Young Nigerians gathered in their droves on the 24th of November 2023 to be empowered at the real estate workshop organized by 27th Development Limited, a company at the forefront of real estate, investment and technology sectors.
The conference organized by the training arm of the company, 27th Development Academy was aptly tagged ‘Learn to Earn’.
In his speech titled ‘Journey through Lagos’s Rich Real Estate History, the Olu of Orile-Ilawo , Oba (Prof.) Alexander Olusegun MacGregor, who is also the chairman MacGregor Heritage Foundation encouraged the realtors to invest in land and make it better than they saw it.
“God says use the land well and serve Him better. Man is not supposed to be poor.Invest in the land and make it better than you saw it. If you go to Dubai today, it is real estate, developments and building. We had oil in Nigeria and didn’t do anything about it. A lot of people made lazy money from oil blocks. Whatever God has given us, we are supposed to use it to develop the future. God gave us land and people. It is time to know what is good for us.
On his own part, Aare Tunde Debayo Doherty, executive director, 27th Development spoke on the topic ‘The Legal Perspective of Real Estate. He noted that the recent demolition going on in Lagos is happening because people failed to do due diligence.
“A lot of developers will buy land and will not do proper documentation. They will allow you to pay for it. They will give you bogus documents and they will make you build on these lands. It is just a matter of time. It is unfortunate but that’s where we find ourselves,” he said.
Explaining the impact the workshop will make in the lives of the attendees, Samuel Williams Founder of 27th Development said:” The 27th Development Academy Workshop is tailored for associates , realtors and anyone aspiring to join the real estate industry. Starting out as a realtor there were not so many platforms for me to learn , interact, have “conversations as a realtor”. So transitioning from a real estate agent to a developer, I thought it wise to create this initiative for our realtors , realtors aspiring to join 27th Development. I see this becoming the biggest real estate academy workshop in the whole of Nigeria”.