Real Estate Software Goes Mobile - 29 September 2008

Dynamic Property Professionals can Thrive in a Turbulent Market”, says RES

The creators of Real Estate Software this week launched a new mobile application on their office management system, RES Office, designed to assist property professionals search for properties on their mobile phones. In a further development they announced a pilot study for additional enhancements they are running with one of their clients, Colm McEvoy Auctioneers, Co Kildare.

“Digital technologies enable property professionals to transform their businesses and we are finding more and more estate agents and advisors are using them as progressive ways to serve the market in these turbulent times”, said Brian Whelan, CEO of Kratos, the creators of the Real Estate Software suite of products.

As well as the search application, Real Estate Software is conducting a four-week pilot programme with leading Kildare residential and commercial estate agents Colm McEvoy Auctioneers. These enhancements will allow property professionals use the mobile to access diary, accounts and a host of other functionality from their mobile phones.

Dara O’Neill from Colm McEvoy Commercial, the commercial wing of the group said: “We’re very happy to work with Kratos and the Real Estate Software team on this pilot. Their approach to the sector is very like ours - always looking for improvements and new ways to add value to clients”.


Pictured at the launch of a new mobile pilot study that will allow property professionals to match prospects, access diary, accounts and a host of other functionality from their mobile phones are (L to R) Dara O’Neill, from Colm McEvoy Auctioneers (Commercial) and Brian Whelan, CEO of Kratos - the creators of the Real Estate Software



Other recent improvements to the Real Estate Software system include:

Enhanced security and protection from viruses and Spam
Upgraded Lettings and Commercial sections to keep up with increasing and varied demands for these services
A new labeling system, marking properties for sale or to let as “reduced”, “newly priced”.
“These are difficult times for the property sector, to be sure, but we are finding a new breed of property professional is emerging from the current challenges”, said Whelan. “Agents are becoming more flexible, more customer focused and more competitive. And our continually improving web based software suits this kind of player very well”.