The property manager says he was introduced to property technology at a conference held for real estate stakeholders in 2018 in the UK.

Lugunda reveals that the current crisis has pushed what started as a trickle with the introduction of online search portals into a viable alternative way of doing business in the real estate sector.

Other digital strategies in real estate include platforms that connect tenants and landlords, augmented virtual home tours, which are far from a novelty, but are becoming far more accessible these days and building information modelling platforms (BIM).

By streamlining age-old processes of renting or buying real estate, managing and maintaining properties, it will ultimately improve the lives of its users.

Not only will you be using your social media accounts to interact with your real and digital community, but others will turn to social media to find out more information about their potential real estate agent.