Liam Brunner, AACI, P.App., MRICS, joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory in 2018 as a Senior Managing Director and the Canadian Practice Leader. Brunner is responsible for building Newmark’s valuation and advisory practice throughout Canada through staff recruitment and acquisitions. He also serves as the national lead for business development and platform execution. Brunner brings to Newmark more than 20 years of experience providing real estate valuation and advisory services to a broad range of clients located throughout Canada.
Prior to Newmark, Brunner served for a little more than six years as a partner in Deloitte’s Financial Advisory practice in Calgary, where he led the firm’s real estate valuation practice nationally and was responsible for consulting and advisory for Western Canada. In this position, Brunner worked with his team to provide real estate valuation and advisory services for a wide range of special-purpose and investment-grade property classes. He also provided his considerable valuation and advisory expertise to some of Canada’s leading real estate companies and corporations.
Prior to Deloitte, Brunner worked for six years as managing director for Western Canada at Cushman & Wakefield, where he provided oversight of business development, client assignments and service delivery across Western Canada. He also oversaw C&W’s team of valuation and advisory professionals. Clients included Canada’s leading financial and public institutions, real estate developers, investors and all levels of government. Before that, Brunner served for seven years as a director with Colliers International, responsible for valuation and property tax services for southern Alberta.
Professional Affiliations
- Director and Education Chair, Appraisal Institute of Canada, 2005 – 2010; Admissions Board, 2003 – 2010
Licenses and Designations
- Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- AACI Designation, Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute
Education
Brunner earned a Bachelor of Economics degree from Concordia University and later obtained Certificates in Management and Applied Real Estate from McGill University.