Toronto's #1 Real Estate Podcast
330 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome to the home of all things Toronto Real Estate. This podcast has GTA market updates and investing tips for new and experienced investors. Bradley is the founder of Watson Estates, investor and real estate broker in Canada’s greatest city.
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Yours in Real Estate, Bradley Watson
Broker at Sutton Group - Summit Realty Inc. , Brokerage.
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Episodes
125: CMHC Pleads with Canadian Banks as Forecasts Defied
August 12, 2020 14:01 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBWhat Makes a City Worth Your Investment in the GTA? Are Home Builders Building or Running for the Hills? Are Toronto Rental Prices on Par with the GTA Yet?
124: For Now, Toronto Home Sales Hit New Records
August 10, 2020 15:09 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBHow Do July 2020 Stats Line Up with Past Years? How Quickly are Torontonians Fleeing to the Suburbs? Are Renters More Optimistic or Pessimistic About Home Ownership?
123: July 2020 is the Last Peak Month for Toronto Housing Prices
August 08, 2020 13:07 - 34 minutes - 48 MBWhy Do I Believe July is the Last Peak Month for Prices? What are Tenant Rights with the Moratorium on Evictions Lifted? Will Mortgage Rates Stay this Low for Years?
122: No Summer Slowdown in Toronto Real Estate as July Shatters Sales Record
August 06, 2020 14:10 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBWhat Jumps Out at First Glance in the July 2020 TRREB Stats? Are People Falling Behind on Their Mortgage Payments? Will More Government Save Us from Increasing Real Estate Prices?
121: Toronto Landlords Can Resume Evicting Tenants
August 05, 2020 15:11 - 34 minutes - 47 MBWill Toronto Save Me from Being Evicted by Challenging Bill 184? What Do I Need to Know About Toronto Real Estate Right Now? Do the Experts Believe a Housing Crash is Imminent?
120: Toronto Real Estate Market is Headed for a Cliff
August 03, 2020 13:51 - 26 minutes - 37 MBWhat Comes Next for Prices in the GTA? What Classifies Canada as Being in a Housing Bubble? Am I Allowed to Evict Tenants Again in Ontario?
119: Toronto Real Estate Board Releases Q2 Condominium Report
August 01, 2020 14:35 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBWhat are the Ups and Downs of Toronto & GTA Condos? Is the GTA Housing Marking Continuing to Thrive Despite COVID-19 Turmoil? What announcements have been made for reopenings?
118: Toronto City Council Votes to Legally Challenge Bill 184
July 30, 2020 14:16 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBWill Toronto Successfully Roll Back Bill-184? Why Are Some Choosing a Fixed Mortgage Amid Low Rates? If Toronto Now Enters Stage 3, What Do We Have to Look Forward Too?
117: A Crystal Ball for Toronto's Real Estate Market with Gary Hibbert
July 30, 2020 13:18 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBI had the pleasure of sharing on the podcast "Real Talk with Gary" with Gary Hibbert of Smart Home Choice. If you want to know my thoughts on what comes next for Toronto Real Estate this dialogue is for you. We begin with my journey in building a rental property portfolio and go through the major shocks investors are tracking going into Q4 of 2020. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
116: CMHC Eyeing 'New Tools' as Mortgage Deferral Cliff Looms for Borrowers
July 29, 2020 14:22 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBWhat’s the Plan to Save Canada from the Looming Deferral Cliff? Are Average Rents Coming Down Everywhere? Are Condo Projects Hurting and Offering Deals Amid COVID?
115: My August & September 2020 Predictions for Toronto Real Estate
July 27, 2020 13:53 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBWhich Neighbourhoods Outperformed in 2020? How Are Investors Structuring Their Rental Incentives? What are Condos/Apartments Legally Required to do to Keep You Safe from COVID?
114: Dozens of Toronto Apartment Buildings Offering Rental Incentives Right Now
July 25, 2020 13:48 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBWhat are Landlords Offering to Scoop Up New Tenants? Is Toronto Real Estate in Store for a Condo Buyer’s Market? What are the Cheapest Places in the GTA To Buy A House This Year?
