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january january market market stats stats

January January 2021 2021

Bucks Bucks County, County, PA PA

Local Local Market Market Insight Insight January January 2021 2021

552 552 Bucks Bucks County, County, PA PA

New New Listings Listings

30.8% 30.8%

528 528

New New Pendings Pendings

-12.2% -12.2%

10.2% 10.2%

from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020:from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: 422 422 629 629

512512

Closed Closed SalesSales

-9.0% -9.0%

-33.8% -33.8%

from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020:from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: 479 479 580 580

16.4% 16.4%

from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020:from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: 773 773 440 440

Pendings Pendings Closed SalesSales 552 552YTDNewYTDNew 528 528YTDClosed 512512 20212021 20202020 +/- +/YTD 20212021 20202020 +/- +/-

New New Listings Listings

YTD YTD 20212021 20202020 +/- +/552 552 629 629-12.2% -12.2%

30.8% 30.8%

528 528

-12.2% -12.2%

580 580-9.0%-9.0%

10.2% 10.2%

512 512

-9.0% -9.0%

440 44016.4%16.4%

-33.8% -33.8%

16.4% 16.4%

5-year 5-year Jan average: Jan average: 662 662 5-year Jan average: Jan average: 529 529 5-year Jan average: Jan average: 449 449 from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020: from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: 5-year from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020: from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: 5-year from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020: from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: 422 422 629 629 479 479 580 580 773 773 440 440 YTD YTD 20212021 20202020 +/- +/-12.2% 629 629-12.2%

YTD YTD 20212021 20202020 +/- +/ClosedClosed Sales Sales 528 528 580 580-9.0%-9.0%

$353,750 $353,750

Median Median552 552 SoldSold PricePrice

1000 1000 5-year Jan average: 529 529 5-year Jan average: 900 900

5-year Jan average: 662 662 5-year Jan average:

-3.1% -3.1%

5.8% 5.8%

from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020:from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: $364,950 $364,950 $334,500 $334,500

5-year Jan average: 449 449 $425 $425 5-year Jan average: $400 $400

800 800

$375 $375

700 700

$353,750 $353,750 +/-

Median Median YTD YTD 2021 2021 20202020 +/Sold Sold Price Price

ClosedClosed Sales Sales

600 600

$353,750 $353,750 $334,500 $334,500 5.8% 5.8%

-3.1% -3.1%

YTD YTD 20212021 20202020 +/- +/Median Median Sold Price ($1,000s) Price ($1,000s) 512 512Sold 440 44016.4%16.4%

5.8% 5.8%

Median Median Sold Price Sold($1,000s) Price ($1,000s)

$350 $350 $325 $325

500 1000500 1000

$300 $300 $425 $425

400 900400 900

$275 $275 $400 $400

5-year 5-year Jan average: Jan average: $303,050 $303,050 from from Dec 2020: Dec 2020: from from Jan 2020: Jan 2020: 300 $250 $250 800300 800 $375 $375 $364,950 $364,950 $334,500 $334,500 J F JM FA MM AJ MJ JA JS AO SN OD NJ DF JM FA MM AJ MJ JA JS AO SN OD NJ D J 700 700 2019 2019 600 600

YTD YTD 20212021 20202020 +/- +/$353,750 $334,500 5.8% 5.8% $353,750 $334,500

500 500

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519 2020 519 2020 Dec Dec Jan 2020 Jan 2020 557 557 1,0941,094 Max Max 2,2282,228 5-year 5-year Jan average Jan average 1,4861,486

Dec 2020 Jan 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2020 557 557 1,0941,094

Sold Avg Sold to to 3232 Avg OLP OLP RatioRatio

$275 $275 98.5% 98.5% $250 $250

300 300 J F JM FA MM AJ MJ JA JS AO SN OD NJ DF JM FA MM AJ MJ JA JS AO SN OD NJ D J

Max Max 2,2282,228 Active Active Listings Listings 5-year 5-year Jan average Jan average

Min Min 519 519

$300 $300

Avg400 DOM Avg400 DOM

Active Active Listings 5-year JanListings average: $303,050 5-year Jan average: $303,050 519 519

$350 $350 2021 2021 $325 $325

2020 2020

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2019 2019

Min Min 32 32

98.5% 98.5%

2020 2020

2021 2021

Max Max Min Min 95.8% Max Max 95.8% 72 72 94.3% 94.3% 98.5% 98.5% Avg DOM Avg DOM Avg Sold Avg Sold to5-year to average 5-year 5-year Jan average Jan average 5-year Jan Jan average 54

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32 2020 32 2020 Dec Dec Jan 2020 Jan 2020 YTD YTD 27 27 53 53 32 32 Min Min 32 32

98.5% 98.5%

98.5% 98.5% Dec 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 YTD YTD 98.6% 98.6% 95.7%95.7% 98.5% 98.5%

Max Max Min Min 95.8% Max Max 95.8% 72 72 94.3% 94.3% 98.5% 98.5% 5-year 5-year Jan average Jan average 5-year 5-year Jan average Jan average 54

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Dec 2020 Jan 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2020 YTD YTD 27 27 53 53 32 32

Dec 2020 Jan 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2020 YTD YTD 98.6% 98.6% 95.7%95.7% 98.5% 98.5%

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MostMost REALTORS® REALTORS® will say willyou say you can’t can’t be a part-time be a part-time agentagent if youif you wantwant to succeed to succeed in real inestate. real estate.

