International Real Estate Federation launches Ghana chapter
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FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation, has launched a Ghana chapter to link the country's property industry to a global network of professionals and investors, with JL Properties founder Dr James Condua Orleans-Lindsay as founding president.
The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) has launched its Ghana Chapter to connect the country's real estate industry to a global network of professionals, investors and institutions while promoting higher professional standards. The ceremony, held under the theme "Beyond the Individual", also witnessed the inauguration of the Founder and CEO of JL Properties, Dr James Condua Orleans-Lindsay, as the Founding President of FIABCI-Ghana.
Founded in Paris in 1948, FIABCI is an international business network that brings together professionals from various disciplines within the real estate industry. Its membership spans developers, brokers, architects, engineers and valuers, among others. The launch of the Ghana Chapter is expected to strengthen the country's visibility within the international real estate community and open new avenues for investment, knowledge exchange and professional development.
FIABCI-Ghana was jointly established by the Ghana Real Estate Professionals Association and the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association to represent the international federation in Ghana.
Delivering his inaugural address, Dr Orleans-Lindsay described the formation of FIABCI-Ghana as an important step towards uniting industry stakeholders and connecting Ghana's real estate sector to global expertise. According to him, the establishment of the chapter reinforced the growing importance of international collaboration in advancing professional excellence across the built environment.
He indicated that the chapter would focus on five principal areas: strengthening advocacy and industry visibility, promoting research and innovation, supporting national development, institutionalising an annual developers' forum and seeking representation on relevant governmental, non-governmental and international boards to ensure that real estate professionals contribute meaningfully to policy formulation and national development.
Turning to the country's housing challenges, Dr Orleans-Lindsay said the estimated housing shortfall of about 1.8 million units represented only one aspect of a broader challenge requiring coordinated action from industry and government. "The onus lies on us as industry players to partner the government and all major stakeholders to fill the gap," he stated. Dr Orleans-Lindsay, who is also President of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association, pledged to provide ethical and transformational leadership for the newly established chapter.