For the year 2013 Private Property received an Outstanding Achievement Award in the \u2018Real Estate\u2019 category, with an overall score of 95%. The portal also received the accolade in the \u2018Lifestyle\u2019 category recently with a score of 478 out of a possible 500, with content and functionality scoring 99% and 98% respectively.<\/p>\n
Private Property\u2019s CEO Justin Clarke says, \u201cThese are extremely challenging awards to win. We are proud that the IMA awards recognise our high standards of planning, execution and overall professionalism. We have all of South Africa\u2019s best property in one place for buyers and renters to peruse. Private sellers, estate agents, banks, developers, and landlords all list with us to give our browsers the widest variety of properties to be found on any South African portal.\u201d<\/p>\n
In January 2014, Private Property delivered more than a million quality leads to its advertisers, and this can definitely be attributed to the new functionality of the site.<\/p>\n
COO Simon Bray says that the website\u2019s design \u2013 both visual and its underlying code \u2013 is significant in that it presents a market-leading innovation in the South African online property market. The interface is interactive, intuitive and inspirational.<\/p>\n
In 2013, in a first for the South African property industry, the company migrated to Microsoft\u2019s Azure cloud platform to deliver a seamless, responsive version of its website. Says Bray, \u201cWe believe that we deliver the best property browsing experience available in South Africa, for both desktop and mobile devices.\u201d<\/p>\n