TASMANIAN Adrian Kelly has been re-elected as president of the Real Estate Institute of Australia for a second term, as the body claimed to have played a role in the outcome May’s federal election.
At the REIA’s annual general meeting held in Canberra, Hayden Groves from Western Australia was also re-elected deputy president for another 12 months.
Kelly was born and raised in Hobart and has worked in the Tasmanian real estate industry since 1990. He is the founder and chief executive officer of View Real Estate, an independent agency comprising seven sales and property management offices across Tasmania.
“The past year has been an important year for the REIA with the federal election in May and the public debate on taxation of housing and its impact on affordability,” he said.
“There is no doubt that REIA’s campaign, supported by REIs and franchise networks, played a role in the election outcome with marginal electorates with higher than average numbers of investment property owners showing a larger swing towards the government than the national average.
“The election also saw a turning point in the market with confidence returning.
“Particularly pleasing was the appointment of a Minister for Housing, a position that the REIA has long advocated for.”
