Toowoomba Regional Council has officially become the first in the nation to implement a Real Estate Portal into its official website: an impressive and groundbreaking bit of innovation that is set to save TRC time and money, while helping real estate agents and solicitors access rates and property information, along with a myriad of other useful information.
In an interview conducted by Melissa, Denise Upton from McGrath Real Estate Toowoomba said that when selling a property and trying to provide clients with sufficient information around property description, land values, and rates, she ran into some issues with accessibility and time. Each day, it is an extra phone call real estate agents have to make. However, with the new portal, this information will be readily and conveniently available for them.
All of the following information will be at the tip of their fingers thanks to this new development!
property description (lot on plan)
property location
half-yearly rates and charges (including water charges)
outstanding balance
water meter readings
land area
land valuation.
On top of this, the council is saving around 500 phone calls each month because of the implementation of this program. Its a win-win for both council and real estate as it frees up time for the HR department and saves funds that can now be spent elsewhere!
It’s an incredibly innovative idea on behalf of the council and it ticks all the boxes!