NZ Real Estate Firm First In Line for The iPad™

Apple’s Steve Jobs announcement of the much anticipated iPad™ tablet today is causing a stir around world. As people evaluate the implications of Apple’s new wonder tablet, a new nationwide Real-Estate company, Encore, has been quick to appreciate its huge potential.

Lee Konowe, of Christchurch on-line based real estate company Encore, says the iPad™ is will have a major impact on the way businesses like his operate.

“This really is a significant development in the world of portable information systems,” said Konowe. “Lap-tops promised much, but in reality their connectivity was ponderous. The iPad™ cuts through all of the time-wasting and gives you real-time access to the web that we have never seen before.

“We were so convinced of the significance of this i-tool, that we have been working for some time to make sure that we had the iPad™ programs and systems our agents would want & need and that they would be ready, the moment Apple dropped the news.”


Konowe says every Encore agent will have an Encore provided iPad™ and are committed to doing whatever it takes to make that a reality!

“While everybody else is talking about what the iPad™ might do, we are ready to talk about what is does do,” said Konowe. “True, it will be a few months before we have them in our grasp, but our order is already in the cue and our agents and their clients will be the first to experience the benefits.”

Encore agents will now be able to sample “open home” feedback and have their vendors see the results in real time, as it happens.

“If an agent needs to get a listing pulling in buyers to close a sale? No problem, our online eSign&Secure contracting system will do the job and deliver legally binding signatures from clients worldwide and without resorting to a fax machine via iPad™.

“If an agent wants to pre-qualify a buyer, it’s as simple as a few Encore™ iPad™ touch-screen taps and getting the data to the lender is instantaneous.

“If our agents need to order a photo shoot, place an ad insertion or ask for some advice; it’s all there and all as easy to use as a finger touch or swipe of your hand. Wherever an agent may be.


“Encore’s in-house technology group, e-Agent NZ, Ltd is a licensed Apple Developer, I can say with pride & assurance; You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet! Over the coming months Encore™ will be announcing one after another Encore™ iPad™ program & service, specifically designed to run on and take advantage of the iPad’s amazing capabilities.”