Move Smartly: The Podcast

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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 editor and host Urmi Desai, analyst and 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).

  1. More Homes, Fewer Buyers: GTA Housing Faces a New Test — July Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A

    11 HRS AGO

    More Homes, Fewer Buyers: GTA Housing Faces a New Test — July Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A

    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 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 a market that has not been that familiar to the Toronto area for some time - as more homes hit the market for sale, and fewer buyers are confident to jump in, which segments of the market are most vulnerable to price drops? And how will the US Trump Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” affect Canada’s housing market? As usual our engaged viewers and listeners have plenty of consumer questions about what’s next for their real estate moves, mortgage rates and more. 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 Today's show links:  Sign up for John's 30 Minute Info Session - The Smart Way to Upsize In an Uncertain Market: https://www.movesmartly.com/buying_selling_signup John's latest monthly Toronto area real estate market report on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/reports Dave Larock's latest weekly blog post on mortgage rates on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/articles/author/david-larock Contact Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: askjohn@movesmartly.com | X-Twitter: @JohnPasalis David Larock, Mortgage Broker and Analyst and Realtor | Email: dave@morplan.ca | X-Twitter: @Dave_at_IMP Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: editor@movesmartly.com | 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. You can also watch this and every episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please subscribe and leave us a positive rating on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from — thank you!

    59 min
  2. Canadian Housing Market Remains at a Standstill — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable July 2025

    JUL 4

    Canadian Housing Market Remains at a Standstill — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable July 2025

    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. We heard how historic low sales continue to play out on the ground. Plus, are trade blues the only thing worrying Canadians about the economy? And why as our national housing agency giving up on housing affordability - and why can’t supply be a solution? Contact Us Follow Steve on X-Twitter @SteveSaretsky; Email at: steve@stevesaretsky.com Follow John on X-Twitter @JohnPasalis; Email at: askjohn@movesmartly.com Follow Urmi on X-Twitter @MoveSmartly; Email at: editor@movesmartly.com About This Roundtable Series Each month, Move Smartly.com editor, Urmi Desai, talks to John Pasalis, Housing Analyst, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto,  and Steve Saretsky, Housing Analyst and Realtor at the Oakwin Realty Group at Oakwin Realty in Vancouver about the latest data and on-the-ground insights in Canada's biggest residential RE markets. (Thanks to Jesse Bains, now at Linked In News, for kicking off this series at Yahoo Finance originally!) 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. You can also watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please like, subscribe, share, review and comment on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - we appreciate your support!

    54 min
  3. Waiting For Home Prices to Fall/Worried About Home Prices Falling — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A - June 2025

    JUN 27

    Waiting For Home Prices to Fall/Worried About Home Prices Falling — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A - June 2025

    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 two concerned sets of parents - one worried that their kids are waiting too long for home prices to fall before buying — the other worried about the value of their kid’s condo falling. And, is now the time to ask your buyer agent for a commission discount?   Show links: “Rookie Mistake!” - David Fleming - TheTorontoRealtyBlog.com: https://torontorealtyblog.com/blog/rookie-mistake-2/ If you would like to send in your question to be considered for a future episode, please email askjohn@movesmartly.com If you have a real estate situation you would like to discuss with John in private, please connect with John at movesmartly.com/meetjohn  Connect with Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: askjohn@movesmartly.com | Twitter: @JohnPasalis Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: editor@movesmartly.com | 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. You can also watch this and every podcast episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please subscribe and leave us a positive rating on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - thank you!

    30 min
  4. Heroes or Villains? Debating the Role of Investors in Canadian Real Estate with Dan Foch

    JUN 20

    Heroes or Villains? Debating the Role of Investors in Canadian Real Estate with Dan Foch

