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  • Achieving success even more efficiently with digital tools

    Achieving success even more efficiently with digital tools

    In the current market situation, efficiency in marketing and management processes is more important than ever for property professionals. A quick letting or sale means lower costs. With optimised digital operating and communication processes, estate agents and property managers also gain valuable time to focus on the essentials: looking after tenants and owners. The new digital solutions from SMG Real Estate offer the ideal support to save time and money in the property business while improving the quality of customer communication.

    Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are two important new details that SMG Real Estate is using to support its business customers in making the marketing process more efficient. New tools based on these technologies significantly simplify and speed up the listing process. All you need to do is enter the address and some specific data about the property and the advert is created automatically. The software accesses IAZI’s extensive database.

    In a matter of seconds, concise and appealing property texts are also created that optimally present the specific advantages of the property. The new AI solution is conveniently integrated into the Business Manager user interface and is available as an option.

    Strengthen customer loyalty through fast and professional communication
    Communication with potential prospective tenants is now much easier thanks to the Flatfox tools, which are also integrated into the Business Manager. The Flatfox Messenger enables efficient management of the entire rental process. From scheduling viewings to online application management and the automatic generation of rejections – everything can now be done with just a few clicks. This simplification creates space for the essential tasks, such as intensive support for owners and tenants. A particularly useful feature is the digital reference check, which allows quick access to all relevant information on prospective tenants and thus increases the chances of swift rental agreements.

    In addition, improved lead qualification ensures that all contact enquiries contain all the necessary information to qualify customers, including relevant financial aspects. Property professionals thus receive all decision-relevant information at a glance, which increases the chances of success in the letting process and facilitates faster deals.

    Last but not least, it provides access to a comprehensive digital ecosystem that includes numerous other partner services. Customers can now access all SMG Real Estate services via a single login. This means that they can access the entire SMG Real Estate ecosystem with just one login, including daily updates in the Business Manager and third-party services – all available in a centralised and user-friendly way.

    There has already been a lot of positive feedback from existing and new customers who have tested SMG Real Estate’s digital tools in a practical check. The numerous pieces of feedback flow directly into processes that are used to further develop the solutions and services on offer and work on additional innovations. The aim is to enable property professionals in Switzerland to digitally let and manage their properties with maximum efficiency and professionalism.

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  • Verit and Flatfox offer completely digital rentals

    Verit and Flatfox offer completely digital rentals

    Zurich -based Verit Immobilien AG , together with the rental portal of Bernese Flatfox AG , offers a fully digitized rental and rental process. According to a press release , this will conclude a pilot project lasting more than a year and extend the offer to all of Switzerland for the first time. From the application to the conclusion of the tenant deposit to the signing of the rental contract, the entire process is digital. That goes as far as ordering the name badges for the new tenant. It is not only the tenants who benefit from the time savings, according to the press release. For the owners, the chance of seamless follow-up letting increases

    Shortly before the end of the year, Verit Immobilien and Flatfox opened the first digital rental deposit as part of the electronic re-letting process, around a year after the first rental agreement was electronically signed by the tenant and landlord. The successful pilot project will now be offered at all Verit locations in Switzerland. After Verit started with Flatfox, ELCA Informatik , Skribble , Helvetia Versicherung , SwissCaution , FirstCaution and, for a rental deposit account, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg are now also involved in the offer.

    Verit Immobilien uses the Flatfox platform to handle the entire process. Martin Frei, Chief Digital Officer at Verit, is quoted as saying: "The entire process of re-letting takes place seamlessly digitally via the Flatfox platform – from the time a potential tenant becomes aware of an offer to the formally valid issue of the rental agreement . "Of course, this also applies to all intermediate steps such as initial contact, registration, deposit, credit check and ordering of tags."

  • Flatfox buys furniture

    Flatfox buys furniture

    Mobiliar acquired Flatfox on April 7th, informs the insurance cooperative in a message . The Zurich-based company has developed a platform with a free marketplace for real estate. Flatfox also offers corporate customers digital tools for the rental process.

    With the takeover of Flatfox, Mobiliar wants to strengthen its real estate business. Founders and employees should remain active for Flatfox under the umbrella of Mobiliar, explains Mobiliar. In addition, the new acquisition will continue to operate under the brand name Flatfox. The two partners have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

    The insurance cooperative is already active in the real estate sector together with Ringier with the marketplace Scout24 Schweiz AG as well as with the craftsmen platform buildigo and the tenant platform aroov. The aroov tenant platform developed jointly with Garaio REM is to remain independent, but will cooperate with Flatfox in the future. "The interaction between aroov and Flatfox offers private customers attractive services and complete solutions for real estate professionals, thanks to which they are present with the right offer at the right time with the tenants," explains Mobiliar COO Andrea Kleiner in the press release.

    In addition to this offer on the tenant market, Mobiliar is planning to launch an offer for owners of residential property this summer, the press release further explains. The corresponding Liiva platform was developed by Mobiliar together with Raiffeisen.

  • The rental agreement is digitally signed for the first time

    The rental agreement is digitally signed for the first time

    According to a press release , Flatfox , Verit Immobilien AG and Skribble have reached a milestone in the digitization of rental agreements: their jointly developed electronic rental agreement has now been signed with legally binding effect in Zurich. This was the first time that a rental process was handled digitally in Switzerland.

    With the electronic signature made possible by Skribble, prospective tenants and landlords can now sign a rental agreement “simply and securely” on their smartphone, computer or tablet. This means that rental contracts no longer have to be printed out and then time-consuming to be sent back and forth by post.

    “I'm a fan of online things,” said the first tenant to ever sign a rental agreement electronically in Switzerland. “I think it's great to sign a rental agreement at the push of a button. The concept enables me to file my rental agreement digitally. "

    According to the announcement, the Zurich manager of Verit Immobilien AG, who countersigned this contract, particularly appreciated the user-friendliness and the time saved. The successfully launched pilot project is to be fully integrated into the first and re-letting process of Verit Immobilien AG in the future.