Properties Management Team
Joe Houssian
Founder
Joe Houssian founded Intrawest Corporation in 1976, now a well-known resort development company throughout Canada, the United States and in Europe. During its early years Intrawest was also involved in commercial and multi-family residential housing. Recognizing that resort and residential housing have distinct differences, Intracorp was formed in 1994 to manage the residential aspect of the business, allowing each entity to focus on its area of specialization. In 2006, Intrawest was sold. With the desire to expand Intracorp’s holdings to commercial, income-producing property, Mr. Houssian founded Intracorp Properties in 2007.
Mr. Houssian holds an MBA from the University of British Columbia, and received his early sales and management experience from the highly regarded Xerox Corporation – renowned for producing some of the nation’s top business people.
Marvin Haasen
Principal
Marvin Haasen joined Intracorp Properties in 2007 as President. Marvin is responsible for the execution of Intracorp Properties strategy to invest shareholder and third party capital primarily in income-producing property in Western Canada. Marvin has over 20 years of experience in real estate investments, asset management and development. Prior to joining Intracorp, Marvin spent 12 years with Lend Lease Real Estate Investments acquiring under performing property and real estate secured debt. His most recent assignment was Chief Executive Officer of a USD $350 million (equity) fund that invested in Asian real estate opportunities. Prior to Lend Lease, Marvin worked eight years at a prominent Canadian real estate developer where he held positions in acquisitions, leasing and asset management.
He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in urban development and a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Toronto. Marvin is a member of the Urban Development Institute.