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.

Today's show links:

John Instagram Video - “Athens: A City of 6-Storey Polikatoikies”: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9PHkutuhBc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Bloomberg, City Lab, “Behind the Accidentally Resilient Design of Athens Apartments”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-15/the-design-history-of-athens-iconic-apartments

Dezeen on Le Corbusier Dom-Ino House: https://www.dezeen.com/2014/03/20/opinon-justin-mcguirk-le-corbusier-symbol-for-era-obsessed-with-customisation/

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 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!

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-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:

John's latest market report for June with latest data on MoveSmartly.com: https://www.movesmartly.com/reports

Dave Larock's latest 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!

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 curbing Airbnb businesses?

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!

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 episodes in some weeks. We look forward to returning to our regular weekly schedule in the fall.

As always, if you enjoy listening to our show and find it informative, I’d like to ask you to take a moment to leave a five-star review wherever you are listening to us, whether it’s on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Amazon music or Audible — so that other listeners can find our show.

Thank you and have a great summer!

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 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!

It’s time for our June ‘The Situation’ consumer Q/A segment!

0:00 Intro

1:04 My Investment is Not Appreciating, Can I Do Better with Another Property?

18:32 When Do I Bail Out on an Aging Condo That Needs Repairs?

29:56 Will a Co-Ownership Company Finally Get Me Onto the Property Ladder?

Links for today’s show:

• John Video - Toronto Condo Investors Are Bleeding Cash - How Long Can This Last?: https://youtu.be/xbZqR-maRI4

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

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

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 what investors paid. But why are we not hearing about distressed investors who can’t get a mortgage because they overpaid for their condos?

In today’s episode, John asks if our government and big banks are propping up these condo investors to prevent condo prices from falling.

Contact Us

Follow John on X-Twitter @JohnPasalis; Email at: askjohn@movesmartly.com

Follow Urmi on X-Twitter @MoveSmartly; Email at: editor@movesmartly.com

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