113: New Downtown Condo Listings in Abundance
July 24, 2020 13:16 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBWhat is the Future of Downtown Condos? Why is the Rental Market in such Chaos? Is Moving Away from Toronto a Mass Exodus or Short Term Trend?
112: The New Toronto Real Estate Market with Richard Robbins
July 23, 2020 12:20 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBWe had the pleasure of speaking with Richard Robbins, Co-founder & CEO of one of North America’s top real estate training and coaching organizations; RRI (Richard Robbins International). RRI has over 10,000 coaching grads and 300,000+ real estate professionals who have attended RRI Conferences worldwide since 1998. He is an international speaker, author, and business coach, Richard Robbins’ organization is designed to share the most advanced real estate business-building systems with the wo...
111: Pandemic Turning Renters into Homeowners, Poll Shows
July 22, 2020 14:21 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBIs Now the Time for Renters to Become Homeowners? What Will the New Generation of Condos Look Like? Is a Primary Residence Capital Gains Tax Coming?
110: Here’s Where House Prices are Rising the Fastest in Toronto Right Now
July 21, 2020 14:34 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBWhere are the “Hot Pockets” in our City? Are Rental Apartment Builders Optimistic About the Rental Market? What is the Strength of Consumer Confidence in Canada?
109: Real Estate is Central to the WE/Kielburger Story
July 20, 2020 15:09 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBHow is Real Estate Central to the WE/Kielburger story? What Has COVID Done to Local Immigration Levels? What Do Open Houses Look Like Now?
108: Only 3 Real Estate Markets Saw Price Declines, Including Toronto
July 17, 2020 15:31 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBWhat is the Story with Toronto Home Prices According to CREA? How is Toronto’s Luxury Market Holding Up? Why are the Emergency Order Extensions Shrinking?
107: The ‘905’ is Now Outperfoming Toronto-Area Housing Activity
July 16, 2020 13:57 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBWhat’s the Scoop on the ‘905’ vs ‘416’ Sales Activity? What is There such a Big Draw to Preconstruction Right Now? What Direction Will Interests Go Through 2022?
106: Toronto Rent Price Declines Not Equal - Condo vs. Apartments
July 15, 2020 14:58 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBWhat Direction are Rent Prices Headed Through 2020? What Ideas has TREB Given to Address the Supply of Housing? When Will it be Too Late to Bail Out the City of Toronto?
105: Canadian Real Estate Prices Grew Over 29x The Rate Of US Home Prices
July 14, 2020 14:53 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MBHow Does Canadian Real Estate Prices Stack Up Against the US? What Can Psychology Do To Toronto’s Real Estate Market? Will Listings Host Open Houses Now that Phase 3 Allows it?
104: All-Time High Toronto Prices in June, But Not for Long!
July 13, 2020 14:03 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBAre Realtors Warning Prices Could Face Steep Declines in the Fall? Are Genuine Solutions Needed as Eviction Crisis Looms? What Will Stage 3 Look Like in Toronto?
103: CMHC Warned First-Time Buyers. Now They’re Getting Slaughtered
July 11, 2020 14:09 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBShould First Time Home Buyers have Listened to the Canadian Housing Agency’s Warning? Is Now the Time to Try Selling or Buckle My Seat Belt? Are the Jobs Coming Back as We Near Stage 3?
102: Pent-Up Demand & Overconfidence in Toronto's Market
July 10, 2020 13:26 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBHas Pent-Up Demand Led to Over-Confidence in Toronto’s Market? Are Bidding Wars on the Decline in Toronto? Why Are Tenant Advocates So Afraid of Ontario’s Bill 184?
