Dear AVA Members,

On behalf of AVA, I am happy to extend this welcome message and warm well wishes to all AVA Chapters and members. I am also very happy to see many of you at our recent meeting and Congress in September 2023 in Kuching, Malaysia.

The continuous support and strength of AVA is shown by the renewal of our membership and healthy participation of the AVA Congress organised by the host chapters annually. AVA was formed in 1981 with five core founding members and today in the year 2024, we have not only strongly maintained the strength of AVA but have added new chapters over the years.

The Singapore Chapter of AVA will be hosting the 26^th AVA Congress from 4 to 6 November 2024 with the theme “Embracing Globalisation in the Region Valuation Education, Sustainability and Standards”. This theme is most apt as we have heard from our various chapters the critical need for education/training and this is not only to maintain competency for practicing valuers but more importantly to bring new valuers into the profession and to ensure valuers are brought up to standards and be competent in the course of their work. An important topic which will be discussed is the impact of sustainability and climate change, and related issues on the real estate profession.

With the growth of businesses and capital investments in ASEAN countries and the world, the demand for skilled valuation expertise had never been as critical as now and going forward. The Congress in Singapore will include among other activities, training courses on valuation skills and knowledge, and updates on professional development to meet the ongoing challenges in the valuation industry.

We are looking forward to welcome all of you to Singapore. We will keep you informed in due time of further details of the Congress in November 2024. Stay safe and best wishes to all in 2024.