Projects & partnerships
Real estate runs on data and relationships. Daniel builds, and partners on, the tools that make agents and investors faster and better informed.
He is an operator, not a fund. Every project on this page is one he works in: as Chief Real Estate Officer at an AI-powered brokerage, as co-founder of a housing-data platform TRREB now offers its members, as a coach and as a co-host. The titles below are the ones he holds; sources are listed under the index.
The index
5 projects across brokerage, AI, data, community and media. Filter by discipline; each row links out to the project itself.
Showing 5 of 5
Valery
Brokerage · AI
An AI-powered brokerage, described by CP24 as Canada's first, with an AI assistant for agents and clients and an in-house agent academy.
- Daniel's role
- Chief Real Estate Officer
- Status
- Operating brokerage
- On record
- 2024Launched September 2024
Homies
AI
An AI back office for agents: CMAs, listing prep, content and follow-ups, grown out of the assistant Daniel used to automate his own admin.
- Daniel's role
- Part of the team behind Homies
- Status
- Operating
- On record
- 2026Covered by Inman, March 2026
The Habistat
Data
Real-time housing market charts for realtors, co-founded with two data scientists.
- Daniel's role
- Co-founder
- Status
- Licensed to TRREB / PropTx
- On record
- 2024Launched by TRREB, December 2024
Realist
Community · Data
Deal analysis and market research tools for investors, plus a community and meetups hosted with Nick Hill.
- Daniel's role
- Head coach and community host
- Status
- Operating
- On record
- No public date
The Canadian Real Estate Investor
Media
Markets, data and deals with Nick Hill, twice a week since July 2022: 440+ episodes, 1M+ downloads, rated 4.8 on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Canada's #1 real estate podcastRanked #1 Canadian real estate podcast by Parvis Invest (2025); launched at #1 in Canada per Storeys (2025).
- Daniel's role
- Co-host, with Nick Hill
- Status
- Publishing twice weekly
- On record
- 2022First episode, July 2022
Roles, dates and statuses, with sources: Valery (RENX, April 2025); Homies (Daniel's post on the Inman coverage, March 2026); The Habistat (REM, December 2024); Realist (Storeys author bio); the podcast (Preview episode, July 12, 2022). Homies is published by Valery Technologies Inc. Valery was founded by Shemeer Ahmed; Daniel joined as Chief Real Estate Officer. The Habistat is licensed, not sold: PropTx, TRREB's technology subsidiary, holds the global license.
Ways to work together
For proptech founders, brokerages, developers and brands with something useful to bring to Canadian real estate. Pick the way in that fits what you are building.
- AdvisoryProptech founders and brokerages
Product and go-to-market input from a working broker who, as Chief Real Estate Officer at Valery, sits where AI meets day-to-day brokerage.
- PilotsProptech founders
Homies grew out of the assistant Daniel built for his own admin, as covered by Inman. Founders can test tools the same way, with a working broker's feedback.
- ResearchDevelopers and builders
Research, feasibility and product strategy on housing economics, built on the same housing-data work behind The Habistat and his columns at REM and Storeys.
Research & press- DistributionBrands and founders
A launch, a study or a product in front of people who follow the housing market closely, through Daniel's own channels and the show he co-hosts with Nick Hill.
How the audience breaks down185,000+
followers across social platforms, September 2026
1M+
podcast downloads, 440+ episodes since July 2022
Building something agents or investors will use?
Tell Daniel what it is, who it is for and where it stands. If there is a fit, the next step is a conversation, not a pitch deck.