101: June 2020 - Toronto Market Stats in Review
July 08, 2020 22:00 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MBWe take a look at how far we’ve come since the provincial closures came into effect due to COVID. This past month has some clear winners and losers. Let’s break it down by housing segment and predict what direction prices are moving next month. If you want to know what we’re expecting for your properties in Toronto, you won’t want to miss this podcast. What are you most interested in about our market? As local investors we need to keep our finger on the pulse as stats and news come out ...
100: Toronto’s Real Estate Market is Rebounding Fast as Pandemic Restrictions Lift
July 08, 2020 15:39 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBIs the Market Fully Recovered in Toronto? What Warning Signs Still Exist in Our Market? Will the Rental Eviction Ban End Sooner Than You Think?
99: Toronto’s Real Estate Industry Wants to Boom Again
July 06, 2020 14:05 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBWhat Policies Come Next to Fuel Toronto’s Real Estate Market? How Has the Pandemic Impacted City Funding? Where Are We in Canada’s Reopening?
98: Why Have Toronto Real Estate Prices Not Crashed?
July 04, 2020 14:28 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBSo Far, What About Toronto Real Estate Has Kept Prices from Crashing? How Difficult Will It Get When We Remove the Ban on Evictions? What’s Our Timeline on Stage 3 and Toronto’s Reopening?
97: Increasing Hong Kong Interest in Toronto Real Estate
July 03, 2020 13:06 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBAre Pre-Sale Property Units Selling Faster Amid Hong Kong’s Protests? Did People Apply for Mortgage Deferrals Just To Take Advantage? What Makes the Best City in the Country to Buy Real Estate Worth Buying?
96: Investing in the East End of the GTA with Gary Hibbert
July 02, 2020 17:05 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBWe discuss the local market with a focus on the east end of the GTA with Gary Hibbert. Gary shares his investment success and strategies that have helped his clients grow their portfolios. If you’re considering investing outside the city, this podcast is for you. Gary Hibbert is a full-time Real Estate Investor, licensed and award-winning Real Estate Agent, Author, and Educator. In 2010, Gary launched Smart Home Choice, one of Durham Region’s largest groups of Real Estate Investors that ...
95: Toronto Prices Up 3% in 2020 and Down 3% in 2021
July 01, 2020 13:58 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBWhat Do People Expect Local Prices to Do This Year and Next? Are Canadians Taking on More Mortgage Debt or Less? What Comes Next in the Reopening of Toronto?
94: Toronto Real Estate: Entering July 2020 with a Splash
June 30, 2020 15:03 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBWhat Is Everyone Saying Comes Next for Toronto Real Estate? What Did the Stats Show in May 2020, and How Have Things Changed? What Will Catch Falling Rent Prices in the GTA?
93: Toronto’s Real Estate Decline is Still to Come
June 29, 2020 13:57 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBWhen Do Realtors Expect to See Toronto’s Next Real Estate Decline? Are We Seeing a Stop to Rent Rates Declines? How Much Will Local Taxes Rise?
92: Zoocasa: GTA Detached Sales Exceed 2019 Levels!
June 27, 2020 13:53 - 29 minutes - 41 MBHave Detached Home Sales Fully Rebounded Across the GTA? Are New Home Sales & Prices Down Due to COVID? What Impact Will the CMHC Mortgage Insurance Changes Have on the Housing Market?
91: The Best GTA Cities to Buy in 2020 Post-Lockdown
June 26, 2020 13:23 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBWhere Should We Be Investing in Real Estate in 2020? How Has COVID Affected Affordability in Toronto? Is the Ability to Evict Coming Sooner Than You Think?
90: Did the Pandemic Crush Commercial Real Estate?
June 25, 2020 17:07 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBWhat Impact Did Closures Have on Commercial Real Estate in Toronto? Is the Ford Government Going To Fast-Track Residential Evictions? When Will Toronto Get Back to Normal?
