Creba: Enhancing brokers' skills, a must

With the economic and real estate progress of Davao City, the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Associations, Inc. (Creba) Davao City prepares their broker-members to level up their skills and knowledge in the industry as well.

On the sidelines of the Anchor Land Holdings Business Forum held yesterday, March 20 at Marco Polo Hotel Davao, Creba Davao Chapter president Chai Abaya shared that in line with the fast-paced development of real estate in the city is their preparation to improve their brokers as well.

“We make sure that our members really follow rules and laws in terms of being licensed, being equipped with the adequate knowledge, and being professional when dealing with clients,” Abaya said.

In order to produce brokers who are well-rounded in the industry, not only with selling, she said Creba Davao Chapter organizers seminars for brokers specifically for licensing, taxing, fire safety, and earth day celebrations among others. Abaya added in seminars like these they see to it that they partner with local government agencies.

“Our focus now is instilling on the minds of our real estate brokers the benefits and the features that Davao City has that would make it a good idea to invest here. We want our brokers to learn the yield of investments of the buyers. In that way, they do not just sell for the sake of commission. They sell from the heart. They sell with full understanding of the property they are selling,” she said.

“We always tell them, sell as if you're the one buying,” Abaya added.

Creba has more than 150 members in Davao City alone.

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