By using technology, a user can see if a property fits their needs without leaving their own home.
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idealista has added a new search filter to its portal that allows the user to view only those listings that have a "virtual tour". These are listings that use the latest technology and graphics,  along with photos, that allow you to view a property from your own home. You can browse around a property and have a look from every angle without even having to leave your sofa. As a result, idealista is facilitating access to those listings with the most available information for users, so that house hunters can find out if a property fits their needs or not.

Currently, on the idealista database you can find more than 1600 houses with this technology in Portugal, with highlights in the districts of Lisbon (about 200), Porto (about 300) and Faro (more than 200).

The listings, which can be accessed by a user, have at least one of the following three technological options (several can be combined):

  • 3D visits: this is the most advanced multimedia service in the real estate market to show a property virtually. These 3D tours combine high quality photographs and laser measurements to create totally immersive 3D models. These models have a level of 99% accuracy, with this option allowing users to feel as if they are actually visiting the property. This option includes a guided tour, available by just pressing the play button, or can be controlled by the user allowing you to jump between rooms, offering a 24 hour open house for users.
3D tours are now available on idealista
3D tours are now available on idealista
  • Virtual Tour: panoramic views of the entire property are interwoven through points of interest that produce a fully interactive visit, thanks to an integrated navigable map. This option offers users the possibility to see every corner of the house in a free tour mode. Each visitor will be able to stop in the room of the house that is of most interest and have a closer look. It is also accompanied by blueprint plans to give users a better idea of the layout and location.
360 degree virtual tours on idealista
360 degree virtual tours on idealista
  • Professional videos: this feature shows a camera tour of every corner of the property, both inside and out. The video is also accompanied by a floor plan of the property.