Five misconceptions about 360° real estate tours, your competitors dealt with.

More and more MLS platforms are implementing VR and 360° tools. Services as ASARI, Galactica (two largest MLS services in Poland) already use 360° imagery in their property offers, which means you can easily add immersive content to your property marketing. Despite the facts, agents are still undecided on the technology. If you’re still uncertain, we’re here to dispel any doubts — here are the five 360° tech misconceptions your competitors live without.

1. 360° photography is difficult to produce

Nothing could be further from the truth! Modern 360° cameras are simple to operate, every real estate agent can capture photo session of the property in a few minutes. There is no need to photoshoot a space in multiple angles and in similar light conditions or taking numerous reshoots. So if you think that 360° photography is difficult to produce, unfortunately, you’re wrong. Modern cameras allow us to create immersive tours and make it even easier than with a compact camera or a mobile device. Don’t stick with 2D photos just because you’re afraid of new tech solution. Read on and see how easy and affordable it is.

2. 360° cameras are costly

Matterport, the most popular 360° solution on the real estate market, is not a bargain solution. However, it doesn’t have to be so. Handy and easy to use 360° cameras like the Ricoh Theta V is all you need to create professional tours for the properties in your offer. It is a cost of around 350 EUR, which is very close to the price you need to pay for a regular 2D camera. When compared to Matterport or 360° DSLR sets, you are not only saving today but also reducing the risk of ending up with a gadget that didn’t earn it’s worth. Ricoh Theta V is also guaranteed the absence of additional cost of the technological upgrade in two or three years. So we have a winner.

3. The tour creation process is complicated and time-consuming

Evryplace has been designed with real estate agents in mind, and after over two years of development and feedback, we focused on delivering an easy-to-use tool for agents and brokers. The goal was to create a software that works with inexpensive handy 360° camera and create a property tour before the agent leaves the door of a property. Using the mobile Evryplace app, you will be able to automatically turn captured images into a web presentation ready for publishing. All you need to do is log in to app, sync images from the Theta camera and choose ‘Create a presentation.’ The whole process is only a matter of seconds.

4. It’s just a fad

Actually, the increased interest in 360° technology is very noticeable. Airbnb shifted the market of hospitality significantly by turning property owners into active and engaged agents. On Airbnb forum people ask for the option of adding a virtual tour to their offer, they want to strengthen their presentation. For property owners advertising on Aribnb, a 360° property tour is an obvious method of making the offer more attractive, more and engaging. The convincing argument that the trend for 360° technology will continue is that more and more real estate CRM and MLS systems are implementing the options to include immersive media. This proves immersive media for real estate is quickly becoming a market standard.

5. Virtual reality and 360° imagery is not really that different to 2D

Wrong again. According to a study made by the 360° experience is twice as impactful on viewers, when compared to traditional media. This means that clients are more likely to make a more aware decision based on immersive media than 2D pictures.

We hope that we dispel the doubts, if you have more questions, please feel welcome to check out our short blog series: What your sales team needs to know about VR Real Estate Sales that explores the ways and methods of turning VR and 360° into the successful marketing strategy.