Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa Real Estate Investor Magazine - November 2017 | Page 16

Taking The Hassle
Out Of Show Houses
Simplified platform brings the information to the people
BY MONIQUE DU TOIT
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sk nearly anyone about their
experience of buying property
and you’re likely to hear about
the frustration of finding out which
properties are on show at which times.
While it’s true that the online landscape
has made it possible to find out a whole
lot about a property from behind a com-
puter screen, it remains a fact that most
of us would still need to view a home
before signing on the dotted line.
A local solution to this problem is
On Show This Week, a purpose-built,
multi-platform tool that assists both
buyers and sellers. Natalie van Zyl,
founder of the company, explains that:
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“On Show This Week offers users the
option to search for updated show day
information, 7 days a week, from around
the country. Users can find show days
for property sales, rentals, developments,
and auctions. It can be accessed from
any device, including mobile, which is
important when you are on the move
and house hunting.”
What makes this platform different
from other players? First off, it includes
full mobile integration, including “a
full mobile app being launched, where
users will receive push notifications for
show days matching their requirements.
They can set reminders and, best of all,