Property Finder

Name

Property Finder

Legal name

Property Finder Limited

Website

https://propertyfinder.mu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Marketplace

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG), Seller Representation & Listing Services (BPAJAAAK), Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Real estate listings
• Property search platform
• Residential property rentals
• Commercial real estate
• Luxury property sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Black River

HQ country

Mauritius

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Commission: The company operates as a real estate agency/brokerage earning commission on property transactions. Agent subscription services are also provided for property listing agents.
2. Agent Subscription Services: Platform provides subscription services for agents to list and manage property listings on the website

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Property Finder operates an online real estate marketplace for Mauritius, enabling buyers, renters, and sellers to search and connect on residential, commercial, and land properties across all major districts. The platform offers subscription-based listing services for agents and developers, complemented by featured premium property placements and educational buyer guides covering residency schemes (PDS, RES, IRS), notary processes, and mortgage options for foreign investors.

Product overview

Property Finder is a real estate marketplace platform for Mauritius offering three core property listing categories: Properties for Sale (residential and commercial purchases), Properties for Rent (long-term and short-term rentals), and Commercial Properties (offices, warehouses, retail spaces). The platform features a Featured Properties section highlighting premium luxury listings, and includes a comprehensive Buyer's Guide providing educational content on Mauritius property law, residency schemes (PDS, RES, IRS), notary processes, and mortgage options. The service is accessible to both Mauritian citizens and foreign investors, with properties listed in multiple currencies (MUR, USD, EUR, GBP).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Properties for Sale Online marketplace of residential and commercial properties available for purchase across all districts of Mauritius, with filters for property type, location, price range, currency, and buyer nationality eligibility for foreign investors.
• Properties for Rent Online marketplace of residential and commercial rental properties available for lease across Mauritius, with filtering options by district, property type, and currency, plus long-term and short-term rental categories.
• Commercial Properties Specialized listings for commercial real estate including offices, warehouses, retail spaces, and commercial land available for sale and rent across Mauritius, serving businesses and commercial investors.
• Featured Properties Curated premium property listings highlighted on the platform, showcasing luxury villas, penthouses, and high-value residential developments across Mauritius, with high view counts (900-1106+ on top listings).
• Agent Subscription Listing Service Monthly subscription service that allows licensed real estate agents and brokers to list and manage their property inventory on the Property Finder Mauritius marketplace, with pricing not publicly disclosed.
• Property Search Platform Web-based property search and discovery platform enabling users to filter properties by type (apartment, villa, penthouse, townhouse, land), district, price range, currency (MUR, USD, EUR, GBP), number of bedrooms/bathrooms, and buyer eligibility (foreigners vs Mauritian citizens), with direct contact integration to listing agents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Properties receive significant online engagement with view counts tracked (e.g., luxury villa with 1106 views, premium properties with 900+ views)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bayut: Major MENA real estate portal with overlapping buyer-segment interest (Indian and African diaspora buyers considering Mauritius and UAE). Comparable as a high-traffic listing platform serving cross-border property investors.
• Rightmove: UK's largest property portal and a benchmark for agent-subscription-led marketplace economics. Relevant peer because the founder's UK background and the foreign-buyer persona include UK-domiciled investors researching Mauritius purchases.
• Knight Frank Mauritius: Global luxury real estate agency with a Mauritius office, deeply involved in PDS/RES scheme sales. Comparable competitor for high-net-worth foreign-buyer mandates and luxury villa transactions where Property Finder also operates.
• Property Finder Group: The well-funded MENA-headquartered property portal operating under the same 'Property Finder' brand name. Comparable as a regional online real-estate marketplace serving buyers, sellers, and agents, but at vastly greater scale and capital base — directly relevant given brand-collision and competitive overlap risk.
• Barnes Mauritius: International luxury real estate network with Mauritius presence, active in the same premium foreign-investor segment (PDS/RES, golf and sea estates). Comparable as a high-end brokerage competing for the same HNW listing inventory and buyer pool.
• Zoopla: UK property portal where the Mauritian diaspora and HNW investors frequently search. Comparable as a listing marketplace with agent subscription and buyer-inquiry monetization, though serving UK rather than Mauritius.

Direct peers

• immobilier.mu: Leading Mauritian real estate portal aggregating sale and rental listings across the country. Direct head-to-head competitor for agent subscriptions, organic traffic, and buyer attention in the same single-country market.
• Mauritius-Properties.com: Local Mauritian real estate listings site focused on residential and commercial properties. Comparable in geography, audience (local and foreign buyers), and listing-portal business model.

Emerging players

• Lamudi: Emerging-markets real estate portal (Rocket Internet-backed) operating in Mauritius among other countries. Comparable as an online listing platform targeting property buyers and renters in growth markets.

Regional players

• realestate.com.au: REA Group-operated dominant Australian property portal. Comparable as a listing-marketplace business model with premium listings, featured properties, and agent subscriptions — useful international benchmark for monetization, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/propertyfinder-mu

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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