Move Smartly: The Podcast

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 co...

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-u...

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 pri...

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...

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...

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.movesma...

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-u...

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 & Van...

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 would-be upsizer wondering if they should buy before they sell, a condo rental owner who wonders if they will have to pay tax i...

As the federal Liberal government makes some major mortgage rule changes this week to help first-time buyers and and others being left behind in Canada's housing affordability crisis, my colleague and co-host, John Pasalis and I discuss the impact of these moves in an occasional series we call "Move Smartly Ideas" - our chance to take a deeper dive into housing economic and policy issues.  Today's...

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-u...

School's back in session and so are we - it's time for our September Roundtable with Urmi, John and Steve!  John and Steve take us through the latest stats and explain flat market conditions in Toronto & Vancouver and how falling interest rates and a softening economy will impact markets. We also discuss softening rental markets across Canada as the drop in foreign students is felt and revisit why...

In today's 'Move Smartly Ideas' episode, my colleague and co-host John Pasalis have our longer-form chat about big ideas in real estate history, policy and economics.  Today, John takes us on a tour of sunny Athens and tells us about the history of its housing and what we can learn from it as many make the case for more lower-rise high-density buildings in Toronto and other Canadian cities.    Tod...

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-u...

It's time for our August Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, John back in Toronto, and Steve in Vancouver!  John and Steve take us through the latest stats and explain how prices are staying flat when listing levels climb. How will more interest rate cuts amidst global economic worries impact Canada's main real estate markets. Also: Should the federal government be doing more about...

Hi, I'm Urmi Desai, editor of MoveSmartly.com , and this is the Move Smartly podcast. My co-host and colleague John Pasalis at Realosophy Realty and I would like to thank you for listening to us throughout the year as we explore all topics related to residential real estate in Toronto, Canada and beyond. During this summer season, we will be taking occasional breaks and not present any new episode...

Each month, John Pasalis (Realosophy Realty) presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with his 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! P...

It's a world-spanning July episode of the Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with John in Greece, Steve in Vancouver and Urmi in Toronto!   The weather is warm, but the biggest Canadian real estate markets remain anything but — John and Steve take us through the latest stats for Toronto and Vancouver and explain whether yet another new record high in condo listings and investors existing wil...

It's time for our June '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, John responds to the following situations:   0:00 Intro 1:04 My Investment is Not Appreciating, Can I Do Better with Another Property? 18:32 When Do I...

In 2020 Move Smartly host John Pasalis raised an important concern about Toronto's pre-construction condominium market – that investors were paying a very high price when compared to what existing units were selling for. What would happen if those units were not worth what the investors paid for them when they were done? Many of those units are now completed, and in many cases, they are not worth...

Each month, John Pasalis (Realosophy Realty) presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with his Realosophy agents, Gus P and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation in our live chat and make this is one of our liveliest segments! Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at Realosophy to dis...

It's the first summer episode for the Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable time with Urmi, Steve and John!  The weather may be jumping up, but the real estate markets remain sluggish - John and Steve take us through the latest stats and explain what is happening in the condo sector as listings hit a record high. Also: the first interest rate cut has finally dropped - how will it affect the mar...

In this week's episode, John Pasalis talks with Ben Rabidoux, founder of Edge Realty Analytics, which provides data and insights on Canadian housing and economic trends and more in-depth reporting on major metro-level trends in Vancouver and Toronto. Many real estate professionals consider Ben's monthly research reports a can't-miss read for good reason. Ben shared his thoughts on why Canada's eco...

Each month, John Pasalis (Realosophy Realty) presents his latest data and top stories on Toronto area real estate in conversation with Urmi Desai (Move Smartly Editor) and guests, including Realosophy agents and our Move Smartly mortgage expert, David Larock - and you, our viewers, who join the conversation live and make this is one of our liveliest segments! Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and...

It's really springtime and we're here with our May Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John!  In what should normally be the busiest real estate market of the year, John and Steve explain slow conditions in Toronto and Vancouver - with some nuanced trends. Demand for low-rise homes is low but listings are only rising from a historic low, so it's a bit of a stalemate still...