A new property search website is due to launch today, called Properbuz.
Estate agents can list properties for free on the site, which has social networking elements and a ‘follow the agent’ functionality where users can click to follow an agent and see properties they post.
Joseph Onyero, the founder and chief executive of Properbuz, said: “It is the first social network for the real estate industry. It’s related to everything in real estate.
“This platform is similar to the traditional popular search but we’ve added lots of innovation to help make it easy for estate agents to reach out with features like the social media element, connecting with property buyers and location reviews.
“The feedback has been fantastic. Estate agents are excited. There’s nothing like this out there. Some have called this the LinkedIn of real estate.”
The site also allows someone who is planning to relocate to an area they don’t know, to see what people think of it.
Onyero said that while estate agents can list properties for free and see how many people have viewed them, they can pay more for some premium options like appearing further up in searches.
He added: “I wouldn’t say we’re in competition with Rightmove because they focus on the UK whereas we are global.
“We want to work with estate agents.
“It can also be good for online estate agents like HouseSimple and Purplebricks because they can list properties all on one place.
“Estate agents want to see something that will help them reach out to more customers.”
Onyero said in a few months’ time he will be incorporating blockchain into Properbuz.
An app version of the site is due to follow in a few months.
Comments (9)
One word-Bobbins!
Nobody knows what is going to disrupt until it happens. The article says it’s free to list properties, so I’m going to try it and see how it goes.
Yeah… of course you are.
Where to start ?
Let’s skip over the will it wont it be a disruptor (we all know the answer).
The actual website is SOOOO SLOOOWWW.
An annoyance for me is calling it “Real Estate” we are not American. Also why do the Yanks call is “Real Estate” do they also have “Fake Estate”?
The search function does not seem to work unless they currently have zero property in the UK and the 2 other European countries i tried.
it’s probably on a shared server so no capacity for more than 10 visitors per day.
I hope someone gets a proper buzz out it, personally I can’t be ar5ed to even take a look at it.
Oh, whoopee-doo – a company that’s been ‘Gazetted’ THREE TIMES in 30 months and whose latest confirmation statement is overdue to Companies House thinks it has found its’ golden goose in Estate Agents.
Sorry, pal – we stopped laying a while ago.
I do really like the sound of this new concept. But when you say “Estate agents want to see something that will help them reach out to more customers.” there already is something and it is called ‘digital marketing’ and if implemented correctly can be the most cost effective way to reach more customers.
Encorporating *checks investor current trends buzzwords* blockchain in a few months . My question to him would be why ? A visible and preagreed ledger is not really applicable to a site promoting property on social media .
Another disruptor (not).