Real Estate
Forward
Guyana 2026 & Beyond
42 agents and leaders. One room. Georgetown.
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Convened by Sherriann Elcock
Held May 22, 2026 · Centre for Local Business Development · 253-254 South Road, Bourda, Georgetown
The Forum
A landmark moment for Guyana's
real estate industry.
On Friday, May 22, 2026, forty-two agents and industry leaders from across Guyana's real estate ecosystem gathered at the Centre for Local Business Development in Georgetown for Real Estate Forward: Guyana 2026 & Beyond — a four-hour industry forum addressing professionalism, regulatory compliance, financing access and the future of property transactions in Guyana.
The forum brought together the Guyana Association of Real Estate Professionals (GAREP), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Republic Bank, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), the legal community, and Guyana HomeHub — the country's digital real estate listing platform founded by Darren L. Buckner.
This page documents what was discussed, who was in the room, and what the conversation signals for Guyana's property market in 2026 and beyond.
The Conversation
What Was Discussed
The five conversations that shaped the room.
Industry Integrity Was at the Center of the Conversation
Delivering the keynote, Nicola Duggan, BSc., Director of the Guyana Association of Real Estate Professionals (GAREP), told attendees that the world is watching Guyana to see whether its rapid growth is managed with integrity. Duggan emphasized that licensing, due diligence and professional standards are not bureaucratic boxes to check — they are foundational to whether Guyana attracts long-term investor confidence or repels it.
With oil and gas capital, diaspora investment from North America and Europe, and multinational executives entering the market, every buyer is now evaluating whether agents are licensed, registered and accountable. The cost of a market that fails to professionalize is not measured in lost deals — it is measured in lost capital that walks away from Guyana entirely.
The Government Showed Up
Representatives from the Guyana Revenue Authority spent nearly an hour walking the forum through the legal and tax realities of practicing real estate in Guyana — mandatory licensing, income tax, withholding tax, VAT obligations, and the duty agents have to inform their clients of what they actually owe.
The GRA's direct engagement with the working real estate community marked one of the most substantive regulator-to-industry conversations the sector has seen in recent memory. The message was clear: compliance enforcement is becoming a priority as the market expands.
The Lawyers Told Some Scary Stories — And They Were Right To
Attorney Tiffany Jeffrey-Durant addressed the forum on the legal risks facing both agents and buyers in Guyana's property market. Drawing on real cases, she outlined transactions involving disputed titles, sellers who did not legally own the properties they were marketing, and buyers who lost significant funds due to inadequate due diligence.
Her point was not to scare people away from the market. It was to make sure agents understood that title verification, ownership confirmation and proper documentation are the agent's professional responsibility — not optional services. Protecting buyers protects the reputation of the entire industry.
The Banks Said Mortgages Are Not As Hard As You Think
Saeed Jameil, Branch Manager at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), and a representative from Republic Bank addressed widely-held misconceptions about the difficulty of obtaining mortgages in Guyana. Republic Bank presented its Mortgage Move product, designed to facilitate property acquisition and refinancing, while GBTI walked attendees through the actual mortgage application process and current financing options.
Both banks took extensive questions from the audience. The central takeaway was that financing in Guyana is more accessible than commonly assumed — and that the primary barrier is information, not availability. Closing that information gap is one of the highest-leverage things the industry can do this year.
Technology Is Closing the Chaos Gap
Darren L. Buckner, Founder of Guyana HomeHub, presented at the forum on how technology is addressing long-standing inefficiencies in the Guyanese property market — duplicated listings, unverified inventory, stolen photos, and the fragmentation of property information across WhatsApp groups and informal social media channels.
The Guyana HomeHub platform currently hosts over 144 verified properties and more than 30 approved agents and is available on iOS, Android and web. The technology is not the story — the story is that the industry is finally professionalizing fast enough to need it.
The Speakers
Who Was in
the Room
About the Convener
Sherriann Elcock
Real Estate Professional & Founder, Prestigious Services and Realty
Sherriann Elcock is a Guyana-based real estate professional and the founder of Prestigious Services and Realty. She convened Real Estate Forward: Guyana 2026 & Beyond to bring regulators, financial institutions, legal professionals, technology platforms and working agents into a single room — a conversation she intends to host twice a year as the industry continues to evolve.
A Founding Advisor at Guyana HomeHub, Sherriann has built her career on a simple principle: positivity, pureness, professionalism. The May 22 forum was the first installment of an ongoing series.
“Positivity. Pureness. Professionalism.”
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