By Bonnie Roseman, March 27, 2020
By Bonnie Roseman, March 27, 2020
Whether due to the crazy pace of normal life in today’s world or the frequent relocation from one area to another, traditional home shopping is not always possible. Technologies have developed to help! Video tours, and especially 3D tours, allow buyers to explore the interiors of properties from the comfort of their own homes, offices or wherever they may be. Sometimes people want to revisit homes they have already been to and cannot quite remember the configuration of the rooms and floor plan. Matterport 3D tours allow them to cruise around through homes as many times as they like and to share them with trusted advisers and family members who cannot join them in person. These tours are particularly helpful when there are special aspects to the floor plan; for example, this tour of 8064 SE 19th Ave. in Sellwood, really shows you how the main floor bedroom / office makes a perfect guest room by connecting to the bathroom, as well as how the ADU (accessory dwelling unit) is accessible from the interior of the home and from the outside: 3D Tour. Likewise, this tour of 1015 SE 26th near Belmont, shows you how the enclosed porch connects to the rest of the house and that you can access the garage from the basement. This one even has a cool widget that let’s you measure spaces: 3D Tour. At this trying moment in time, as we navigate the realities of living through a pandemic, these tools are critical to considering potential properties when it is best to stay safely in your own home.