A YOUNG Bahraini woman is once again breaking the glass ceiling after receiving a highly-coveted licence to value properties with an unrestricted monetary value.
Mayan Adnan Mahmood, 24, received her Tier A Certified Valuer Licence from the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), less than 24 months of achieving the Tier B Certified Valuer Licence.
She is the youngest Bahraini and the first woman to receive the highly-coveted licence – which is also the highest Tier Valuation in Bahrain – which allows her to value properties of unrestricted monetary value and property type such as residential, land, commercial, developmental and others.
“I had set the goal of being the youngest Bahraini and the first female to get this licence around two years ago and I spared no effort to achieve my dream,” she told the GDN.
“It feels amazing to set a goal and work hard to achieve it by getting through obstacles in my path that were very challenging.
“My main goal was to show people that although real estate is a male-dominated field people can still break through these barriers and age gaps and achieve all their aspirations.”
The GDN previously reported that Ms Mahmood graduated from the UK University of Reading with a Master’s degree in Real Estate Valuation following a Bachelor’s in International Business and Management from the University of Tampa, US, in 2018.
Her passion for the field – especially for real estate blueprints and masterplans – started at a very young age as her father has been in the business for more than 25 years.
“As Tier A I can now value properties across Bahrain with an unlimited ceiling which includes properties such as big developments, hotels, malls and other large projects such as the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and Exhibition World Bahrain,” she added.
“The licence is difficult to get because you are dealing with very high net-worth properties and although there isn’t a huge portfolio of them but when you are going to value a property worth over BD10 million it’s a big deal.
“Even though there might not be a lot of these properties the significance of them – not just in terms of monetary value – is massive.”
Ms Mahmood added that the process involved months of dedication, hard work, reports, courses and countless hours of studying to pass the exam.
She said that the first time she sat the exam she failed it, which was a setback that almost diverted her off the path, but she pushed through the mental and psychological barriers to achieve her aspirations.
“I want to change the belief that the real estate industry is a male-dominated field with older individuals and that people can break through the gender and age barriers,” she stated.
“I have failed many times and I pushed through to get where I am and this has helped me grow both professionally and personally.
“There are existing barriers in place and there are individual obstacles that I mentally placed in my path so I fought against all these forces to achieve my dream.”
Ms Mahmood stated that she now aims to achieve an international accreditation in the coming months from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) from the UK which enforces the highest professional qualifications and standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.
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