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