the slower market - why buyers are sitting back, what sellers are doing to stand out right now and will interest rate cuts help the market this time...
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Home Prices Finally Fall (a Bit) - What’s Next? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable May 2025
Move Smartly: The Podcast
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. For the first time, homes in all categories drop - though pre-con and condos remain the most sluggish. And John and Steve discuss a minority federal government led by Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney, together with Alberta discontent and Trump’s continued tough tariff talk all means for the Canadian economy and housing. Contact Us Follow Steve on X-Twitter @SteveSaretsky; Email at: Follow John on X-Twitter @JohnPasalis; Email at: ...
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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...
info_outlineOur 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.
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John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: [email protected] | X-Twitter: @JohnPasalis
Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: [email protected] | X-Twitter: @MoveSmartly
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