    Today, MoveSmartly.com Editor Urmi hosts a special debate/conversation between our guest, Daniel Foch (pro), and co-host John Pasalis of Realosophy Realty in Toronto (against). Daniel Foch is the Chief Real Estate Officer at Valery.ca and host of Canada’s #1 real estate podcast. As co-founder of The Habistat, the onboard data science platform for TRREB and Proptx, he has helped make the real estate industry more transparent by using real-time housing market data to inform decision-making for key stakeholders. With over 15 years of experience in the real estate industry, Daniel has advised a broad spectrum of market participants, from all three levels of government to some of Canada’s largest developers. Follow the show and send your questions and feedback via: Twitter: @MoveSmartly Instagram: @move.smartly Email: editor@movesmartly.com Show Notes: John's kickoff tweet: https://x.com/JohnPasalis/status/177737761480759308 Follow John on X (Twitter): https://x.com/JohnPasalis Dan’s response tweet: https://x.com/daniel_foch/status/1922640957490553328 Follow Dan on X (Twitter): https://x.com/daniel_foch   About This Show The Move Smartly show is co-hosted by Urmi Desai, Editor of MoveSmartly.com, 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. You can also watch this episode on our Move Smartly YouTube channel If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please like, subscribe, share, review, and comment on whatever platform you’re watching or listening on—we appreciate your support!

    1h 3m
  5. The Housing Market Has Stalled - What to Know for Sellers and Buyers — June Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A

    JUN 13

    The Housing Market Has Stalled - What to Know for Sellers and Buyers — June Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A

    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, John and his team discuss conditions in a stalled market -  how sellers are reacting to changed market conditions, whether there are any safe buyer opportunities and how will US-trade threats impact the market going forward. As usual our engaged viewers and listeners have plenty of consumer questions about what’s next for their real estate moves, mortgage rates and more. 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 Today's show links:  To learn about John’s new homebuying/selling right now session - email askjohn@movesmartly.com with the subject line “Smart” John's latest monthly Toronto area real estate market report on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/reports Dave Larock's latest weekly blog post on mortgage rates on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/articles/author/david-larock Contact Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: askjohn@movesmartly.com | X-Twitter: @JohnPasalis David Larock, Mortgage Broker and Analyst and Realtor | Email: dave@morplan.ca | X-Twitter: @Dave_at_IMP Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: editor@movesmartly.com | 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. You can also watch this and every episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please subscribe and leave us a positive rating on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from — thank you!

    1h 11m
  6. Spring Real Estate Market Dead on Arrival? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable June 2025

    JUN 6

    Spring Real Estate Market Dead on Arrival? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable June 2025

    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: steve@stevesaretsky.com Follow John on X-Twitter @JohnPasalis; Email at: askjohn@movesmartly.com Follow Urmi on X-Twitter @MoveSmartly; Email at: editor@movesmartly.com About This Roundtable Series Each month, Move Smartly.com editor, Urmi Desai, talks to John Pasalis, Housing Analyst, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto,  and Steve Saretsky, Housing Analyst and Realtor at the Oakwin Realty Group at Oakwin Realty in Vancouver about the latest data and on-the-ground insights in Canada's biggest residential RE markets. (Thanks to Jesse Bains, now at Linked In News, for kicking off this series at Yahoo Finance originally!) 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. You can also watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please like, subscribe, share, review and comment on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - we appreciate your support!

    52 min
  7. Should We Downsize by Selling our Condo and Renting Now — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A

    MAY 30

    Should We Downsize by Selling our Condo and Renting Now — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A

    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 askjohn@movesmartly.com If you have a more specific or particular real estate situation to discuss with John and his team at Realosophy Realty, connect with John at movesmartly.com/meetjohn  Listen to this episode when available on Move Smartly Podcast (New episodes drop Tues mornings): https://link.chtbl.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please share, subscribe and leave us a positive rating on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - thank you! Connect with Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: askjohn@movesmartly.com | Twitter: @JohnPasalis Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: editor@movesmartly.com | 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.

    31 min
  8. How British Columbia Is Leading Canada’s Housing Reform

    MAY 23

    How British Columbia Is Leading Canada’s Housing Reform

    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 | Email: askjohn@movesmartly.com | X-Twitter: @JohnPasalis Urmi Desai, Editor, Move Smartly | Email: editor@movesmartly.com | 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. You can also watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please like, subscribe, share, review and comment on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - we appreciate your support!

    30 min
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The Move Smartly podcast invites you into data-driven conversations about issues impacting residential real estate in Toronto, across Canada and beyond. Join editor and host Urmi Desai, analyst and 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).

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    Move Smartly
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
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