Jaco claimed the coveted Property Professional of the Year award at a glittering banquet held at Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa on Saturday 4 September 2010. He outperformed 15 other finalists, which were identified as the top achievers amongst 43 000 estate agents registered in South Africa.

Already a finalist in 2007 and 2009, winning the award for 2010 places Jaco at the pinnacle of what is a highly competitive and extremely demanding industry. His innovative approach to all aspects of business and his unwavering commitment to customer service have clearly paid off for him. It has positioned him as a leader in his field, despite being only 28 years old and with just 5 years of real estate experience.

Jaco excelled on all fronts, with the rigorous judging process and criteria considering all aspects, including sales figures and turnover. ethics and client satisfaction, professionalism, community involvement, marketing and innovation, as well as commitment to education and leadership.

He is taking this further by utilizing his skills and expertise to enhance the prospects for future estate agents in the region, thereby giving them the essential opportunities he was never afforded by the established real estate fraternity. By acquiring shares in the EC Campus of DITASA He is providing the platform for training agents to obtain their NQF4 and NQF5 certificates.

He invests an enormous amount of energy and time in service of the real estate industry and the community as a whole. This empowers people to make better, more informed decisions when it comes to property.
Jaco has a weekly property column in the Burger newspaper, called “Voetstoots met Jaco Rademeyer” where property matters are discussed

Priority was given to service ethics and client satisfaction, professionalism, community involvement, marketing and innovation, as well as commitment to education and leadership.