The real estate sphere has been impenetrable for years, construction services, land developers, and real estate companies have adamantly stuck to the traditional ways of selling, building, and developing properties. But the recent years have seen some changes heralded by innovative technology. May it be in the selling process or building, there are now more customer and environmentally-friendly ways of dealing with real estate-related business.
Whether you’re a landowner, real estate agent, or an individual looking to buy your first property, keep yourself updated on the innovations shaping this industry with the trends below.
Virtual Reality
Providing both clients and realtors with the ultimate convenience in house selling and buying, virtual reality saves both parties time and money. Common knowledge about VR technology is that with VR goggles, you can experience a situation in an augmented reality setting. This technology has been used in the gaming world for years, now in real estate, virtual reality works in such a way that provides people the convenience of letting them check out a place without having to take a single step out of their homes.
Real estate companies are now beginning to offer virtual walkthroughs as a way for potential buyers to see amenities first hand. This also saves a lot of money, especially in the building aspect since companies no longer have to build a model house, or not soon anyway.
3D Printing
The technological innovations entering the real estate industry are specially fashioned to help builders and buyers make budget-friendly and time-efficient decisions. Most suitable for those words is 3D printing. Now, you might have seen this technology at work, but only in small-scale projects, such as making toys and other things, but three-dimensional printing in real estate talks about using the very technology to construct houses and even buildings. It has been done and this method is continuously being enhanced to make sure that it could be one of the orthodox ways of building in the future.
Budget and eco-friendly, 3D printing utilize machines that can know the exact number of materials a project will need and can accomplish tasks faster because, unlike the human workforce, machines do not need to rest. In addition, 3D printed properties are built with tough and long-lasting materials to guarantee their durability.
Sustainable Homes
Some innovations are customized to help save the environment by reducing carbon footprint in the building process and a property’s actual use. A lot of thought and planning has gone into thinking about ways of building sustainably, and these ideas were mostly guided by the three Rs of waste management. If you think about it, reducing, reusing, and recycling can be applied to most aspects of life, and real estate is not an exclusion.
Eco-friendly designs and sustainably sourced materials spearhead this movement. Some houses are built with open and spacious layouts that feature glass windows installed to maximize natural lighting and reduce the use of electricity-powered light fixtures as much as possible. Sustainable housing also uses naturally sourced materials, like bamboo and recycled steel to re-purpose used materials.
Another reason sustainable homes keep making an impact in the real estate sphere is because of the rising unorthodox ways used, like turning a container van into a house or building a tiny home to encourage minimalism and lessen waste.
Smart Houses
Motivated by convenience and safety, some individuals are on the lookout for homes that are equipped with smart technology, so they can experience a more comfortable and safer home life. In a nutshell, smart homes are houses outfitted with smart gadgets and appliances that are connected to the internet and can be controlled via apps through a smart device. This is incredibly convenient because just imagine the time and cost it can save you during moments where you have left your appliances running or forgot to lock some doors.
With this, you no longer have to message a neighbor to enter your home or go back to your house to check the situation yourself. These smart devices and gadgets oftentimes also have self-learning skills and the ability to collect information, enabling them to automatically adjust settings according to your preferences.
Artificial Intelligence
House hunting is a long and arduous process that is time-consuming for both sellers and buyers, but with a house being a major investment, there is no opportunity to cut any corners. To at least expedite the process of giving information to potential clients, artificial intelligence is used to answer frequently asked questions, collect data, and accomplish basic paperwork.
With artificial intelligence, real estate companies can collect data from an AI’s engagement with customers and be able to create relevant information that can be used to narrow down the pool of target clients their properties will most likely appeal to.
With the many innovations in the real estate industry and even newer and advanced technologies to come, one thing is for sure, that these innovations all work toward a better future in property building.
