Comments on: Photo Synth will change real estate

By: Burnaby Real Estate Agent

Burnaby Real Estate Agent — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:51:04 +0000

I think the possibilities are beyond what we can imagine now… This is just the beginning. To incorporate a virtual tour into a surrounding city scape would go way beyond our current virtual tours, and I think clients would love it

By: Galen

Galen — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:15:26 +0000

Hip hop video watchers want to virtually tour homes too, Doris.

By: Doris Murdock

Doris Murdock — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:46:43 +0000

Looks like fun, and in small doses could be a striking addition to a presentation or the on-line presentation. I take most photos of my listings, crop them, lighten them, edit as needed. When I can’t get good photos, I bring in a professional; however, I think the 360-degree virtual tour offers the viewer more control on what to stop & look at in detail than a bunch of overlapping, flashing images that look like a hip-hop video. Looking forward to experimenting with this as the site progresses…

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Photosynth. Is It The Newest Trend In Real Estate? — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:39:58 +0000

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By: Photosynth Lover

Photosynth Lover — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:25:18 +0000

Brian Miller, this is just the tip of the ice berg, it a V1/beta, I think in a few month the technology will be much better. Soon you will not need a download, it will work on all platforms and it will be embedded in sites like Redfin and John L Scott, both Microsoft Partners. I think of this like moving from command prompts to graphical user interfaces, it is the start next evolutionary step in computer user interfaces.
You will start to see professional photographers to specialize 3D photography. Look at the ones pros from National Geographic took, they are amazing.

By: Vancouver realtor

Vancouver realtor — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:29:07 +0000

Looks cool. How accurate are the constructions? Working with Vancouver real estate on a quotidian basis, I can’t wait for programs that would enable my customers see simple virtual tours – in a convenient & reliable way.

I’m in. What software would you deem most fit for the job? I do have one alarming question popping into my mind: what kind of graphics adapter(s) does this require?

Cheers!
- Jay

By: Leavenworth Real Estate - Geordie Romer

Leavenworth Real Estate - Geordie Romer — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:43:45 +0000

Brian Miller- I agree that it still seems a little glitchy. I have been playing around with it and it made a few poor “synths” from photo collections I had on hand rather easily (10-15 photos). I went out and shot a house this afternoon with a few hundred photos so we’ll see if that works out. A few of the synths I tried last night couldn’t seem to upload.

Leanne said “I don’t see them as making one whit of difference in getting more buyers out of their chairs and into the homes for sale (with the possible exception of new construction that isn’t built yet).”

I think that depends on the market. I work in a vacation area (Leavenworth) where folks travel 2-3 hours to look at homes. If I can show them a great video, virtual tour, or photosynth then maybe they will make the drive over to see just one new property. This is even more crucial when clients are flying in from out of state.

By: Brian Miller

Brian Miller — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:07:29 +0000

ok…a couple dumb questions: You have to install Photsyth in order to view a “synth” ?? How big a deal is it for buyers to go thru the clicks to get it installed? Their site seems unstable. I can’t quite seem to explore it too much without it going down.

I agree, though, it seems like an incredible photo service. I’m very much for making my marketing being on the edge of new stuff..

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:31:56 +0000

Leanne, I don’t think we’re disagreeing. What I was saying is that the bar will continue to be raised, and if you don’t produce the minimum expected, your offering will be overlooked. Whether it’s photosynth or virtual tours or whatever else is beside the point. The point is that anyone these days who looks online expects, at a minimum, several photos. That wasn’t true ten years ago, when they were looking at classified ads in the paper. People are going to expect more information, and if you don’t provide it, you’ll get skipped over. Even on Craigs’ list, if you don’t provide a few photos, you won’t get any calls.

Having said that, some of the grainy and poorly selected photos I’ve seen are not much better than no photos at all. Those ones will get passed over, too. There’s too much inventory out there for buyers to spend time investigating everything, and it’s going to be that way for many years to come. Whatever’s easiest to put on the short list goes on the short list. Everything else doesn’t. So a quality presentation can be defined as one that gets the property on the buyer’s short list.

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