Your Guide to Real Estate in Poland

The Polish Real Estate Federation

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Polish Real Estate Federation (PREF) is an independent professional organization created in January 1995 by six regional real estate brokers associations. Formerly known as the Polish Federation of Real Estate Brokers, the Federation changed its name in February 1997. Currently, the Federation incorporates 25 regional associations, whose members are close to 2000 of renowned real estate and property management agencies.

The mission of the Polish Real Estate Federation is to ensure the enhancement of the Polish real estate market, namely advancement in the direction of excellent services being provided by its members, building correct information systems for the public and government, and ensuring that all property professionals are united for the good of the market.

The Federation's main objectives are:

1. To work out cooperation principles and forms of further integration of real estate environment;
2. To represent the Federation's members before central bodies and state organizations, and on international scene;
3. To protect professional rights and increase the importance of real estate professions;
4. To promote unity and understanding among real estate professionals;
5. To promote services of members and to help towards the development of real estate market in Poland;
6. To create favorable conditions for setting up professional self-government of real estate professions;
7. To improve system of education and professional qualifications of real estate professions;
8. To propagate the rules of national "Code of Ethics and Professional Standards";
9. To provide PREF members with most current information concerning real estate market.

The Federation achieves its goals through:

1. Cooperating with governmental agencies and other organizations and institutions interested in the regulation and development of real estate market;
2. Enabling and encouraging raising its members' qualifications;
3. Organizing of conferences, trainings/seminars, exhibits;
4. Publishing and disseminating papers, periodicals, specialized books and reports related to real estate markets;
5. Presenting common opinions on new legal regulations concerning real estate markets;
6. Promoting and stimulating cooperation among real estate professionals;
7. Promoting the services rendered by its members;
8. Creating positive image of the real estate professions through contacts with mass media;
9. Developing real estate market researches;
10. Establishing liaisons with foreign real estate associations and their members.