Virtual Tours - Charlotte Real Estate Listings
One of the largest time consumers in the search for a new home is, of course, visiting the actual homes. What if you could tour the homes before seeing them in person? What if you went into a home looking for that fabulous kitchen island that you know is there? What if you couldn’t wait to see the back yard in person because it was so spectacular looking in the tour you already took?
WHAT?! The tour you already took? Absolutely - the virtual tour! A ‘virtual tour’ is a comprehensive look at a listing, both inside and out, including 360-degree panoramic shots. With the majority of buyers looking online these days, we try to provide our listings with every opportunity to be seen on the internet. Viewing an OBEO tour allows buyers to see what the homes looks like without spending hours driving around.
The benefits of a quality virtual tour are many, with increased exposure, interest generated before the buyer even visits the home, and professional photography. Our listings sell faster, and everyone is happier!
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Great information about how valuable a virtual tour is for a home home of the real estate market.
Also, there are actually less showings for sellers when a tour is used.
Yes, you get fewer showings but they are more qualified showings. There is a percentage of the market that just wants to see the house and can make a yes or no decision by simply viewing a virtual tour. Why waste realtor and client time to meet at a home to decide right away it’s not what they expected?
Pictures are still a great resource for showing homes online but everyone does it. Maybe still-images work for most agencies (Charlotte, NC) in the present day (Feb 2007)? However, a virtual tour is a great utility to put you above your competitors and for less that $100 you could possibly get that 3rd and 4th house closed faster.
If a potential client views a tour, and still schedules an appointment then you have a more interested and qualified client in that home. A virtual tour will help weed out the “browser.”
The other side…
Do I want to work with a company or agency that presents the standard MLS images that everyone else has or do I want to work with an agency that offers more than their competitors?
The marketing side of the home-selling effort is becoming increasingly competitive. The housing market, although still strong in Charlotte, NC, is at a plateau or in decline on a national level. This is increasing agency and realtor competition for signing buyers and sellers. Is a seller going to sign with a company that offers virtual tours, possibly selling their home faster with a more qualified client?
Is a potential Charlotte, NC home buyer who currently lives in London going to work with an agency that can’t provide a virtual tour of a home?
We’ve followed West Coast trends over the past 2 years and virtual tour offerings are much more prevalent there as compared to East Coast. To date, only a small percentage of our virtual tour clients are for real estate sales but we have experienced a recent surge in inquiries.
Value of the home also seems to define whether a tour is used or not. It seems that houses that fall above the $350,000.00 level are more than likely to use a virtual tour.
We’ll be happy to help, just visit our website RealTourNet.com or give us a call.
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