{"id":11833,"date":"2022-01-31T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appstudio.ca\/blog\/?p=11833"},"modified":"2025-04-01T05:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T05:30:32","slug":"virtual-reality-transfiguring-the-real-estate-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appstudio.ca\/blog\/virtual-reality-transfiguring-the-real-estate-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality \u2013 Transfiguring The Real Estate Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Real estate is one of the propelling sectors, inducing massive revenue to the economy. It is a consumer-driven market involving a vital, expensive and life-changing transaction. This decade witnessed an all-time high in 2020 since the market started to climb from 2011. Statista<\/strong> says that the number of members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) gradually amplified to 1.46 million in 2020. Experts say that this number could be achieved because of the integration of Virtual Reality in the real estate sector. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Furthermore, the paradigm shift in the consumer trends inclined towards digitalisation of the real estate market has prompted extensive opportunities to the realtors and utmost convenience to the consumers. The digital transformation has aided contemporary real estate professionals to rise in the competition by harnessing the power of the most favoured technology of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)<\/strong><\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is Introducing Virtual Reality in the Real Estate Market Important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The conventional way of selling and buying properties involves a lot of hassles of explaining, negotiating, visiting multiple houses and apartments. Not to forget the time invested in assisting the clients throughout their house-buying procedure. The traditional method is time-consuming and inconvenient for the realtors. The potential homeowners also get exhausted with the lengthy process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Reality in the real estate market is transforming the decades-old method of selling houses and other properties. Realtors are inclining towards employing the power of VR technology<\/strong> to expand their business and receive more clients. A survey by the NAR states that 44% of property buyers search on the internet first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondering how a virtual tour in real estate is possible? The advent of advancements in the software companies offering real estate application development services<\/strong><\/a> has made this happen. Let\u2019s dive straight into the detailed insights of how beneficial VR is for real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Why is Digital Transformation of the Real Estate Sector Necessary?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The immersive technologies can drastically transform the Market DOM index by providing an enhanced experience to agents, buyers, and sellers. Analysts state that several factors like \u2013 seasonal variability, property\u2019s condition, buyer\u2019s availability to see a property, and seller\u2019s time invested in showing the property to the client \u2013 influence the Market DOM index, in turn, inducing the saleability of a property. AR\/VR saves time, money by eliminating the lengthy processes and aiding the realtors in maintaining the buyer-to-seller and buyer-to-agent ratios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These immersive technologies are substantially aiding the potential property owners to take a virtual tour of multiple houses by just wearing a VR headset or watching an AR representation on devices like smartphones, tablets and laptops. This easing out of the entire home buying and selling process has engendered the probability of immediate success in the highly volatile environment. All this is possible because of the inception of virtual reality app development<\/strong><\/a> offered by several app development companies worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is Virtual Reality Enhancing Customer Experience Through Virtual Tour and Staging?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Reality has empowered individuals to explore their home options with utmost accuracy and convenience. Reports state that 90% of the potential buyers start searching for homes on the internet first, including 50% of the searches through mobile apps<\/a>. Wondering how staging a property with AR\/VR actually works? Have a look here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n