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The number of buyers making offers sight unseen\u2014meaning they haven’t physically visited the property\u2014is on the rise, according to a survey of recent home buyers conducted by real estate brokerage Redfin. Thirty-three percent of respondents in 11 major markets say they made an offer on at least one house sight unseen.\u00a0These types of offers are more common when working with foreign buyers and in markets where homes are selling quickly, real estate professionals say.<\/p>\n

New uses of 3-D photos, video tours, and virtual reality are giving some buyers enough confidence to purchase a home without an in-person showing. The Wall Street Journal<\/em> reports that some real estate pros are conducting property walkthroughs with long-distance buyers remotely via FaceTime, Skype, or WhatsApp. Some agents are working with technology companies to create 3-D photo and video tours within the virtual reality space to make long-distance buyers feel like they\u2019re at the property in person.<\/p>\n

Home buyer Angelo Smyrnios of Littleton, Colo., recently purchased a home in Lighthouse Point, Fla., for $1.65 million without ever stepping foot inside. Smyrnios\u2019 agents, Lisa and John Wilson of Douglas Elliman Boca Raton, gave him\u00a0and his wife a 45-minute tour of the property using FaceTime while\u00a0walking through the home and highlighting its features. The agents then FaceTimed their clients while riding\u00a0on a motorbike so they\u00a0could get a\u00a0view of the\u00a0surrounding neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Real estate companies are also seeing more homebuying capabilities with virtual reality. About 10 percent of Sotheby\u2019s International Realty\u2019s listings now have 3-D photo tours in which clients can view 3-D property pictures on a screen or while wearing VR headsets. The company expects that in five years, it\u2019ll have viewing areas in every office, says John Passerini, global vice president of interactive marketing.<\/p>\n

Tech startup VirtualAPT offers\u00a0a robot that can film virtual tours in 3-D. The robot can record a real estate professional guiding a tour of the property and then produce a video within 15 minutes. VirtualAPT CEO Bryan Colin says the goal of these tours is to help faraway buyers see the property themselves and\u00a0get a full tour virtually.<\/p>\n

Source: \u201cBuying a Home Sight Unseen Is Easier Than Ever \u2013 and More Common,\u201d The Wall Street Journal (June 22, 2017)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Take your chances… Buyers Make Offers Sight Unseen   The number of buyers making offers sight unseen\u2014meaning they haven’t physically visited the property\u2014is on the rise, according to a survey of recent home buyers conducted by real estate brokerage Redfin. Thirty-three percent of respondents in 11 major markets say they made an offer on at … <\/p>\n

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