Toronto, ON— IQInvest Mortgage Investment Corporation announces the appointment of a new member of its Advisory Board, as well as the full slate of officers and board members for 2019.
Joining the Advisory Board is Barry Lebow, Professional Land Economist, Arbitrator, and Mediator. “Our newest Advisory Board member embodies the spirit of community and bring talent, expertise, and energy to the table. We are very fortunate to have him by our side as we continue to strengthen the community in the Private Lending market. ”, Jeffrey Hui, President & CEO.
Barry Lebow, IQI’s newest advisory board member, is a Professional Land Economist, Arbitrator, and Mediator.
Starting his real estate career in 1968, Barry Lebow has evolved into one of Canada’s most recognized real estate professionals. His articles circulate across Canada and around the world. As a popular guest speaker and instructor he has appeared before real estate and legal audiences across Canada, the United States and international. He has trained thousands of real estate professionals over the years.
Barry is one of the most versatile of all real estate professionals, given his demonstrated experience in areas including real estate evaluation, brokerage, construction and renovation, mediation, arbitration, mortgage brokerage and of course, his passion – education. This extensive background has qualified him as an expert witness in more than 500 court proceedings plus hearings and arbitrations. Starting in the 1970s, he built Lebow, Hicks Appraisal Services Inc. into one of the best-recognized boutique real estate appraisal firms in Canada. He sold his interest in the firm to return to his passion, selling real estate in 2010. He is a broker with RE/MAX Ultimate Realty Inc. and is recognized by RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic for being in the elite top 5% of RE/MAX agents.
Barry Lebow has earned 14 recognized real estate designations, with 3 specific to appraisal and is a member of multiple real estate organizations. He was a former national director of the Real Estate Institute of Canada and has served as chair, president, or sat on the national boards of various professional associations. He is the author of various education programs and seminars which he teaches for real estate boards in Ontario.
In 2007 he founded the Society of Senior Agents and launched the Accredited Senior Agent designation program for Realtors across Canada. Thousands of Realtors have now taken the training for the ASA designation.
Barry is also a community leader who has continually been active raising money or volunteering for various charities or community groups and he sits as an advisor to three nonprofit housing complexes and has acted as an advisor to many charitable organizations. He is active in raising money for Alzheimer’s research at Baycrest Hospital and supports various other charities.
He is proud to have received the Meritorious Service Award from the Toronto Chapter of the Real Estate Institute of Canada in 2009 for his leadership and professionalism in organized real estate. In 2018 he was awarded the QuadReal Literary Award by the REIC for the finest of real estate writing for the year.
IQInvest Mortgage Investment Corporation is a non-bank lender providing flexible and creative financing solutions to the real estate communities in Canada. Our mission is to facilitate the origination of innovative mortgage solutions that provide real estate borrowers with quick, quality “financing from the ground up” and to provide our investors with quality, risk-adjusted returns.
For more information about IQInvest Mortgage Investment Corporation please email info@iqinvest .ca
The slate of board members for 2019 is listed below.
Jeffrey Hui, President and CEO
Arif Khan, Director of Underwriting
Derek F. Sorrenti, Director of Legal Operations
Allan Taube, Director of Operations
Benny Cheung, Director, Sales
Kim Chan, Director, Client Service
Advisory Board
Barry Lebow
Please visit our Corporate Governance Page for Board Member biographies: http://www.iqinvest.ca/investors/investor-relations/board-of-directors/