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The REIA President is available for market commentary and current affairs affecting Australia's real estate sector.
This includes but is not limited to: national sales and rental markets, housing supply and affordability, RBA decisions, ABS housing and lending statistics, housing matters before Federal Parliament and national real estate standards and integrity matters.
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About Jacob
REIA President, Jacob Caine is a fully licensed estate agent, the former CEO of Ray White CRE, a two-term President and current director of the REIV, a Director of the Real Estate Institute of Australia, a Director of the Melbourne Opera Charitable Foundation, and a Victorian Government Housing Advisory Board member.
He is a former Director of View Media Group, past Chairman of the REIV Melbourne Division, and a former member of the REIV Young Agents’ Chapter. He was also a finalist in realestate.com.au’s Real Innovation Prize.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Melbourne, an MBA from Monash University, and a master’s in international relations from Harvard University, where he graduated on the Dean’s List for Academic Excellence.
He is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University’s National Security College, researching the conceptual history of the term “cyberattack.” Jacob also holds a Graduate Certificate in International Security and the Public Leadership Credential from Harvard Kennedy School, alongside executive certificates from Harvard Business School in Authentic Leadership, Negotiation Mastery, Management Essentials, Sustainable Business Strategy and Leadership Principles, earning a Certificate of Specialisation in Leadership and Management.