Move Smartly: The Podcast
Episodes
Will Upcoming Mortgage Renewals Hurt Canada’s Housing Market and Economy? — March Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s live market update, John presents the latest data and reviews top stories for the month. David Larock, Move Smartly’s expert mortg...
Are Rates Really Coming Down? + Construction Slump Led Recession? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable February 2024
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for our March Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John! As both the market heats up, John and Steve assess whe...
Won’t Toronto’s Wildly Unaffordable House Prices Crash? + Should I Use My Neighbour To Sell My Home? — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the March ‘The Situation’, our in-depth consumer Q/A! As usual, Urmi asks John to respond to the detailed questions you send in about the r...
The Impact of Canada’s Changing Immigration Policy: An Interview with Mikal Skuterud
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, John and Urmi talk to Mikal Skuterud about Canada’s changing migration policies and larger impacts on society and housing. Mik...
The Market Heats Up - Will It Last? — February Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s live market update, John presents the latest data and is once again joined by his fellow Realosophy Realty agents Gus and Davin to t...
Markets Heat Up As Consumer Confidence Rises But For How Long? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable February 2024
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The market is heating up as we’re back with our Feb Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John! As sales rebound, we discu...
Should I Rush to Buy Before Prices Rise + When Should I Sell? — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the February ‘The Situation’, our in-depth consumer Q/A! As usual, Urmi asks John to respond to the detailed questions you send in about...
Why Demand is More Important Than Supply in Canada’s Housing Affordability Debate
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a return to our semi-regular feature called Move Smartly ideas, where Urmi and John unpack and discuss some of the bigger issues ...
Pent Up Buyer Demand? + Inflation to Delay Interest Rates Decline? — January Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s live market update, John presents the latest data and is joined by Realosophy agents Gus and Davin to talk about how buyers and sell...
Looking Back at 2023 and What’s Next in 2024? + Canada’s Debt Crisis? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable January 2024
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a New Year — and we’re back with our first roundtable for 2024 on Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John! Wha...
Bank of Canada Holds Rate + What’s Next for the Toronto Real Estate Market — December Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
t’s time for our regular live monthly market update! John presents the data and story highlights from his latest market report December and is joine...
Interest Rate Peak Tonic for a Sluggish Market? + Canada’s Next-ish PM Fixes Housing — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable November 2023
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s December — and time for our monthly Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John! Will the Bank of Canada’s second ...
Should I Airbnb Instead of Finding a Long-Term Tenant? + Should I Wait to Sell My Condo? — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is one of our favourite features, the in-depth consumer question segment, which we call ‘The Situation’. As we do each month, Urmi Desai, ...
How Should We Be Measuring Our Housing Needs & Results?
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a return to our semi-regular feature called Move Smartly ideas, where Urmi and John unpack and discuss some of the bigger issues ...
Sales Fall Unevenly Across GTA + What’s Next for Interest Rates? — November Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for our regular live monthly market update! As usual John is armed with facts and figures and is once again joined by David Larock, our cr...
Sluggish Market + PreCon Fires + Landmark Decision Against Agent Commissions — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable November 2023
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s darker out there in more ways than one — and time for our monthly Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable for November with Urmi, Steve and ...
Things are Going to Be Tough for Canada’s Economy: An Interview with Robert Kavcic
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take a look at Canada’s economy to get some insight into how the broader macroeconomic trends might impact Canada’s housi...
Should I Stretch to Buy My Family Home Now? + Should I Lower My Condo Price? + — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with our October episode of the consumer Q&A, ‘‘The Situation’! Once again, Urmi asks John to respond to the detailed questions that...
Toronto Real Estate Market Slows + The Risks of Stagflation — October Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
t’s time for our regular live monthly market update! As usual John is armed with facts and figures and is once again joined by David Larock, our cra...
High Interest Rate Blues + The Supply Side Grift + Foreign Student Fallout? — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable October 2023
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with our October monthly Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable with Urmi, Steve and John! This month, John and Steve report on slow...
Are Cities Responsible for Canada’s Housing Crisis?
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, John and Urmi return with Move Smartly Ideas, a semi-regular sit down about the biggest ideas that John’s thinking, writing and talking t...
Why Isn’t My Home Selling? + Should I Invest Now? + Is It Safe To Buy Before Selling Right Now? — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our September episode of the consumer Q&A, ‘‘The Situation’, Urmi asks John to respond to the detailed questions that real estate consumers a...
Toronto Area Listings Start to Rise + Why the Fight Against Inflation Continues — September Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for our regular live monthly market update from John for September; John is once again joined by David Larock, a mortgage broker and analy...
$3 Million Won’t Get You a Mansion in Toronto (and Not Even a Nice Home in West Vancouver 😬) — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable September 2023
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
School’s back and it’s time for our monthly Toronto-Vancouver real estate roundtable for September with Urmi, Steve and John! This month, Joh...
A Short Message About Our Summer Break
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John and Urmi are going to be taking a short summer break and will return with a new episode on September 12th. We are planning to speak to even more ...
Average Home Prices Trending Down + The Case for High Interest Rates for Longer — August Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with our regular live monthly market update from John, who is joined by David Larock, a mortgage broker and analyst who blogs with us a...
The Bull Vs Bear Debate for Canadian Real Estate + Trudeau Says Housing Not a Primary Responsibility – Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable August 2023
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time again - our August roundtable with Steve in Vancouver and John in Toronto This month we discuss the latest trends in both housing mar...
Why a Decent Income is No Longer Enough to Buy a Home in Canada
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second of our semi-regular sit downs about the big ideas John’s writing about now. Another key component of Canada’s housing crisis is how u...
How How Renters Are Paying the Highest Price for Canada’s Housing Crisis
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For our episode this week, John and Urmi are going to be doing something a bit new. This will be the first of semi-regular sit downs where we will c...
What’s Next for Mortgage Borrowers After Yet Another Rate Hike + Canada's Rapid Pop Growth Hits Housing Market — July Toronto Area Real Estate Market Live Update & Q/A
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with our regular live monthly market update from John, who is joined by his fellow agent Gus Papaiaonnou at Realosophy Realty and David L...
Start of a Listing Surge? + Canada’s New Population High Inflames Housing Crisis — Toronto & Vancouver Real Estate Roundtable July 2023
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for our monthly roundtable - it's July and Urmi talks to Steve in Vancouver and John in Toronto! This month, the weather is hot but the mark...
How Do I Avoid Buying a Home Just Before the Market Falls + Can I Rent and Still Invest in Real Estate? — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Urmi and John are back with our monthly consumer Q&A, ‘‘The Situation.’ As usual, John responds to the detailed questions that real est...