A sell out crowd of 140 people converged on the TomTom bar in Auckland last Thursday for the first Young Professionals in Real Estate (YPIRE) event of the year. Along with a panel of YPIREs, key note speaker Olly Newland generously invested his time in the next generation of property professionals.
The captive audience of young real estate professionals, gathered to hear New Zealand’s long-time property investor and developer, television presenter and best-selling author Olly Newland address the crowd and answer questions from the floor. Olly spoke with passion about his years in the property industry, and then it was then over to the inspirational panel of young professionals including Blair James, Natalie Wendell, Jared Cooksley, Kyron Gosse, Phillip Haeder, Rick Hale, and Theo Thrasy. The panel talked about their highlights and challenges in the industry and why they chose property as a career when youth is definitely the minority demographic.
The event was organised by the Young Professionals in Real Estate (YPIRE) – an open, non-branded, industry group designed to help build and grow the next generation of real estate practitioners. The group’s aim is to support and develop careers by providing regular networking sessions, events with inspirational speakers, social media, social functions, award recognition, conferences and more throughout Australia and New Zealand. Ray White were well represented on the evening as were other real estate companies, developers and other property related businesses from across New Zealand.
This was the first event in the YPIRE 2014 schedule and certainly provided all those who attended a great opportunity to connect and learn in a relaxed and fun environment, sharing stories from the best in the industry and spending time with those who are also aspiring to be at the top of their game. The night was made possible through the YPIRE panel and the generous support of LoanMarket. The next YPIRE event is scheduled for 9 May 2014 and will be partnered with the Auckland Property Investors Association (APIA).
