Marcus Tzaferis

As the Founder and CEO of Cannect, Marcus Tzaferis is a visionary leader in the mortgage industry. Drawing on deep expertise in the financial and mortgage sectors, he has led the development of innovative solutions that have significantly enhanced the efficiency and accessibility of mortgage approval, funding, and investment processes. He launched Cannect Mortgage Investment Corporation, a pioneering alternate lending company that leverages Canada’s first fully automated mortgage approval software, a proprietary technology developed by Cannect. He also built a vertically integrated platform that offers investors access to the best borrowers first, through Cannect’s retail locations and salaried mortgage agents. Cannect is renowned for its high returns, capital preservation, and efficient, unbiased, and cost-effective lending solutions. With over $7 billion in funded commercial and residential mortgages, Cannect consistently delivers some of the most attractive risk-adjusted returns in the mortgage investment space. Marcus is an esteemed former professor of the mortgage broker program at Seneca College and a sought-after media expert on the real estate market, interest rate movements, home equity loans, and mortgages. He has also appeared on CBC’s The National, Global News, The Financial Post, BNN Bloomberg and CP24.