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WHY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SHOULD UTILIZE VIRTUAL REALITY

Sometimes people can be slow to adjust to change. Don’t get left behind. Read on to learn why commercial real estate should start utilizing virtual reality.

By the year 2025, experts expect more than 500 million virtual reality headsets to be sold.

Businesses in a variety of industries are taking advantage of this popular new technology. They’re creating marketing videos. They’re offering virtual tours.

The real estate industry is no different.

Virtual reality (VR) is the next great thing in real estate.

By scanning a home or property, real estate firms allow potential buyers to “tour” a home without actually visiting it.

Keep reading to see how virtual reality could help your commercial real estate firm grow.

A small investment goes a long way

The cost to scan a commercial property varies. But regardless of the price, it’s a great investment for the commercial real estate firm.

With a small investment in VR, you can create a marketing tool that can then be broadcast across the internet. Add it to your firm’s social media pages. Put it on your website.

Buyers from around the world will have easy access to a tour of the property. For smaller businesses, this means the chance to see more properties that they may not have had the funds to travel to otherwise.

It allows properties to reach a larger market

The ability to virtually tour the inside of commercial property without actually having to visit it is an awesome marketing tool.

It means that potential buyers looking to move cross country and purchase commercial real estate can save on some travel costs. It means that busy buyers can shop for properties on their time.

If a business is looking to buy a commercial property, virtual reality is an easy way for all of the executives and shareholders to “tour” the property together.

Potential buyers can see major changes to a home before they are made

Sometimes buyers decide that they like a property, but only if changes are made.

Maybe they want to add or remove walls to change the layout. Or they want to add additional rooms.

Businesses may drastically change the layout of a commercial property.

With VR technology, realtors can show buyers what the property would look like with those changes.

It takes a little extra work and an investment in a designer’s services, but in the end, it’ll be well worth it if it helps you land the sale. There are plenty of other services that a professional designer service can help with as well.

Why your real estate firm should invest in virtual reality

The virtual reality market continues to grow. As a result, the cost of equipment continues to drop.

In just a few short years, it’s likely that this technology will be in wide use across many industries, including real estate.

If your firm invests in VR now, you’ll be ahead of the curve. You’ll be able to offer a service that few other real estate firms offer. This means more homes sold and higher profits.

If you’re ready to see how virtual reality can help expand your real estate firm and land more sales, contact Home3ds today!