2008
Toolkit v1 launches
One platform launched for Estate Agents to easily
access property data – a first in the market!
21 July: Toolkit goes live and our first client
signs up.
December: We start growing our range of reports
on Toolkit, launching the Suburb Report and
Residential Transfer Report.
2008
2009
Finding new ways to help Estate Agents understand the area they market in we started growing our report offering with the:
2010
5 000 property professionals using
Lightstone
2010
2011 - 2013
2014
Continue releasing more reports
August: Live Deeds Search
September: Property Risk Report
November: Owners In Street Report
2014
2015
Our annual Property Seminars launch, bringing Estate Agents local property insights and an opportunity to network and learn. These Seminars continue to be an annual highlight! 2015
2016
Launched the Advanced Owners in Complex
report
2016
2017
2020
We also introduced the Estate Agent Valuation Model (EVM™) Report in March, a price counselling tool to guide sellers and buyers to the right market value of a property. 2020
2021
Toolkit v2 launches
In April 2021 we launched Toolkit V2. An improved
platform, equipping property professionals with
better search, enhanced reports and more solutions
to enable their clients to make better decisions.
2021
2022
*Lightstone becomes a Level 2 B-BBEE company* 2022
2023
More customised solutions
Recognising the tough environment, Lightstone
launches products to assist Estate Agents to
attract buyers and secure sellers, including:
March: Seller Leads Report
August: Property Value Buyer Report and Property
Value Seller Report
September: Town Report
November: Canvassing Brochure
2023
2024
Toolkit v1 launches
One platform launched for Estate Agents to
easily access property data – a first in the
market!
21 July: Toolkit goes live and our first
client signs up.
December: We start growing our range of
reports on Toolkit, launching the Suburb
Report and Residential Transfer Report.
More users
By March 2009 we have 3 000 property
professionals actively using Toolkit.
Finding new ways to help Estate Agents understand the area they market in we started growing our report offering with the:Surveyor General Diagram
Sectional Scheme Report
Estate Report
Finding new ways to help Estate Agents understand the area they market in we started growing our report offering with the:
5 000 property professionals using
Lightstone
More value
We continue to add more value and finding new
ways to simplify the complex for the property
industry.
Owners In Sectional Scheme
Property Report
Town Report
EZScore
Continue releasing more reports
August: Live Deeds Search
September: Property Risk Report
November: Owners In Street Report
Making it easier to do business
As Estate Agents needs evolved we made it easier
for them to do business.
June: Complexes In Suburb Report
July: Property Risk Report
Our annual Property Seminars launch, bringing Estate Agents local property insights and an opportunity to network and learn. These Seminars continue to be an annual highlight!
Our annual Property Seminars launch, bringing Estate Agents local property insights and an opportunity to network and learn. These Seminars continue to be an annual highlight!
Launched the Advanced Owners in Complex
report
More innovation We provide Estate Agents
with insider access to track the progress of
documents as they move through the registration
process at the Deeds Office with the
DOTS Searches
report introduced in September 2017.
More education
Launch our POPIA podcast series to assist Estate
Agents in navigating this new and complex
legislation.
We also introduced the Estate Agent Valuation Model (EVM™) Report in March, a price counselling tool to guide sellers and buyers to the right market value of a property.
We also introduced the Estate Agent Valuation Model (EVM™) Report in March, a price counselling tool to guide sellers and buyers to the right market value of a property.
Toolkit v2 launches
In April 2021 we launched Toolkit V2. An
improved platform, equipping property
professionals with better search, enhanced
reports and more solutions to enable their
clients to make better decisions.
New partnerships
2022 saw a revamped website and new partnerships
with PropData, bringing estate agents more
opportunities to grow and market their business.
*Lightstone becomes a Level 2 B-BBEE company*
*Lightstone becomes a Level 2 B-BBEE company*
More customised solutions
Recognising the tough environment, Lightstone
launches products to assist Estate Agents to
attract buyers and secure sellers, including:
March: Seller Leads Report
August: Property Value Buyer Report and
Property Value Seller Report
September: Town Report
November: Canvassing Brochure
More to look forward to
Now in 2024, we’re excited to have launched our
new website and look forward to continuing to
support over 28,000 property professionals (and
growing!) with many more innovative solutions to
come.
