Experience on-demand and immersive virtual home tours with Zillow 3D Home

Zillow, a US-based leading real estate and rental marketplace announced the launch of 3D Home, an AI-powered mobile platform for iOS devices across the United States and Canada to provide on-demand and immersive virtual home tours to consumers, easily and quickly and free of cost.

How does 'Zillow 3D Home' works?

The app captures 360-degree panoramic images, either with an iPhone or through a Ricoh Theta V or Z1 camera, that integrates with the app. Once the entire house has been shot and photos are uploaded to Zillow, the app uses several sophisticated technologies in tandem – from computer vision to deep learning – to stitch together seamless 3D tours, enhance photos' exposure, and select thumbnail images that best represent each room. Once complete, tours are immediately available in the "My 3D Home" dashboard to edit, share privately, or add directly to a listing on Zillow.

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Realtors can capture an entire house in as little as 15-20 minutes, helping them serve more clients at a lower cost. Moreover, it also provides home buyers with a more authentic, immersive experience and helps them save time by narrowing down the homes they visit in person.

"Making 3D home tours available for sellers and agents to capture and add to any listing, for free, in the U.S. and Canada is a huge milestone in our work to make the real estate transaction a more seamless, on-demand experience for consumers," said Josh Weisberg, Zillow's Senior Director of Product Development, 3D and Computer Vision.