SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
March 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Realtor.com®, a leading provider of online real
estate services, operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX:
NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc., today announced the addition of
Matterport 3D virtual home tours on for-sale and for-rent listings
on the realtor.com® iOS real estate app, which features the most
comprehensive inventory of for-sale listings among national
competing apps.
"Seeing a home is one of the most critical, but time-consuming
elements of the home shopping journey," said Ryan O'Hara, CEO of realtor.com®. "By leveraging
Matterport's 3D technology, we are giving home buyers the ability
to explore properties they are interested in with virtual tours
prior to ever setting foot inside a home."
Real estate professionals can leverage Matterport 3D tours to
differentiate their listings and create more visibility among
consumers given the demand for this type of experience. According
to recent research from realtor.com®, consumers rank 3D virtual
home tours as the second most desired feature in the home search
experience, behind large, high quality photos.
"The combination of realtor.com®'s inventory with Matterport's
immersive user experience gives shoppers the opportunity to visit a
tremendous volume of rentals and for-sale properties, from one
location, and get the full experience of being inside. It is the
most efficient way to search for a new home," said Bill Brown, CEO of Matterport. "We are excited
to see companies like realtor.com® paving the way as tech forward
leaders in the real estate industry."
Currently, thousands of for-sale and for-rent listings on
realtor.com® have Matterport 3D tours with volume continuing
to increase as real estate professionals increasingly adopt the
technology. Realtor.com® is the first company to be formally
connected to Matterport's syndicated direct feed, which expedites,
simplifies and streamlines the process of including 3D tours on a
listing on realtor.com®. Properties on realtor.com® that offer
Matterport 3D virtual tours have a hexagon-shaped icon displayed on
the property image on the search results page, or on the first
property image in the photo carousel on the listing detail
page.
Matterport's 3D platform, cloud services and photo scanning
technology create the floor plans and virtual tours of homes
available on the realtor.com iOS mobile app. Realtor.com's direct
relationship with Matterport enables the company to provide
consumers with access to more 3D tour models in real-time.
To view a sample of the Matterport 3D tours on the realtor.com®
iOS mobile app, click on the following embedded links on an iOS
device:
- Dramatic 5-bedroom and 5-bathroom home in Scottsdale,
Ariz.
- Colonial style home in sought after Haworth, N.J.
- Renovated and open five-bedroom home in San Clemente,
Calif.
- Light and bright home in Boerne, Texas
For additional Matterport 3D tours and realtor.com®'s complete
inventory of for-sale and for-rent listings, download the
realtor.com® iOS real estate app on the App Store. Matterport 3D
tours are scheduled to be available on the realtor.com®
Android real estate app and on realtor.com® this spring 2017.
About realtor.com®
Realtor.com® is the trusted resource for home buyers, sellers
and dreamers, offering the most comprehensive source of for-sale
properties, among competing national sites, and the information,
tools and professional expertise to help people move confidently
through every step of their home journey. It pioneered the world of
digital real estate 20 years ago, and today helps make all things
home simple, efficient and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by
News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move,
Inc. under a perpetual license from the National Association of
REALTORS®. For more information, visit realtor.com®.
Media Contacts:
Christie Farrell
christie.farrell@move.com
(408) 558-7115
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SOURCE realtor.com