With the booming of the real estate industry in the country focusing on the development of key cities outside the imperial Metro Manila and the administration’s Buil, Build, Build (BBB) Program, one can say that it’s a perfect time to go full force on the real estate business.
However, due to modernization, people changed their way to shop for their dream homes.
People now shy away themselves to traditional flyers and leaflets. The Internet has now become their go-to place in checking their desired houses and community to live in
Lamudi Philippines’ 2015 research shows that more sellers are choosing online platforms to advertise properties.
According to the research, 59 percent of surveyed respondents— the majority of whom are PRC-licensed real estate brokers—said that they are using online listings platforms to advertise their properties. A further 18 percent of these Internet-savvy professionals use social media websites to promote their listings.
Digital 2019, a report from Hootsuite and We are Social showing people’s online behavior around the world, said Filipinos spend an average of 10:02 hours a day on the internet — on any device.
The report also shows that there are 76 million internet users in the country, and all of them are on some form of social media. Seventy-two million Filipinos access them via a mobile device.
This only shows why you need to prioritize your business’ presence online. If that still did not convince you, here are 5 more reasons why real estate brokers like you need to create your own website.
