{"id":1030,"date":"2019-04-01T11:46:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T06:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankapropertyweb.com\/property-news\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2019-05-17T12:21:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T06:51:14","slug":"lankapropertyweb-s-success-from-humble-beginnings-as-a-startup-in-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankapropertyweb.com\/property-news\/lankapropertyweb-s-success-from-humble-beginnings-as-a-startup-in-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"LankaPropertyWeb records growth and success &#8211; 2018 in review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LankaPropertyWeb<\/strong> &#8216;s success, from humble beginnings as a startup in\n2007, to be the leading real estate platform in Sri Lanka, can be attributed to\nseveral milestones that have been hit in the last few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s leading real estate website,\nLankaPropertyWeb.com, recorded another successful year in 2018, showing an\nextraordinary growth in traffic and other vital metrics to the website. Buoyed\nby the demand for rentals, new developments and sales, the website has recorded\na significant increase in the number of users, visits, duration of the visit\nand most importantly, in the number of leads generated to advertisers and\nclosed sales and lets.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 saw <strong>LankaPropertyWeb<\/strong> grow drastically and achieve some significant milestones. <strong>LankaPropertyWeb<\/strong> won the award for Best Digital Integrated Campaign at the SLT Zero One Awards. The major accomplishment marks the acquisition of the country\u2019s no.2 property portal lamudi.lk, firmly establishing the company as the dominant portal in the country. The acquisition includes the lamudi.lk domain and all its listings, plus the local operations of Lamudi Sri Lanka, making <strong>LankaPropertyWeb<\/strong> is Sri Lanka\u2019s number 1 &amp; dominant property website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a revenue growth of 61% compared\nto 2017 the company has seen a rise in the number of advertisers to 55%. The\ntotal number of users saw a growth of 20% and there was a substantial increase\nin mobile users as well which in the current real estate market is a crucial\nfactor. In short, the\nduration of a visit increases as the website can offer more options and choices\nfor the users to browse and select from. It is also proof that the users have\nshown a keen interest on the properties advertised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The figures for 2018 shows that not only does\nthe website bring in the visitors, but it also delivers on the vitals that are\nimportant for both sellers and landlords, by generating leads and providing\nleads resulting in a majority of advertisers managing to sell or rent the\nproperties.\u201d stated Daham Gunaratna, Managing Director of Lanka Property Web. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leveraging technology to stay ahead in\nthe business, LankaPropertyWeb offers its services to a clientele that was not\nyet tapped into in 2007 \u2013 the non-newspaper readers, the people constantly on\nthe go, and foreigners and expats who were exploring investing in Sri Lanka,\nwho would not have otherwise had visibility of the investment opportunities in\nthe country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excelling in professionalism,\nintegrity and exceptional service in delivering the most astounding standard of\nsolutions tailored to your needs and objectives has contributed to Lanka\nProperty Web\u2019s success throughout the years, while it strives to bring in\ntransparency and trust in to the industry and promote the country as an\ninvestment destination to global investors. Established in 2007 the company is Sri\nLanka\u2019s most visited property website with the most number of property\nlistings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LankaPropertyWeb<\/strong> recently\nheld Sri Lanka\u2019s flagship real estate event of the year, the Lanka Property\nShow 2019, which concluded successfully, drawing praise from both exhibitors\nand visitors and was held on the 9th and 10th of February at the Kingsbury\nHotel.&nbsp;The event was the largest property show in the country with 30\nstalls being occupied exhibitors. Also, this year\u2019s show featured a diversified\nset of exhibitors, with house builders, banks, Solar providers and Hoke\nInternet solution providers also participating at the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to offering a wide range of\nproperty options, for sale or rent, the site also offers additional\nproperty-related services and information. These include a House Price Index,\nthe tracking of the average property prices in Sri Lanka and guides and tools\nsuch as a Mortgage calculator and guides to locals and foreigners on navigating\nSri Lanka\u2019s property related legal framework.&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With several property-related events and product\nlaunches planned for 2019\/20, including hosting the Lanka Property show for the\nfifth time, an event in Australia, Lanka Property Web is anticipating continued\ngrowth of the sector. The company will continue to improve its technology and services\nto the users, helping them at each step of their property buying and selling\nprocess and by doing so, keep them abreast of the changing trends in the sector\nin 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LankaPropertyWeb &#8216;s success, from humble beginnings as a startup in 2007, to be the leading real estate platform in Sri Lanka, can be attributed to several milestones that have been hit in the last few years. 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