89: CEO of REIN Patrick Francey: Toronto Real Estate Amid Covid
June 25, 2020 12:34 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBWe interviewed the CEO of the Real Estate Investment Network and Host of “The Everyday Millionaire” Podcast about his organization’s view of the current local real estate market. REIN members have purchased over 40,000 properties worth over $5 Billion in real estate. We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to speak with them on the future of our market. We chat about upcoming trends, opportunities to succeed during COVID and the specific markets across the GTA that REIN is watching clos...
88: CMHC Retreats from Earlier Forecast of 18% Plunge
June 24, 2020 13:19 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBWhat is CMHC’s New Stance on Home Prices in Toronto? Were Immigrants and Foreign Investors Driving the Property Market? How Are Tenants Protecting Themselves Against Landlords?
87: The Perfect Storm is Brewing in Toronto Real Estate
June 23, 2020 14:27 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBHow Many Houses are Selling for Over Asking in Toronto? What Pressures Are Being Added to Demand? What Pressures Are Being Added to Supply?
86: Investors View of Toronto Real Estate in 2020
June 22, 2020 12:54 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBDo Investors Expect a Market Crash or Boom Amid the Pandemic? Are New Listings Flooding the Market in Toronto? How is Canada’s Economy on the Global Stage?
85: How is Toronto Real Estate Hot With Unemployment at 14%?
June 20, 2020 13:15 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBIs Toronto Real Estate Ignoring the Unemployment Stats? Are New Listings Appearing Quicker Than Sales in Toronto? Will There Be a Net Migration Out of the City?
84: Time To Read Between the Lines in Toronto’s Market
June 19, 2020 13:43 - 28 minutes - 39 MBAre We Being Sold a Pipe Dream These Days? How Fast Are Rents Dropping Across the City? What’s More Dangerous, Reopening Too Quick or Watching Businesses Collapse?
83: Toronto Housing: Boom or Bust in Q3
June 18, 2020 14:34 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBWhat Is the Market Sentiment for the 3rd Quarter in Toronto? Is the Advertised 1.99% Rate at HSBC a Scam? When Will We See Further Rebates for Toronto’s Municipal Land Transfer Tax?
82: Toronto Real Estate Market Update - June 2020
June 17, 2020 13:21 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBHow Is Toronto Real Estate Shaping Up for June 2020? Are Permanent Residents Slowing Down More Than Expected? What Changes Can We Expect From Interest Rates and Consumer Spending in Canada?
81: Canadian Home Sales Fall Over 39%, With Toronto Leading The Market Lower
June 16, 2020 12:21 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBAre Canadian Home Sales Rising or Falling? Will Extending the CERB Help Toronto Real Estate Prices? As the GTA Reopens, What Is Happening in Our Market?
80: Pandemic Puts Toronto Real Estate Market on Display
June 15, 2020 13:26 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBDid the Pandemic put the Strength of the T.O. Real Estate on Display? Why is Immigration Fundamental to the Success of Toronto’s Market? Will the Tanking Rental Market Lead to Forced Selling
79: The Toronto Real Estate Market is Suddenly on Fire Again
June 13, 2020 15:29 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBIs Toronto Real Estate in Take Off Mode? Will Rental Rates Keep Dropping Through 2020? How Are Landlords and Businesses Taking the Ban on Commercial Evictions?
78: Migrants To Drop 35% in the GTA… Yet We're Still #1
June 12, 2020 14:31 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBIs Reduced Immigration a Problem for Toronto Real Estate? How are Realtors Protecting the Market from Money Laundering? Are Condo Managers and Tenants Allowed to Refuse Showings?
77: Resilient Toronto Real Estate Market or Just Government Spending...
June 11, 2020 14:09 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBWhat Awaits Real Estate in the 2nd Half of 2020? What Happens when the Stimulus Stops? How many Buyers and Sellers are Holding Off Due to COVID?
76: National Bank: Forecasts Sharpest Price Decline Ever
June 10, 2020 13:29 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBWhy does the National Bank expect declines from 2020-2021? Will a Commercial Eviction Freeze Help Keep Businesses Open? What Backlash is Coming from CMHC’s Tighter Mortgage Requirements?