Firm to reward mortgage, real estate professionals

For rapid development in the housing sector, Mortgage and Real Estate Academy (MORE), a public private partnership between Centre for Management Development, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning and Western Atlantic Corporation Limited is to host her ‘First Award of Excellence’ to encourage practitioners in the mortgage and real estate industry to deepen creativity.

Addressing journalists in Lagos, the Chairman, MORE Academy, Dr. Adejuwon Akinfolurin explained that in recent years, there has been improvement in the types, quality as well as innovative standards occasioned by technology in the development of better quality housing for Nigerians.

He said as a support service institution which has a major responsibility to provide the needed capacity building for the industry, the firm has come up with the initiative to encourage and promote healthy competition among stakeholders and provide a platform that will motivate them to do more.

“We are producing for the industry a compendium which is going to be about 160 pages document to celebrate not only the awardees but the entire industry,’’ he explained.

The compendium will be at every government, Private and Foreign offices lobby, lounge and receptions for increased awareness.’’

Akinfolurin stated that the initiative is also geared towards providing more opportunities for industry stakeholders to excel and also take advantage of opportunities provided by the firm to train employees as well as professionals in the Mortgage and Real Estate Industry.

He said, “The award will really encourage development because competition is healthy for growth.

As a result, consumers will be more interested in the products that have been adjudged to be the best standard in the industry.

Therefore, this will not only increase the patronage of awardees but instill confidence in the consuming public thereby continually encourage stakeholders’ rivalry resulting in bringing the best into the industry at large.”

The event will take place next month in Lagos.