David Visentin

David Visentin is a Canadian actor, reality television personality, realtor and commentator. He is best known for his role as a co-host of the reality television series Love It or List It, with co-host Page Turner, which airs on HGTV. As of 2025, Visentin remains as the original host of the show, his former co-host Hilary Farr left the show in 2023.^[1]

David Visentin
Visentin in 2012
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Realtor Television host
Years active	2008–present
Notable credit(s)	Love It or List It (2008–present)
Children	1

Career

Early start into real estate

After finishing high school, David wanted to pursue a career in acting and was looking into attending a theatre school. However his father (Nick Visentin) whom was a working real estate agent at the time, persuaded him to get his real estate license first with the option of going back to school and pursuing theatre if he wanted to. At the time, obtaining a real estate license in Ontario was estimated to six weeks and both David's brother and sister obtained their licenses, so David followed suit.^[2] After obtaining his license, David began his career in 1987 working as an agent under his family business 'Country Living Realty'^[3] in Barrie, Ontario, while working alongside his father.^[4] David worked on the housing market while discovering new potential homes for numerous clients for over 25 years.^[5]

Love It or List It

Visentin auditioned for co-hosting duties for Love It or List It and was signed on by Big Coat Productions (now Big Coat Media) as one of the hosts with Farr as his competitor.^[6] Visentin's role in the show is to convince home owners to leave or "list" their home, while Farr attempts to renovate the homeowner's home at an agreed budget. Visentin does this by showing them a series of homes that could sway them to leave.^[7] In an interview with People magazine, both Visentin and Farr agreed "that their good-natured bickering is what has contributed to their series' success."^[8]

Other roles

Aside from his role on Love it or List it, Visentin has also served either as a guest or contributor on various morning news or talk show programs including The Marilyn Denis Show, Harry, The Kelly Clarkson Show and The Today Show. Visentin also joined Fox News Radio as a guest discussing the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic and the major shifts on the housing market and renovations.^[9] He also contributes for various news services and publications such as the Canadian Press.^[10] and Time magazine.^[11]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008-	Love it or List it	Co-host	Remains as the original host, cohost Hilary Farr left the show in 2023.
2011	Kourtney and Dave: By Request	Himself
2012-2015	The Marilyn Denis Show	Himself	Featured as a guest and real estate expert on the former daytime talk shows that aired on CTV.
2013	Makeover Manor	Himself	A Youtube comedy sketch produced by Scott Brothers Entertainment.
2013-2016	Brother Vs. Brother	Celebrity Guest Judge	Reality TV series produced by the Property Brothers, was also featured on the highlights episode.
2015	HGTV Insider	Himself	TV documentary
2015-	The Today Show	Himself
2017	Harry	Himself
2018	Megyn Kelly Today	Himself
2020	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Himself
2022	Luxe For Less	Himself
2025	Extra	Himself	Interviewed by Mona Kosar Abdi.[12]
2025	Entertainment Tonight	Himself
2025	Tamron Hall	Himself
2025	WNBC (News 4 New York)	Himself	Interviewed by Ashley Bellman and Dahiana Perez for NYL (New York Live) segment.[13]

Radio and Podcasts

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Fox News Radio	guest	The Fox News Rundown Podcast
2013	640 Toronto	guest	The Real Estate Talk Show

Personal life

Visentin is of Italian and Scottish descent and currently resides in Barrie, Ontario, with his wife and son. ^[14][15]