Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa October 2015 | Page 36

Technology and House Hunting More than three-quarters of house hunters use technology when both searching for a home and interacting with realtors or agents 37% read profiles of real estate agents online 74% find a tech savvy agent more reliable 89% use online resources such as property sites/social media/crime stats during the home buying process Top three ways in which buyers use online tools to find homes 83% use online resources to find property in their desired area 72% use online maps to explore neighbourhoods of interest 71& Use email, apps and websites to submit important documents to agents