Realtor.com recently partnered with Matterport on the integration of 3D virtual tours on our for-sale and for-rent home listings, offering a new way to check out your dream home from your smartphone (iPhone or Android) or computer.

Matterport’s 3D platform, cloud services and photo scanning technology create dynamic floor plans and virtual tours of homes available on realtor.com^® and their direct relationship with them allows Houston 360 Photography to provide our clients with access to 3D listings in real-time.

You can now virtually explore that dream kitchen or that perfect walk-in closet on home listings that are Matterport-enabled (and offered by a listing agent).

Why does it matter?

As technology continues to grow and change, it only makes sense to advance the home searching experience along with it. 3D home tours are growing in popularity and offer a unique home search experience.

3D walkthrough of the home is a tool that makes it very easy for you to decide which homes work for you and which ones don’t. Although there is no replacement for an open house, this is the next best thing and offers a great way to view the details of the home before ever stepping inside.

When you click into the listing, you will come to the listing detail page.

The listing details page will give more information about the listing and also displays the “3D View” icon.

You can also see the structural views of the home by viewing the home in dollhouse mode by a simple click of a button or tap of a finger. This allows a new way to see the full structure of the home really quickly.

The dollhouse view is exactly how it sounds; it shows you the entire home as if it were a dollhouse on your living room floor, offering a look into the full structure.

The dollhouse view shows the interior structure of the entire home.

If you decide to see the hallway of the home, you can simply click or tap on that part of the home from the dollhouse view and it will take you directly into the part of the home. From there, you’ll get a guided 3D tour of the house with circles on the floor guiding you through each room.

Want to head into the dining room? Just click or tap on the circle in that room or the area you’d like to see and you’ll immediately jump to it. Feel free to use your keyboard controls on your computer to walk around the home!

Simply follow the circles on the floor or click/tap into a room to view it.

Since launch, realtor.com has received a lot of positive feedback from users viewing the Matterport 3D tours in the realtor.com^® experience. As 3D cameras become more commonly available, we expect more of our clients to be able to provide virtual tours on realtor.com.

For Realtor.com users looking to buy a home in a new city, this cool feature allows you to check out homes from afar. If you are a user who prefers to do all their research at home before going out for physical home tours, this feature is for you as well! We believe 3D tours will bring you even closer to snagging that home of your dreams!

To get the full concept of the 3D home tour experience, watch this YouTube video below, or click here to learn more about matterport 3d showcases.