General Current Real Estate Trends
Augmented reality is one of the general current real estate trends that real estate agents can use to sell homes. In a nutshell, “augmented reality” is the utilization of software to give a real-world location more informational value. At the very least, this means that a person can overlay information over a picture of a particular area and obtain information on that area this can include information on which businesses are pictured, addresses, and basic information on that address. By the same token it can also look at a building and call up blueprints on that building. Both of these have great applications to real estate.
The ability to call up blueprints of a building means that a person can virtually walk through the building and get a feel for it. The person can also, at least in some versions, experiment with wallpaper, curtains, furniture, and other simple accessories in order to get an even better feel for the building. This allows the person to see if the building will work for them before inquiring a real estate agent for further information. Of course, the app can also give basic information on the building, such as square footage, breakdown of its rooms, and even a brief history of the building, all of which helps a potential buyer decide to buy or not.
The person can also utilize a smart phone or other device while in the area to look at the building in question and obtain basic information, such as square footage, a room breakdown, and asking price, among other basic facts, overlaid on an image of the building. Thus, augmented reality can help a real estate agent sell a property by giving a potential buyer all of the information that they need. This helps to ensure that the buyer is more likely to actually buy, which makes the real estate agent look better. Embracing new technology can be one of the greatest tools a real estate agent can have.