A buyer’s agent claims she ‘lost focus’ and didn’t find it ‘super engaging’ when former US vice president Kamala Harris gave a speech at an Australian event.

Australian Real Estate Conference attendees were surprised to learn Harris had been booked as a surprise guest at the Gold Coast event on Sunday.

The 2024 presidential candidate was among several property experts and entrepreneurs who shared their wisdom with more than 4,000 property professionals. 

Harris described home ownership as ‘one of the greatest challenges’ Gen Z faces, recalled her experience refusing a $4billion deal from major banks to settle dodgy mortgage deals as California’s attorney-general, and took aim at Elon Musk. 

However, she also left the audience baffled as she discussed a range of unrelated topics including women’s reproductive health, her mother, and the concept of humility with the conference founder John McGrath.

Mecca Property Group buyer’s agent Ella Cas, 24, attended the conference and struggled to follow the former vice president’s hour-long interview.

‘The way she speaks I don’t know if it’s media training, but she will answer a question, try to tell a story and then repeat her answer,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.

‘Honestly, I lost focus every time she was explaining her answer. I didn’t find it super engaging, but it was still pretty cool.’

Kamala Harris (pictured with her husband Doug Emhoff) was Down Under to attend the Australasian Real Estate Conference

Melbourne-based buyer’s agent Ella Cas, 24, attended the conference

The Melbourne-based buyer’s agent said she had been sitting in the ‘front few rows’ and that Harris ‘mostly spoke about her career’. 

‘It was interesting and you can understand why they chose her to run in the election, but how you see her online is exactly what she’s like in person,’ Ms Cas said.

‘She was meant to be talking about real estate, it was a little bit odd.’

During a question and answer session, Harris shared a story about her mother and Playboy magazine covers amongst other anecdotes. 

‘They tried to bring it back to real estate. The host was just super excited to have her there, it’s a huge name to have booked,’ Ms Cas said.

‘But, it was mostly about her career, growing up, her groundbreaking work. 

‘It was somewhat inspiring for women and pretty cool to be in the same room as Kamala Harris.’

Harris also spoke at length about issues important to her, and launched into a lengthy ‘word salad’ when asked about humility. 

Kamala Harris discussed a range of topics away from property including women’s reproductive health, her mother and humility

‘I don’t aspire to be humble. And I don’t recommend it, I think that one must be humble. But to aspire to be humble would be quite inauthentic,’ she said.

‘If one understands that, just, I mean, there’s so much that is magnificent and awe-inspiring about this world and its people.’

Harris also included throwbacks to famous word salads during her political career including a mention of being ‘unburdened by what has been,’ the importance of ‘speaking truth’ and being aware of the significance of the ‘passage of time.’

‘I think it’s very important to understand that people who fight for equality, fight for freedom, they see what can be and are unburdened by what has been they believe in what is possible,’ she said.

‘So even though it may be characterised as a fight, it really is it should I think be thought of in the context of a fight for something as opposed to against something.’

At one point the moderator said he believed her ‘best work is ahead of you, for sure, 100 per cent’.

‘I am unemployed right now,’ she said with a smile. ‘Go on, let’s speak truth.’

When she was asked to give advice to young women in the real estate industry, she repeated her motto about not listening to people who tell them to wait their turn.  

‘I don’t hear no. I eat no for breakfast,’ she said.