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Huurkor launches new responsive Flex website

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Established in 1968, Huurkor has grown into an iconic South African real estate brand and just as it has evolved over the years, so has their online presence. With more than 47 years experience in the real estate industry, the dedicated estate agents are poised to ensure the very best service to their clients whether they are a tenant or an owner who makes use of their sectional title management.   Huurkor not only specialises in rentals but also have extensive experience in property sales and operates in all the major areas such as Pretoria , Amanzimtoti , Wilderness and Johannesburg , to just name a few. Huurkor  chose Entegral Technologies to be their service provider for all their online marketing and property management needs.  Their business is run and managed on our Office Management System whereby we linked the system with their brand new Elegant themed Flex website, www.huurkor.co.za . Whilst advertising on some of the major online platforms like

OMS online marketing property link to own website

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On the property online marketing page, the reference number to ‘own website’ now links out to your website (if hosted by Entegral). You can configure your website address in the OMS under: Setup / General Settings / Website Address.

OMS Property mandate, commission tweaks

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We’ve tweaked the commission % and amount fields on the property mandate, to save higher precision values. You can enter the commission amount to the nearest cent, and the commission % will be calculated and stored correctly for future reference.

New real estate agency in Pretoria: Karis Properties

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A brand new real estate agency opened its doors in Pretoria.   Karis Properties , owned by well-known and experienced real estate agent Betsie Strydom , operates in the greater Pretoria and surrounding areas.  Karis Properties is a result of lots of coffee and dreaming of owning a unique real estate company.  Hence, Betsie and her then team of four employees embraced each opportunity that came their way and saw the dream happening when they opened their doors during the month of August. When building websites for our clients it's always fascinating to read how each of them came to life and we're especially proud to be partners of a company that came from small beginnings and are now already so successful. We created a responsive Elegant Themed Flex website for them that they control from the Office Management System themselves. By listing on the OMS they are also able to advertise on South Africa's largest property portals by making use of our listing syndica

The Private Property interface now supports offices for sale

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The interface from the OMS to the Private Property portal now supports offices for sale. (note that Private Property does not accept offices to rent).

Capture new property listings as inactive from start

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Sometimes you don't want to show a newly captured listing on the web immediately. Rather than capturing a listing and changing the status to inactive, we have simplified it by adding an inactive status on the start of the capture process. You are now able to select an ‘inactive’ listing status when you capture a new property listing: You will be unable to change the status on the property mandate screen on the initial capture process, but will be able to change the status (to for sale, rent etc) at a later stage. Listings captures as inactive are not pushed through to external portals.

Add our property alerts and automated newsletters to your online marketing strategy.

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The success of any website hinges on the user experience - from how quickly it loads to how effectively it completes a property search, but ensuring optimal customer satisfaction hinges on what you are adding to their overall online and offline experience. This is where newsletters and property alerts comes into the picture. It might seem like these elements wouldn't add much to the user experience but in reality this might just be thing that ensures you a new client or return business. Let us take a look at newsletters for a moment. Newsletters have been around for years, it is not a new thing but when done right it can be a powerful tool. With Entegral’s Flex websites you are able to create automated newsletters that are not only beautifully designed but also (and most importantly) branded. Clients stay updated with the latest property news and listings - creating a smarter buyer whilst fostering brand loyalty. Although online property searches dominate the

Property24 interface: Price reduced correction

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We resolved an issue on the price reduced function to Property24. When the property price is reduced on a mandate, the OMS will automatically mark the property with a ‘reduced’ banner on Property24 as per the example below: Note: The OMS also records price changes on mandates, this can be viewed in the general audit trail or on the property audit trail .

Improved password request

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We’ve improved the password request function on the OMS including the email format and process. Once you request a password reset, the system will send a link for the request and guide you in choosing a new password. The link is only valid for 30 minutes and is logged by the system audit trail.

Update property listings quicker with the OMS

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With the new Property24 and Private Property interfaces in place (and other to follow soon) your listings will now appear faster on these websites.

New Property24 interface launched in the OMS

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A brand new Property24 was launched this morning in the OMS, following hot on the heels of the new Private Property interface launched in August.  Quicker and smoother The new interface was designed from the ground up to provide quicker and smoother updates to Property24. Users can expect listings to update in under 5min. As before links are provided to both Property24 and SA Hometraders once the listing is live, with a status indicator showing any problems. The success indicator now also indicates the last updated date & time on the portal: New fields The OMS bedroom and bathroom features fields are now included and sent through to Property24. New listings or listing updates will send these details through:   Other minor improvements to the user interface were also made including better formatted messages: You can still get a centralised view of the status of all your listing on all the portals with the OMS Listing Dashboard. Watch out for further improvements and ne