Move Smartly: The Podcast

The Move Smartly podcast invites you into data-driven conversations about issues impacting residential real estate in Toronto, across Canada and beyond.Join broker John Pasalis and other experts as we unpack real estate through a variety of timely market updates, lively discussions and insightful interviews. Here to help you make more informed decisions, whether you are a home buyer, seller, owner or renter, and as a resident and voter — because real estate impacts all of us.New episodes on Fridays. Look for our monthly Real Estate Roundtable with Steve Saretsky (The Loonie Hour Podcast) and Ben Rabidoux (Edge Realty Analytics).

Move Smartly: The Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Move Smartly, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  When Will GTA House Prices Bottom Out? What's Really Happening In The Market?

  Aug 14, 202632 min

  In this month's live, we discussed the latest GTA market stats and asked the big question: when will house prices finally bottom out? We also looked at the rental market, where increased selection is giving tenants more choice and more reasonable prices. Mortgage expert David Larock shared his latest insights on where interest rates could be headed, as inflation cools, jobs rise, and Canada's latest GDP numbers point to a stronger economic picture. Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at MoveSmartly to discuss your own real estate questions privately : https://www. movesmartly.com/meetjohn Sign up for our email list to be alerted to the next online market update to join our YouTube session live chat and ask your own Qs: https://www.movesmartly. com/monthly-public-webinar We hope you enjoyed this month's update and found it valuable. Thanks for tuning in - we'll see you next month!

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  Has Canada's Housing Market Hit Bottom? Why Mortgage Rates in Canada and the U.S. Are Heading in Opposite Directions

  Aug 7, 202645 min

  Has Canada's housing market finally found a bottom—or is there still further to fall? This month on the Real Estate Roundtable, I'm joined by Vancouver realtor Steve Saretsky and Toronto mortgage broker David Larock to discuss whether the correction in Canadian real estate is nearing its end, or whether home prices still have further to adjust before a sustained recovery begins. We also break down the latest economic data and what it means for interest rates. While inflation in Canada continues to trend lower, stronger-than-expected GDP growth suggests the Bank of Canada is unlikely to cut interest rates anytime soon. We discuss why the Bank appears to be on hold and what that means for borrowers and housing demand. Finally, we examine an increasingly important divergence between Canada and the United States. Long-term bond yields in the U.S. have been climbing sharply, pushing borrowing costs higher, while Canadian long-term yields have remained relatively stable. Why are the two countries moving in different directions, and what does this mean for fixed mortgage rates and the outlook for Canada's housing market? All that and more in this month's Real Estate Roundtable covering housing, interest rates, and the economic forces shaping the Canadian real estate market.

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  I Walked Away From My Condo Deposit — Can the Builder Still Sue Me?

  Jul 31, 202644 min

  The Situation is our monthly segment where John and Davin work through real estate situations sent in by real people — the messy, high-stakes decisions that don't have a clean answer in a market like this one. This month: A Toronto investor walked away from her pre-construction condo when she couldn't close, forfeited her deposit, and assumed that was the end of it. Now she's reading about builders suing buyers for the shortfall when the unit resells for less. John and Davin get into what she's actually exposed to, how long a builder has to come after her, and whether there's anything she can do now that doesn't make things worse. Then: a tenant has had her rent raised by the maximum every year for four years, while rents around her have been falling. Her landlord just sent another increase and a new lease to sign. How should she open that conversation, what leverage does she actually have, and can asking backfire? Plus: should you buy your next home before selling your current one, and why a neighbourhood can show 2.6 months of inventory when homes are selling in 24 days. Have a situation of your own? Send it to us and we'll take it on in a future episode.

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  Rents Are Falling. Why Is Everyone Building Rentals?

  Jul 24, 202647 min

  Toronto has almost stopped building condos. Starts hit a multi-decade low last year, and by the end of the decade there will be virtually no new condo completions at all. So nearly all the new housing this city gets over the next five years will be purpose-built rental — apartment buildings owned by the people who build them. My guest is Matt Spoke, a partner at Toronto Standard, which develops, builds, and holds midrise rental across Toronto. He's a CPA and former tech founder who runs the firm's capital side, so he thinks about housing the way an underwriter does. We talk about why this way of building disappeared for 25 years and what's bringing it back, why he builds midrise instead of joining the multiplex boom, and which government policies actually got shovels in the ground. I also push him on CMHC — purpose-built rental depends on government-insured loans no private lender would offer, and Matt generally favours markets over intervention. Then the question I most wanted answered: rents are down about 4% from last year and roughly 12% off their 2023 peak, and he's putting up buildings that won't have tenants for two or three years. So what rent is he actually assuming — and does he think rents go up from here, or down?

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  Beyond the Headlines: What's Really Happening in the GTA Market?

  Jul 17, 202643 min

  In today's live, we're diving into the latest GTA market statistics and separating fact from fiction when it comes to the headlines. Joining Gus and Davin from Realosophy, we discuss what's really happening on the ground and what the latest trends mean for buyers and sellers. We also hear from mortgage expert David Larock, who shares his latest insights on mortgage rates. Despite changing headlines and ongoing political uncertainty, rates have remained relatively steady—but what does that mean for the months ahead? Set-up a meeting with John Pasalis and his agents at Realosophy to discuss your own real estate questions privately : https://www. movesmartly.com/meetjohn Sign up for our email list to be alerted to the next online market update to join our YouTube session live chat and ask your own Qs: https://www.movesmartly. com/monthly-public-webinar We hope you enjoyed this month's update and found it valuable. Thanks for tuning in - we'll see you next month!

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