Property auctions and selling out of hand in the online space

South Africans are comfortable transacting on the web. A recent report by Digital Dynamite (2019) suggested that over 55% of regular internet users, which is 31.18 million people, purchased a product or service online in 2018. This number showed an increase in consumer goods via e-commerce by 4.2% from 2017. What is interesting to point out is that the top five products internet users spent their hard-earned money on was travel, electronics and media, hobbies, toys and DIY, furniture and appliances, and beauty and fashion.

From this, we see the internet space rapidly becoming a go-to for shoppers. However, what is interesting is that professional services previously thought unfit for the digital arena have taken to the web. Nowadays, digital signing of documents, for example, is already possible by logging onto a secure platform, thereby eliminating the need to travel to an office to sign a document in person. Even property purchases have entered the online space via online auctions.  

At SA Auction, properties are auctioned straight from their own website. Viewing dates and the property address, the start and end date of the auction, a bidders pack, and a host of additional information is available for perusal. And if you need to speak with someone about the auction or how the auction process works, a list of contacts for every query is clearly visible.

Bidding for property online allows one to do so from the comfort of a home or office. It is for this reason that property auctions have taken to the online space. However, winning a bid is not the only way to purchase a property at SA Auction.

In addition to hosting auctions for our clients, SA Property, a division of SA Group, offers sellers the option of advertising, and selling their properties out of hand. SA Property’s wide and diverse clientele are assured a portfolio that includes everything from farms to townhouses across the residential, commercial, development, industrial and agricultural sectors, and a word-class service that makes out of hand selling a positive experience for both buyers and sellers.

 To sum up, SA Group’s property division, SA Property, has successfully taken the buying and selling of properties to the online space. Connecting property buyers and sellers on a platform that was established to do just that, was the logical next step. For a list of properties available at auction and for sale, and information on the SA Group structure, visit www.sagrouponline.co.za.

Sources:

https://digitaldynamite.co.za/digital-marketing/the-only-report-south-africans-need-for-2019/
https://www.lexisnexis.co.za/lexissign