Valuers Need Council
Aseparate council needs to be formed by members of the Institute of Valuation and Estate Management of Fiji to address their concerns.
This was revealed by Ray Graham, a senior board member of the Property Institute of New Zealand during the Institute of Valuation and Estate Management of Fiji’s 9th Annual Conference.
The Sofitel Resort and Spa on Denarau Island, Nadi, is the venue for the two day conference that ends today. Mr Graham also noted that this council would then need to register valuers and estate managers.
He said once registered a valuer could then be in a better position to market his work.
With over 40 years of valuation experience, Mr Graham has vast experiences working in New Zealand and the South Pacific conducting Real Estate and Plant and Machinery Valuations. He is also the Managing Director for his valuation firm Graham & Associates in New Zealand. Mr Graham spoke to the institute members
Presentations
Presentations under the thematic of leadership, connectivity, technology and sustainability were given by the different presenters. With a growing economy and an ever-increasing demand in the property sector, the local institute felt that property and land professionals must be well equipped with adequate competencies and tools to ensure success of the relevant stakeholder agencies and national development, both in the short and long term.
Media liaison officer for the Institute Sandeep Narayan said: “In doing so, our profession ought to be connected to our stakeholder agencies including property professionals, accountants, insurance agencies, environment agencies and infrastructure developers, amongst others.
“In doing so, we feel our industry can only then positively contribute to the economy hence be in line with the Reserve Bank of Fiji’s vision of “Leading Fiji to Economic Success.”
This year the Institute is also hosting a formal dinner to honour significant achievements of its members and those who have positively contributed to the industry. This includes Sandeep Narayan and Kelera Gadolo who were selected to present on their research findings at the World Bank Conference in Washington DC, USA in March 2017.