Former REIA president David Airey to lead REIWA
Former Real Estate Institute of Australia president David Airey has been elected president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia for a term of two years.
His appointment might help garner national media attention for WA agents operating in one of the toughest housing markets.
In June Airey made front-page business headlines when he estimated that about 10,000 real estate agents – one in six – had quit the industry in the past year due to falling sales.
According to the Australian Financial Review, nearly 1,000 agents quit the WA market over this time.
Airey says he is looking forward to the challenge of promoting the services of REIWA agents to those people looking to buy or rent in a difficult market.
“I have great faith in the long-term future of the housing market and in the skills of REIWA members when it comes to finding the right buyers and tenants for sellers and owners,” he says.
Airey has served as REIWA’s deputy president since 2006 and been a member of the REIWA council since 2003 and will be supported by Ian Cornell as REIWA deputy president.
He will replace outgoing president Alan Bourke, who has completed his two-year tenure.
Bourke will remain on the REIWA Council serving the institute in a new role as chairman of the Institute’s Finance and Risk Management Committee.
