Insiders

Daniel Foch is the Chief Real Estate Officer at Valery.ca, Host of Canada’s #1 real estate podcast, and Head Coach at realist.ca. In his past as co-founder of The Habistat, the onboard data science platform for TRREB & Proptx, he helped the real estate industry to become more transparent, 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 real estate market participants, from homeowners to 3 levels of government, and some of Canada’s largest developers.

Marlon Bray is the EVP at Clark Construction Management, a company focused on getting projects built and putting clients first; this role follows over 20 years as a Quantity Surveyor working on a portfolio in excess of 5,000 projects of every asset type. Marlon has a proven track record of innovation and problem solving, with an avid interest in housing advocacy and challenging the status quo. He is a frequent speaker and contributor to thought leadership in the industry, often taking a satirical approach to simplifying the challenges the industry faces and offering potential solutions.

AVESDO harnesses data’s power to help new home real estate professionals make better, faster, more informed decisions. Authored by advisors from its consulting division, The Kinsman Report is a regular STOREYS column covering key insights, essential data, cultural trends, and more within the new home sales industry.

Christopher Hume, former architecture critic and urban affairs columnist at the Toronto Star, left the paper in 2016 to pursue other interests. He is currently working on several documentary projects and writing a book about the political history of 21st-century Toronto.

Naama is an architect, urban planner and urban designer. She has a bold vision: to change what good development can and should look like; with that in mind, she co-founded Smart Density.

Tim Ng is the Founder and CEO of ADHOC STUDIO and BLACKLINE, pioneering industry-leading digital solutions merging real estate, art, and technology to transform the sales experience. To explore ADHOC’s award-winning renderings and BLACKLINE’s innovative sales platform, visit adhocstudio.ca and blacklineapp.com.

Richard Lyall is president of RESCON, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario. He has represented Ontario's building industry since 1991. To contact him, reach out to media@rescon.com.

Sutton Group is redefining the ownership mindset, empowering its network of agents to move far beyond the fragmented, transactional nature of the real estate process towards a seamless, comprehensive wealth management approach. These are the team's insider perspectives.

Meet the Agent is an ongoing series profiling real estate agents from across Canada. Hear from them in their own words.