Tract or production builders are already using virtual tours. And there is certainly economies of scale for it. But how about custom builders? They are typically building from an unique plan that maximizes the lot size while receiving design direction from the owner. Despite the… Read More »Custom Builders: Help Owners Thru the Design Impasse
Last time, we spotlighted a tour with many different features, including Live Pano and multiple interior schemes. Today, I want to show what many builders have asked for: a virtual tour for showcasing several homes within one neighborhood. Baker Residential from Raleigh (our hometown and one of… Read More »Virtual Tour Spotlight: Starling Woods neighborhood
This month, we want to spotlight the Pearl Cottage from American Colonial Homes in New Jersey. John and Chris Costanza are building some pretty amazing homes along the Jersey Shore. To help their buyers understand all the details they are including, they asked us to… Read More »Virtual Tour Spotlight: The Pearl
Part 3: Virtual Tours has to be easy and intuitive to use (great UX and UI, for both desktop and mobile) In Part 1 and 2, we discussed making the virtual tour (VT) architecturally accurate and visually beautiful. If you have that, then you have… Read More »Buyer’s Guide: Virtual Tours for New Home Construction (Part 3)
Part 2: Virtual Tour has to look great Once the virtual tour (VT) team accurately portrays the home as designed by the builder (see Part 1), the next expectation is for the tour to look great. The goal is to create moods while making the… Read More »Buyer’s Guide: Virtual Tours for New Home Construction (Part 2)
Part 1: Virtual Tour has to be accurate Last week, I gave the introduction for the Buyers’ Guide to Virtual Tour for New Home Construction. Now we can roll up our sleeves and get into some detail. Our customers, the new home builders, are made… Read More »Buyer’s Guide: Virtual Tours for New Home Construction (Part 1)
How did we get here? The pandemic has disrupted all of us in many ways, forcing us to adapt and overcome. For homebuyers, virtual tours have become a primary method to view houses now. Even before COVID-19, virtual tours helped distant buyers, offering them a… Read More »Buyer’s Guide: Virtual Tours for New Home Construction (Intro)
