Founder and CEO of JL Properties ,Dr. James Condua Orleans-Lindsay has been inaugurated as the founding president of the Ghana Chapter of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI).
The launch attended by the Deputy Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Gizela Tetteh-Agbotui, and Barbados’s High Commissioner to Ghana, among other dignitaries was held under the theme “Beyond the Individual,” marks a new chapter for Ghana’s built environment.
Delivering his inaugural address, Dr. Orleans-Lindsay pointed to the scale of the global housing crisis, citing Germany’s reported deficit of 800,000 homes and France’s homeownership rate of just 25%.
He noted that Ghana’s own housing deficit represents only “a tip of the larger picture.”
“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 also outlined plans to strengthen advocacy and industry visibility, promote research and innovation, institutionalise an annual developers’ forum, and launch a FIABCI Ghana International Conference.
“Our commitment remains steadfast in ensuring the growth and transformation of FIABCI-Ghana and its pivotal role in shaping Africa’s real estate and housing landscape,” he said.
Dr. Orleans-Lindsay also pledged to pursue stronger representation for the industry on government and international bodies, and to align the chapter’s work with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Founded in Paris in 1951, FIABCI connects professionals across the real estate value chain including developers, brokers, architects, engineers, valuers, financiers, lawyers, and property managers across more than 70 countries.
FIABCI-Ghana was jointly established by the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) and the Ghana Real Estate Professionals Association.
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