How To Use Virtual Reality In Real Estate

The real estate industry is quickly incorporating new technologies, which assist in the delivery of properties to buyers, with Virtual Reality (VR) being the most dominant. By offering 3D tour experiences, VR is changing the process of buying because it allows looking at property by potential buyers from anywhere. 

Whether you are a real estate agent, construction contractor, or an investor, enrobing VR in the business strategy will make sure more markets are reached and more sales are affected. This blog will focus on the application of virtual reality technology in real estate and its advantages, as well as the steps one is required to take to enter into this field.

How to Implement Virtual Reality in Real Estate

In order to effectively make use of virtual reality in your real estate business, you need to have some tools and a plan. Here are several tips on how to get the most out of VR when it comes to real estate marketing.

1. Virtual Property Tours

To start with, the advancement of virtual reality in real estate has been noticed through the invention of virtual estate. Such a system primarily allows a client or any user to view the premises ‘walk-through’ of any room as if it were almost physically present in the house. One can view the property by walking around with a VR helmet on, or if that is unavailable, a virtual tour is accessible to view the pertinent parts of the property.

Steps to Create a Virtual Property Tour:

1. Capture 360-Degree Images: To enhance the immersive experience, it is imperative to take 360-degree images. This means a waste of time, as special cameras that take pictures of every corner of a room in all direction angles have to be utilized.
2. Use VR Software: There are many software available, like Cobox Universe, which is used to convert 360 images into interactive 3d images. The software enables the user to create hotspots whereby prospective purchasers can select and view more detailed information about that area.
3. Upload to Your Website: Once the virtual reality tour is created, it should be integrated into the website or property matters as appropriate. This link enables the purchaser to view the tour without being physically present at the property.
4. Use VR Headsets for In-Office Demos: As an additional feature, customers can experience the product in the office via a VR set or during one of the open house events. This makes the home-buying process very easy for buyers because they can view so many different houses at once, creating a lasting effect.

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2. Virtual Staging

Yet another practical application of virtual reality in real estate is virtual staging. Physically staging a house can be expensive and time-consuming. However, it is possible to use virtual reality to decorate the house without moving into it. This allows potential buyers to see how the place would look with different styles or arrangements.

How to Use Virtual Staging:

1. Digitally Furnish the Property: All you need is VR software, furniture, paintings, and other interior items that can be included on the screen and placed within the house. It is very convenient for vacant spaces or the ones still under construction as it gives the potential buyers a better view of how the house would look when in use.
2. Provide Different Style Options: Thanks to virtual staging, various style designs can be modern, classic, minimalistic, and every buyer’s choice. Buyers will then get to pick the layout or room design that they like the most.
3. Save on Physical Staging Costs: With the help of Virtual staging, there is no need to go through the process of adding furniture in a house since it can be made complete inside the screen, which helps to cheapen the costs relevant to selling a house but provides the necessary eyeful beauty.

3. Pre-Construction Visualization

VR becomes a great advantage, especially for developers who wish to market units such as houses, apartments and condos that have not yet been completed but are already pre-selling. In this case, a 3D configuration of the unit can be designed to allow the client to see the finished project and make decisions to buy it earlier than expected.

How to Utilize Pre-Construction VR:

1. Create 3D Models: This involves the 3D visual modeling preparation of the given structure with the help of the architect and designer. The said model could comprise the interior and exterior features of the house, helping the clients envisage the full design of the house.
2. Offer Customization Options: Newcomers seek assistance from Virtual Reality when they wish to modify specific details of the house, such as the next position of the walls, finishing materials, or even color schemes. It makes the purchase experience more pleasant for the client. However, the client can also make changes to the designs presented by the developer.
3. Present Large-Scale Developments: For instance, when making a proposal for a high-rise residential building or within a block of several types of apartments (one bedroom, two bedrooms, and so on), even including office space, a client is presented with the different apartment and their designs through VR without taking the client out of one encompassing apartment.

4. Hosting Virtual Open Houses

Especially for overseas and out-of-country buyers, virtual open houses are an excellent alternative to physical events. Such events allow potential buyers to attend an open house exhibition on the internet, whose backgrounds and even the exhibiting agents can be changed simultaneously with the viewer.

Steps to Host a Virtual Open House:

1. Schedule an Event: As with an in-person open house, market the event on your property listings, social media channels, and/or email newsletters. Ensure that a suitable time is set for the potential clients to access their virtual run-through of the house.
2. Use VR or 3D Technology: While conducting the virtual open house, assist the potential buyers in experiencing the house by using either VR headsets or 3D pictures. Some of these also provide platforms for agent-led tours where the agent can answer questions and highlight points of interest while walking the client through the property.
3. Follow-Up with Interested Buyers: Ensure that contact is made even after the virtual show with those who expressed interest in the particular property culminating in the event. This strategy helps minimize the time invested in prospecting customers without incurring too many costs or efforts.

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In a Nutshell

With the advent of virtual reality technology, buyers are now immersed in the property sphere, and by this, we mean there is entertainment for the eye and leisure for the mind. It could be a virtual walk through the property that enhances buyers’ understanding or virtual staging that aids people in imagining furniture that is not in the actual area. So, set foot in the world of VR now and let the clients walk around their next dream house in a truly amazing way.

 

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