Posts from ‘Marcel du Toit

Marcél du Toit is CEO of Leadhome. He is interested in the intersection where technology, customer service, and the real world meet, with a specific focus on proptech. Outside of Leadhome he's passionate about his two rescue dogs, sport, and all things South Africa. Marcél holds a masters degree in Management & Finance from the University of Oxford.

The Modern Consumer & the Power of Asking “Why?”

13 March 2019 | Marcel du Toit

Why the huge commissions for estate agents when selling your property? That was the question the market began to ask after decades of the property industry dictating to consumers that 7%- 8% commissions on the sale of a home were “the norm”.

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Thanks 2018, it’s been GOOD

28 January 2019 | Marcel du Toit

I can’t believe that it’s December already. It feels like just the other day that we were poring over our plans and aspirations for 2018, and here we are at the end of the year. I think most South Africans will agree with me that 2018 was definitely not a year for “sissies”. We had […]

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Why pay more than you need to? Sell your property the Leadhome way

7 December 2018 | Marcel du Toit

Any company that doesn’t focus on consumers and their needs is due for extinction, according to Marcél du Toit, CEO of Leadhome.

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Introducing Simpli

31 May 2017 | Marcel du Toit

Today we launch Simpli, a platform that makes buying or selling a home easy and stress free. It is a first (and only) of its kind in the South African market. Simpli is a giant leap forward for the South African real estate agency industry. In this technology-driven world of on-demand taxis, artificial intelligence, chat […]

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What 2017 holds for the real estate industry and Leadhome

6 January 2017 | Marcel du Toit

Dear valued clients, friends, and not-yet-but-soon-to-be-friends, Happy 2017 from all of us at Leadhome! We hope this year will be a highly successful one for you and your family. A year ago I wrote a blog post about my expectations for the real estate agency industry in 2016: investment in technology, clients moving away from […]

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