NEW INTERACTIVE PROPERTY PREVIEWING SERVICE WILL SAVE TIME

Making greater use of technology in their operations their primary focus, the Rawson Properties Table View franchise has introduced to their market a computerised interactive property previewing service as a prelude to house visits and show house days. <!–more–>

This mapping software introduced by this franchise allows clients to view specific suitable properties and gives them details of each home in response to the client logging in their requirements.

“Many buyers are very specific as to the areas in which they wish to live – and the price they are willing to pay. This software gives them the opportunity to view the homes that meet their needs, in effect giving them a preliminary “virtual show house” viewing, while still in the Rawson offices,” said Gary Claven, a co-franchisee of the Rawson Table View franchise.

The system, added Claven, saves considerable time, “a precious commodity in today’s world” and introduces to buyers many properties that they possibly would not have seen as certain sellers do not open their houses for viewing on Sundays.

“Through the SPS (Select Property Services) multi listing service,” said Claven, “we have access at any time to some 350 homes for sale in our area which encompasses Blaauwberg, Tableview, Flamingo Vlei, Parklands, Sunningdale, Big Bay and Sunset Beach.”

With the new system, he said, the client enters into the computer the basic criteria of the home he/she wants, e.g. the desired area, number of bedrooms and garages, whether or not they want a pool and similar facts. The client is then able via the computer to navigate to each property, allowing him to be more focussed and to avoid wasting time driving to properties that would not suit him.

“With the new system,” said Claven, “the entire database can be worked through in one afternoon and the agent can then make the necessary viewing appointments at times to suit the client.”

Daphney Klopper, also co-franchisee at Rawson’s Table View, says that the system is bound to increase the popularity of their agency because “it is simply revolutionary”- it can cut out days of fruitless viewing of properties.

With the upswing in activity in the market now being experienced, the buyer avoids losing out on properties of which they were not aware. Klopper added that although prices are still low, the last weeks have seen more offers closer to the asking price and recently certain sellers have had more than one offer to choose from.

“We have seen buyers miss out on their ideal home by a matter of hours – and that is another reason why this system can be so useful,” she said.

This targeted approach introduced by Table View, said Brett Boyd, award winning Rawson agent, also suits sellers who may not be able to make their property available for show days. These sellers’ homes, he said, are now included in the interactive search for the buyers to see.

The system also, he said, facilitates comparative valuations because it enables the client to see how other similar homes in the area are priced. Asked whether this system does not make an agent redundant, the Rawson team said that the agent assisting the client plays an important role in advising on additional features and options and other relevant factors which standard advertising cannot replicate.

“Adapting to the changing needs of clients and their increasing demand for information has resulted in Rawson Table View leading the industry in the new service it is offering to clients,” said Claven.

For further information visit the Rawson Table View office opposite Bayside Mall this weekend and take the opportunity to become one of the first to “test drive” this new property viewing vehicle. This service is available at the offices of Rawson Tableview during regular show house hours, i.e. Sunday 2pm to 5pm or by appointment during the week. Contact 021 556 4414 or email tableview@rawsonproperties.com.