Brokers and real estate agents spare no effort to keep ahead of their competitors. Using SEO, Google local business pages, listings on niche sites and power networks like Zillow and Trulia, and employing social media creatively are common marketing tactics that help the process. But there are also more advanced strategies that will appeal to
Virtual walkthrough software company Matterport is going public
Matterport, a company that provides virtual reality technology used in virtual walkthroughs of homes and office spaces, said this week that it’s planning to go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. With the move, Matterport follows in the footsteps of other real estate firms such as Opendoor and Porch.com, both of which recently went public
Renters want virtual tours too, survey finds
More than 70% of renters say they would be happy to rent an apartment without seeing it in person first, if they could check it out through a 3D virtual tour. That’s according to a survey jointly commissioned by Zumper, a rental marketplace, and Matterport, which provides 3D and virtual tour services. The survey notes
Matterport lands $5M funding round to beef up its 3D real estate imagery
3D visualization company Matterport is intent on bringing its virtual reality technologies into the mainstream real estate industry, after landing a $5 million funding round led by Ericsson Ventures.
Matterport Makes VR Dreams a Reality for the Real Estate Industry
Matterport’s 3D Showcase is leading the VR-for-real-estate charge by makings its imaging capabilities widely available.
Matterport launches largest VR library in the world
Immersive media platform company Matterport has just launched CoreVR, a simple option to add VR support to any Matterport 3D Space, creating the fastest, easiest, and least expensive end-to-end system for delivering a VR experience of a real-world place
Matterport gets $30M to build out virtual reality real estate tours
Matterport has raised $30 million in growth funding from Qualcomm and Singapore’s GIC to expand its virtual reality and augmented reality content creation platform.