Background
The last decade has seen significant strides in the real estate sector of the Ghanaian economy. Such is the interest in the sector that new entrants continue to register as corporate members on a regular basis. Growth in the sector reflects the increasing importance that Ghanaians place on shelter as a requirement for good quality life. To further consolidate the gains of the sector and emphasize the quality credentials of the industry, there is a felt need to institute an award platform that will recognize excellence and spur industry players on to achieve same. It is in this regard that GHANA PROPERTY AWARDS LIMITED (GAPOA) an NGO is putting together the  Awards.

Objectives
To recognize and reward excellence in the general real estate and allied sectors. To encourage innovative real estate solutions within the industry. To enhance quality standards. To promote confidence in the real estate and property industry. To safeguard and strengthen interest of stakeholders in the industry. To provide a strategic platform of interaction for the different stakeholders in the industry.

Target
Registered real estate companies. Financial institutions. Institutions Hotel industry Support service providers. Training and Professional institutions. Regulatory authorities. General Public. Please note, projects which are not supervised by a professional i. e surveyors, architects or engineers with a proof of insurance policy will be rejected by the award council

Frequency of Event The first GAPOA event was  held in September 2007 and thereafter became an annual event.

HISTORY BEHIND THE PROPERTY AWARDS
The concept of the Ghana Property Awards was initiated by Mr. Robert Attah-Wegbe, a Ghanaian, while undertaking a research project on "Consumer Behaviour Towards Property Purchase in Ghana and Africa" at the Thames Valley University, London, in 2000.

Under the close supervision of his lecturer, Mr. Steve Johnson, who was then the head of Marketing and Research Department University, Mr. Atta-Wegbe took the project further and studied into greater detail property issues and allied problems in Ghana and Africa.

The research continued further in 2003, culminating in the establishment of The Property Express Magazine, an intellectual property owned by Mr. Attah-Wegbe and family.

Mr Atta-Wegbe went on to develop a website and TV programme (Property Issues on OBE SKY TV ) to interact with consumers, especially Ghanaians in the Diaspora. The feedback from consumers was overwhelming! A majority of the respondents called for the infusion of sanity into the property industry. To address the situation, there was the felt need for an innovative solution into the African Market, especially as pertains in Ghana.

It is in this regard that Ghana Property Awards Limited, an NGO, was born.
The awards, which involves all the stakeholders in the industry in Ghana  recognizes Innovative Solutions to Challenges in Property Development in Ghana.

My appreciation and thanks to The Almighty Lord and my collaborators, especially Irene Agyenkwa, Noble Asare, Arc. Richard Tsagli, Professor Ralph Tettey-Mills, and Ray Ankomah, whose useful ideas, suggestions and contributions have brought us this far.