Dear CyberAgent user,

What is a real estate agent?

• a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate
  
• an individual who is licensed to negotiate and arrange real estate sales; works for a real estate broker
  
• a person licensed to negotiate and transact the sale of real estate on behalf of the property owner
  
• a professional who helps buyers find a home they want, negotiate the offer for the price of the home, and finalize the details of the sale. For sellers they help with the same process, but the sellers of the home pay a commission for this service
  
• a person who is engaged in rendering any service in relation to sale, purchase, leasing or renting, of real estate and includes a real estate consultant
  
• a licensed person who is lawfully authorised to act on behalf of a principal to perform certain specific activities that affect the principal's rights and duties in relation to a third party

Indeed these descriptions are a mouth full and does sound good but does your buyer or seller know that;

• agents are not sparsely educated
  
• there are no salaries for real estate agents
  
• agents do not get paid unless there is a transaction
  
• agents could easily spend a full week, driving out tanks of petrol, helping a buyer or seller without getting paid a cent
  
• agents use the best technology

As an agent is it not time to set rules for buyers and sellers to adhere to? Send your viewpoint to news@cyberprop.com.

Matching the requirements of a serious buyer with the asset of a serious seller is almost like completing a challenging puzzle, says Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa. “Aside from working hard, agents also need to work smart, and gleaning as much information as possible from both the buyer and seller is the only way to ensure the correct puzzle pieces fit together.” Read more in Serious about success

So how do you walk that fine line, outlining all the positives a property has to offer without stretching the truth, and promoting it to the right audience without leaving other buyers out? Top 10 Tips for Great Listing Copy by propertyadguru.com

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Good Luck!
The editor

CAA speed enchancements

Due to client requests, CyberAgent has added 9 new reports to the sales module.

These are:-

• Sales by originator
  
• Lodged Sales
  
• Sales by Agent
  
• Agent Commission
  
• Top Agent by value
  
• Top agent by Commission
  
• Top agent by sales count
  
• Top agent by involvement in a sale
  
• Commission Breakdown.

Most of these reports uses the commission splits to calculate values and counts.
Agents involved, for example, will look at the commission splits and calculate the count as a fraction of 1 sale. i.e. if 2 agents involved, 1 listing and 1 selling then the agent gets credited with 0.5 of a sale.

The internal reference number length has been increased to 50 characters.

Added "Final" to Sale Status- Now has Conditional, Unconditional and Final. You can filter on this status

As mentioned in a previous newsletter, USP Designs has added mapping to www.Cyberprop.com, its client’s as well as affiliated websites.

With this in mind, we now are able to display a map and plot agencies on that map, yet again, a first for the industry.

A web user can now zoom into a particular area on the map and request a display of all Real Estate Agencies for that area. The user can define what area they wish to buy in and then see which agencies are nearest to that area. The area can be as broad as the whole of Southern Africa or it can be focused right down to suburb level.

To help us speed up this process, we ask if you would please enter your agency’s mapping coordinates.

If you are a CyberAgent Professional/Lite user;

you can use CyberAgent desktop application, Under “Site Update” we have added a new “Map Agency Coordinates” button.

Clicking on this button, will open a web page where you will be able to enter your coordinates.

CyberAgent Anywhere;

users can find the link under “Agency Setup” Menu option.

On this page, is a quick find, which will help you to navigate quickly to the suburb where your agency is located. Once you have located your suburb, simple click on the map to plot where your agency is. This will add a pointer and retrieve the coordinates for you. Then Click on the “Update” button to save the coordinates to our database.

Please remember to be as accurate as possible. This will help prospective clients find your premises quickly.

Good news! As from May 2010 your properties will also be advertised on the following websites;

