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I am a Realtor®. How much does it cost to get a virtual tour for my listing?

In the Greater Toronto Area, we are pleased to offer the unbelievable all-inclusive rate of $149 to produce a virtual tour for a listing.

Why would I want to order a virtual tour in the first place?

Our job is to produce an online product that lets the potential buyer know, without question, EXACTLY what the listing looks like. The visual marketing we produce is unmatched and is hands-down the most accurate way to showcase a listing.

Producing a virtual tour…

Dramatically drives more interest and traffic to the listing
Ensures that pre-qualified and truly interested buyers are coming to in-person showings.
Allows out-of-city and out-of-province visitors to see the listing.
Demonstrates to your client that you truly care about marketing your “inventory”.
Leaves your client with a visual keepsake of their home before they move.
Markets the listing FOR you.

How much advance notice do you need to book a shoot for a listing?

We pride ourselves on quick and efficient service. In special circumstances, we’ve been able to book same-day appointments. However, we ideally recommend at least 48 hours advance notice to ensure you receive the appointment time that works the best for your vendor and that they have time to prep their home for the shoot.

How long do you spend on-site to shoot a listing?

The average time on-site for a typical real estate listings is approximately 1 hour. This ensures that proper coverage is given to the home and accommodates our cutting-edge photography process.

How long does it take before I can see the virtual tour?

We guarantee any real estate virtual tour is always provided to you in UNDER 48 hours.

How do you get your virtual tour to me?

Once we’ve finished assembling your package, we email you a direct link to the virtual tour as well as a direct download link to both the high-resolution versions of the photos and a set of web-sized versions of the photos.

Will you send the virtual tour and photos to MLS for me?

Absolutely. Just let us know the MLS number and we’ll take care of it. We appreciate that some Realtors® prefer to directly broker-load the images and virtual tour themselves. So the option is yours.

How long does it take for the virtual tour and photos to appear on Realtor.ca?

Although we send the material immediately upon completion, it can take up to 48 weekday hours for Realtor.ca to update the material on it’s national database.

Why should I choose your company over the others I’ve seen advertised?

Simply put… we offer extremely personal service, we do not subcontract to part-time or unprofessional photographers and our prices are extremely low relative to the incredibly high quality product that you are guaranteed to receive.

I see the term “HDR” mentioned repeatedly when you describe the quality of your photos. What is this?

HDR refers to “High Dynamic Range.” DigitalProperties.ca utilizes a photographic process where by we combine multiple exposures of the image and combine them digitally afterwards to provide a final photo or 360° panorama that more accurately reflects the amazing tonal and color range of the human eye.

This means that if there’s a view to see out a window… we can show it. This also ensures that, for example, the light fixtures in a room are not “blown out” of view.

What are the technical details of your virtual tours?

The virtual tour itself is in the form of a 100% flash-based weblink ensuring incredible cross-platform compatibility. There are two components to the virtual tour….the 360 panoramas and the still-photo slideshow.

The 360 panoramas allow the viewer to take the mouse and look around the room as if they were standing there, with the ability to even look up and down!

Just like the panoramas, the photo-slideshow can be instantly launched in FULL-SCREEN mode by clicking our trademarked diamond symbol in the lower-right corner. The images will then instantly fill every user’s monitor with a higher-resolution version of the image.

What forms of payment to you accept?

We accept cheque, Visa and Mastercard. Invoices are easily payable by a PDF invoice that we generate for you at project completion.

Why would I want to use a 360 virtual tour and slideshow instead of a video tour?

Although having “anything” to market your listing is better than nothing, an edited video featuring the listing comes nowhere near to the immersive experience of our virtual tours.

Videos will be made of short clips of the room and you can only see the angle the camera operator provides.
If you want to view the room again, you have to go and replay the video, often with no proper pausing functions.
The visual quality of real estate videos when transitioning from exterior to interior views are harsh.
No one likes that ridiculous elevator music that forcibly plays in the background.

Why would I need to use your services? I take pretty good photos myself.

Although digital cameras now offer almost anyone the ability to take reasonably good photos, we’ve proven time and time again that we’re far better equipped and trained to properly showcase the home through images and panoramas.

We’re achieving better compositions, providing dramatically better lighting with our off-camera flash gear, we’re properly straightening and cropping each photo and we’re producing wider and truer images of what the rooms look like.

You’re a real estate professional that prides and markets yourself on your exclusive market knowledge and superior negotiation skills.

We’re photography and virtual tour experts that can produce an unmatched immersive online experience.

Let’s work together to ensure that your listing…worth hundreds of thousands of dollars…is getting the exposure that it deserves and that your client is trusting you to provide.

Digital Properties – Toronto GTA 360 Virtual Tours

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