BizBahrain April 2016
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Highlights | Technology<br />
Naser Shahrour<br />
General Manager, MECOS<br />
Building Automation<br />
& Smart Home Benefits For<br />
Real Estate<br />
What can Building Automation &<br />
Smart Home Systems add to real<br />
estate developers, investors and<br />
owners?<br />
High competition in real estate<br />
market and reselling, and growing<br />
desire to invest in that sector, make<br />
the customer always search for unique<br />
properties.<br />
Due to strong competition in<br />
real estate sector, and rapid growing<br />
companies of construction and real<br />
estate investment, customer is no longer<br />
able to distinguish between companies,<br />
hence he focuses on the property<br />
itself, or the so-called added value of IT<br />
services and applications whether for<br />
security or entertainment. Smart Home<br />
technology is the added value which<br />
make you real estate project unique and<br />
more attractive for the customer.<br />
Home automation Systems increases the<br />
value of your home!<br />
When selling a house, does home<br />
automation add to the home’s value? The<br />
answer is absolutely yes.<br />
If you’re looking to make your<br />
apartment more appealing, having a<br />
home automation system goes a long<br />
ways toward making a strong first<br />
impression, Distinguishing your home<br />
from others on the market is essential<br />
in selling your home quickly and getting<br />
the price you want.<br />
Imagine you are showing an<br />
apartment to a customer and picking<br />
up a remote control to open the curtains<br />
and turn off the lights with a single<br />
click. Any buyer unfamiliar with home<br />
automation is going to be immediately<br />
intrigued.<br />
You’ve just created interest and made<br />
your house memorable in the buyer’s<br />
mind. Any buyer already familiar with<br />
home automation is going to remember<br />
your home as a fellow home automation<br />
enthusiast.<br />
Home Automation Will Save You<br />
Money!<br />
Even though home automation<br />
requires some expenses to get started,<br />
if you give your system design<br />
some thought, you’ll find the longterm<br />
benefits can far outweigh your<br />
financial investment. The obvious<br />
ways are by reducing electric and<br />
heating bills. Installing a home<br />
automation security system can<br />
eliminate costly charges to secure your<br />
home. Installing a home theater or<br />
whole house sound system can reduce<br />
the number of times you go out each<br />
month for entertainment.<br />
Home Automation is the way of the<br />
future<br />
Home automation products are<br />
becoming a part of our everyday lives.<br />
Home automation products installed<br />
in new housing developments are<br />
becoming commonplace. Home<br />
security systems that can be remotely<br />
monitored by the home owner are<br />
increasing at unprecedented rates.<br />
Downloadable media to be displayed on<br />
home theater screens are putting video<br />
stores out of business. The newest<br />
technologies of today are the everyday<br />
applications of tomorrow. Investing in<br />
home automation allows you to lead<br />
the way instead of following.<br />
BE SMART SAVE YOUR MONEY.<br />
72 May <strong>2016</strong>
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