Main website

1.  www.talentocean.co.za – Talent Ocean Main site

Niche Sites

2.  http://www.actingtalent.co.za- Acting Talent
3.  http://www.architecturetalent.co.za – Architecture Talent
4.  http://www.artisantalent.co.za – Artisan Talent
5.  http://www.aupairtalent.co.za – Aupair Talent
6.  http://www.beetalent.co.za –BEE Talent
7.  http://www.bankingtalent.co.za – Banking Talent
8.  http://www.catalent.co.za – C A Talent
9.  http://www.callcentretalent.co.za – Call Centre Talent
10. http://www.contactcentretalent.co.za – Contact Centre Talent
11. http://www.disabletalent.co.za – Disabled Talent
12. http://www.domestictalent.co.za – Domestic Talent
13. http://www.educationtalent.co.za – Education Talent
14. http://www.freelancetalent.co.za – Free Lance Talent
15. http://www.freighttalent.co.za – Freight Talent
16. http://www.hospitalitytalent.co.za – Hospitality Talent
17. http://www.icttalent.co.za – I C T Talent
18. http://www.insurancetalent.co.za- Insurance Talent
19. http://www.interntalent.co.za – Intern Talent
20. http://www.legaltalent.co.za – Legal Talent
21. http://www.managementtalent.co.za – Management Talent
22. http://www.marketingtalent.co.za – Marketing Talent
23. http://www.medicaltalent.co.za – Medical Talent
24. http://www.miningtalent.co.za – Mining Talent
25. http://www.modeltalent.co.za –Model Talent
26. http://www.motoringtalent.co.za – Motoring Talent
27. http://www.musiciantalent.co.za – Musician Talent
28. http://www.patalent.co.za – P A Talent
29. http://www.part-timetalent.co.za – Part Time Talent
30. http://www.pmtalent.co.za – P M Talent
31. http://www.secretarialtalent.co.za – Secretarial Talent
32. http://www.talentedwomen.co.za – Talented Women

Country Sites:

33. http://www.talentoceanbotswana.com – Botswana
34. http://www.talentoceannigeria.com – Nigeria
35. http://www.talentoceankenya.com – Kenya
36. http://www.talentoceanghana.com – Ghana
37. http://www.talentoceantanzania.com – Tanzania
38. http://www.talentoceanangola.com – Angola
39. http://www.talentoceanegypt.com – Egypt
40. http://www.talentoceanuganda.com – Uganda
41. http://www.talentoceancameroon.com – Cameroon
42. http://www.talentoceanalgeria.com – Algeria
43. http://www.talentoceanequitorialguinea.com – Equitorial Guinea
44. http://www.talentoceanzimbabwe.com – Zimbabwe
45. http://www.talentoceanmauritius.com – Mauritius
46. http://ww.talentoceanzambia.com – Zambia

International Sites

47. www.talentoceanindia.com – India
48. www.talentoceanchina.com – China
49. www.talentocean.net – USA
50. www.talentoceanbrazil.com – Brazil
51. www.talentoceancanada.com - Canada
52. www.talentocean.co.uk – UK
53. www.talentoceanuae.com – United Arab Emirates
54. www.talentoceanqatar.com - Qatar

Example of advert;

For any enquiries please mail webmaster@cyberprop.com

Dear editor,

A very good morning to you all,THANK YOU! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! After all my begging to change the way the photos are loaded some-one eventually did it. All I can say is WOW! This is really going to make a huge difference in our day.

AND the web is now up and running even faster (after 3 weeks of sheer frustration).

Thanks a stack everyone for all your efforts. It really is appreciated.

Have a great day

Kind regards
Wendy

Editor: Thank you for your email Wendy. At CyberAgent we always strive to give it our best. Be on the lookout for future enhancements.

Dear editor,

I have been trying to get hold of an agent who has listed a property. Randburg, Sundowner, Price: ZAR 1,500,000.

He does not return my calls nor is he acknowledging my messages. I have email him on his 7 listings. Can I please speak to someone who can assist with this query? I would like to know if the property is available. ? Can I be referred to someone else if possible.

Gugu Nzimande

Editor: I cannot believe that after years of educating estate agents we still get emails like this. Principals, I have one word for your.. FIRE! Fire those agents that cannot do their work. Don’t let them damage the name of your business.

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We provide you with FREE training session in the following areas;

• Gauteng
• Kwazulu Natal
• Western Cape
• and the Garden Route

During these training sessions more information will also be provided on:

• CyberAgent Anywhere
  
• Keep me Informed Function
  
• New developments in CyberAgent
  
• New Update Manager
  
• REEP (Real Estate Evaluation Portal)

A warm welcome to all new Agencies March 2010:

We trust that by now you are well aware of what CyberAgent can do for you. If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@cyberprop.com or phone us at: +27 (0)11 955-9100 or 086 112- 9237

Most Internet enquiries March 2010:

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The new Notebook licensing concept recently launched by the Chas Everitt International property group is catching on like wildfire among top-performing agents and independent estate agency principals.

“We have issued more than a dozen Notebook licences in the past few months,” says Barry Davies, the group’s director of franchising, “in areas as diverse as Rustenburg, Bloemfontein, Walkerville near Johannesburg and Montagu in the Southern Cape, as well as Witbank and Brits...

We’ve looked before at how easy it can be to make unintentional errors when writing up your listings. Embellishments can creep in without you realising, and comments that focus on one type of buyer can end up turning off other potential clients.

So how do you walk that fine line, outlining all the positives a property has to offer without stretching the truth, and promoting it to the right audience without leaving other buyers out?

Here are propertyadguru.com’s Top 10 Tips for Great Listing Copy...