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A new app designed to connect property sellers with potential buyers has been launched in New Zealand.
Yelsa, tipped as the “Tinder of real estate”, instantly matches property sellers with buyers, based on their criteria.
It gives listed buyers early access to properties before they go on the market and can save sellers thousands in real estate commissions and marketing costs, says Mike Harvey, CEO of Yelsa, who developed the platform.
“Sellers can run the Yelsa Buyer Match, browse registered buyers in their region, and invite buyers that match their criteria,” he explains.
Vendors can pay a one-off $129 fee to invite an unlimited number of potential buyers to view their property profile.
“When selling a property, before paying for photography, marketing, trade me etc, homesellers can talk directly to active buyers registered in the system, which saves all those extra marketing and commission costs,” says Harvey.
He says Yelsa also provides a level of transparency in the market, allowing property owners to see how many buyers meeting their criteria are in a market at any given time, homesellers can gauge the potential interest if they were to put their house on the market.
“Homeowners are more conscious of social distancing, and are generally more particular regarding who they interact with. This system gives them good control over who views their home as the buyers can be well qualified before they view a property.”
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