Property Tour AI bets on virtual agents as tour guides: Tech Review
Opinion
There are countless vendors and apps that do it for you, quickly and affordably, without an oddly distracting robot talking to your audience about well-lit kitchens and ample storage space
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 23
Is it real, or is it Sketchfab? Matterport adds virtual staging vendor to partner platform
Sketchfab lets users insert home furnishings, artwork, appliances and a host of other items into digital twins for use in staging and virtual home upgrades
by Craig C. Rowe Mar 4
Matterport releases Axis, a hands-free motorized smartphone mount
The new device, called Axis, is intended to improve ease of use and scan consistency when paired with the company's mobile app, Matterport Capture
by Craig C. Rowe Feb 16
Interactive Virtual Tours' floor plan product faces a tough field of competitors: Tech Review
Opinion
To fully leverage IVT's floor plan tool, the user needs two additional vendors: one to produce a floor plan and one to produce the photos. Given what's out there today, this seems more than mildly inconvenient
by Craig C. Rowe Nov 5
Why Century 21 CEO believes tech is overrated in the industry
At Inman Connect Las Vegas, Mike Miedler said onstage that it was the work of agents that powered America through the depths of the pandemic — and they're the ones who provide value to the industry
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 29
Vuse taps into what makes mobile real estate video so easy: Tech Review
The app offers templates, shooting advice, music options and easy sharing tools. There’s also a brokerage account level
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 22
Ricoh360 Tours releases beta phase of virtual staging product
With its Theta line of compact, high-resolution cameras, Ricoh was one of the first major brands to introduce a product specifically for creating online real estate tours
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 14
Buy and build with Welcome Homes' online new construction platform
Welcome Homes augments a streamlined business plan with dynamic 3D visualization to let new homebuyers build and buy directly from their browsers
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 23
Does Zillow's app for online tours stack up?
Opinion
The portal giant's app for creating and publishing immersive online home tours is available to everyone — and it offers enough to make it worth a look
by Craig C. Rowe Mar 12
Here's a first look at Zillow 3D Home Tours' newest features
With 200M unique monthly visitors and a consistent IDX stream, Zillow's updated app is ripe to normalize the immersive home tour experience
by Craig C. Rowe Feb 17
Virtual 3D marketplace All3D is here for real estate
Opinion
The 3D marketplace has grand plans for the real estate space, the first of which includes an experiential retail and photo-realistic virtual staging offering
by Craig C. Rowe Feb 5
11 tech products we loved in 2020
Opinion
From digital closings to a powerful way to analyze your CRM database, here are 11 products that stood out in a year of remarkable evolutions in real estate tech
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 18
Constellation Real Estate Group acquires digital marketer Paradym
CREG continues to grow in the marketing space by absorbing long-time industry player, which first offered CD-ROM tech in the early 1990s
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 19
Inman Handbook on creating online home tours
Learn the tools, tech and tactics needed for marketing properties and showing them at a safe distance when needed
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 12
Zumper offers new online leasing suite for free
Smaller landlords and multifamily investors will now have a free suite for online leasing, payment collection and virtual tours
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 28