Celebrating a fourth Corporate Vision award and the journey behind it
WeconnectU, named Best Property Management Software Company in South Africa for the fourth year running, on a decade of progress, AI and its planned Asset Intelligence Report.
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Is AI recommending your property business?
AI assistants sent a Cape Town business 28 website visits where a year earlier there were none. What the IMS case study means for estate agents, developers and property managers.
AI is redrawing real estate’s investment map
JLL research presented at SAPOA shows AI is changing how firms use people and space, with data centres and industrial gaining and offices facing a quality divide.
When AI gets it wrong, who takes responsibility?
AI is entering property businesses fast, but accountability can’t be outsourced to an algorithm. MRI Software’s Omobolanle Adekola on AI governance, POPIA and avoiding shadow AI.
AI moves from hype to hard returns in property
AI is moving from hype to returns in SA property, cutting costs, speeding leasing and improving decisions as firms digitise data and keep humans involved
AI won’t win property’s data race - Intelligence will
AI access is universal, but commercial property advantage now lies in proprietary data, market intelligence, strong relationships and human judgement
Digital convenience is fuelling a new wave of fraud
Faster digital onboarding is improving customer experience but exposing businesses to AI-generated identities, forged documents and growing identity fraud risk
Why retailers must rethink where customers really shop
Location intelligence is transforming South African retail, helping businesses understand customer movement and make smarter store and tenant mix decisions
Foreign buyers are reshaping SA's premium property market
New Lightstone data reveals nearly 144,000 homes bought by foreign buyers in a decade, with demand strongest in South Africa's premium property market
Digital property transfers: Removing the friction
South Africa's property transfers are going digital, with identity verification and automation reducing delays, fraud and friction for buyers and sellers
AI, inequality and why human connection still matters
AI is reshaping cities, commerce and housing, but human connection, trust and resilient design remain vital as inequality and climate risks grow today
Twenty years of data changed property. Trust changed everything
Twenty years of property data and AI valuations have reshaped SA property, but trust remains the key force behind smarter market decisions for the future
