Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa November 2019 | Page 20

TECHNOLOGY
Escape the
Dark Ages
Trends that investors need to understand and
implement or risk falling behind
SIDIMA MFEKU
A
ccording to a panel of experts at the South African
Property Owners' Association (SAPOA)'s annual con-
ference, the real estate sector has vast investment
opportunities. In the midst of the economic instability in
South Africa, the sector remains the most viable and highly
sustainable sector.
Businesses and/or estate investors need to use every tool
to work towards being competitive. The commercial property
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sector is no exception. Among other techniques and strategies
to improve and sustain the well-being of businesses, technology
has proven to be the best source of growth accelerator.
Finding properties through search engines, digital
documents during property transfers, estate management
online apps, online insights analysis, use tech to disrupt the
property industry. Technology is changing the face of the real
estate sector at a very fast pace.