The latest testing ground is real estate. “How?” You may ask.
Well it’s actually very simple and ingenious. Let’s say you are relocating a few states away
and you want to purchase a home. Today, your options would be limited to pictures,
videos, and any other descriptions you can get from your REALTOR®. It may be difficult
to imagine your life in this new home without actually “being there.” Matterport is a
company that innovated a way to map a 3D version of your home so it can be viewed as
a doll house or virtually “walked through.” They have sought to put an end to the “need
to be there” method of showing a home. With a simple click of a mouse and a VR
headset, one can be transported to a 360 degree view of every room in the home. No
longer will the day be comprised of plane rides and exhausting showings to make the
most of your busy schedule.You are given a bird’s eye view at and in any home without
ever making a trip.
This will truly be an exciting time for real estate and time will only tell if VR will become
a successful part of our everyday lives. It will be amazing to witness the next generation
of real estate virtual tours, and how this will shift the buying and selling market in the
years to come.