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In 2020, In 2020, whichwhich was only was his onlysecond his second full year full year in in 10 • March 10 • March 2021 2021

the business, the business, George George sold more sold more than than $10,000,000 $10,000,000 of real ofestate real estate whilewhile working working full-time full-time for the forNew the New Jersey Jersey Department Department of Environmental of Environmental Protection.

Protection.

And he And has heahas third a third gig! His gig!band, His band, Low Totem, Low Totem, is setistoset release to release its first its album first album this spring. this spring.

WithWith just 24 just hours 24 hours in a day in alike dayeveryone like everyone else, else, George George knows knows how to how maximize to maximize time time betterbetter than than almost almost anyone. anyone.

“Success “Success is earned is earned by working by working hard,hard, making making sacrifices, sacrifices, and learning and learning fromfrom your your mistakes,” mistakes,” he says. he says.

“There “There are obstacles are obstacles alongalong the way the that way that will try willtotry stop to stop you from you from growing growing into the intoperson the person you want you want to become, to become, but it’s butyour it’s your destiny destiny to overcome to overcome them.them.

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Recruiter for New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection, Recruiter for New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection, a position he’s held for years four years and continues to love. a position he’s held for four and continues to love.

During that time, George alsoinfell in with love with real estate.

“I bought During that time, George also fell love real estate.

“I bought my house first house in 2017, andprocess the process sparked my interest,” he says. my first in 2017, and the sparked my interest,” he says.

“I started asking my REALTOR® questions the industry, “I started asking my REALTOR® questions aboutabout the industry, and itand it sounded likeperfect the perfect opportunity to combine my customer-service sounded like the opportunity to combine my customer-service and communication to people. help people. parteasy, was easy, it took and communication skillsskills to help That That part was but itbut took me times four times to my passPennsylvania my Pennsylvania real estate exams.

I made me four to pass real estate exams.

I made sure sure to up give up because I really wanted to become a REALTOR®.” not tonot give because I really wanted to become a REALTOR®.”

and raised in Levittown, George BornBorn and raised in Levittown, George attended County Community attended BucksBucks County Community College, which he started College, afterafter which he started working in human resources working in human resources for for Jersey’s the Attorney New New Jersey’s OfficeOffice of theofAttorney General.

Realizing a bachelors’ General.

Realizing that athat bachelors’ degree would him further degree would help help him further his his career, George completed a two-year career, George completed a two-year program at Capella University in just program at Capella University in just months also working sevenseven months whilewhile also working full-time forstate the state and delivering full-time for the and delivering pizzas onside. the side. graduating pizzas on the AfterAfter graduating in 2015, he earned two promotions in 2015, he earned two promotions to become a Human Resources to become a Human Resources realproducersmag.com realproducersmag.com

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SUCCESS SUCCESS ISIS EARNED EARNED BY BY WORKING WORKING HARD, HARD, MAKING MAKING SACRIFICES, SACRIFICES, AND AND LEARNING LEARNING FROM FROM YOUR YOUR MISTAKES. MISTAKES. says.says.

“Cindy “Cindy Bannon Bannon and David and David CaryCary werewere fantastic fantastic to work to work with,with, and Salomon and Salomon Realty, Realty, LLC LLC was the wasstarting the starting flameflame to help to help me grow me grow my business. my business.

But my But my mostmost important important mentor mentor is Diane is Diane Flaherty, Flaherty, Title Title President President of Allof All Service Service Abstract.

Abstract.

She has Shebeen has been therethere to help to help me with me with questions questions and concerns and concerns everyevery step of step theof the way, way, fromfrom getting getting my license my license to to today. today.

As Diane As Diane has watched has watched my my business business grow,grow, she’sshe’s givengiven me the me the confidence confidence to beto the beagent the agent I want I want to be.toI be. don’t I don’t knowknow where where I would I would be inbe myincareer my career without without her. her.

Additionally, Additionally, DianeDiane and her andstaff her staff closeclose all ofall myofdeals my deals for buyers, for buyers, always always making making themthem happy happy and and givinggiving themthem the service the service everyone everyone deserves deserves whenwhen buying buying a house.” a house.”

Excellent Excellent service service is something is something George George is passionate is passionate aboutabout giving, giving, too. “A too. house “A house can sell canitself,” sell itself,” he he says. says.

“We are “Wethere are there to be to like beprojlike project managers and make and make sure the sure the AfterAfter obtaining obtaining his real hisestate real estate license license in April in April of 2018, of 2018, George George briefly briefly worked worked ect managers entireentire transaction transaction goes as goes smoothly as smoothly for two forbrokerages two brokerages before before joining joining Realty Realty ONE ONE Group Group (ROG) (ROG) Unlimited Unlimited in in as possible.

TrustTrust is paramount, is paramount, January January of 2020. of 2020.

Greg Greg Bardell Bardell and the andteam the team at ROG at ROG Unlimited Unlimited showed showed him the him theas possible. and the andbest the way bestto way build to build trust trust is is ropesropes and made and made him feel himlike feelfamily. like family.

Wanting Wanting to stay to with stay with ROGROG but work but work closercloser to livetoby live theby3 the Rs.3Be Rs. Realistic, Be Realistic, to home, to home, George George recently recently took took the opportunity the opportunity to move to move to thetoRealty the Realty ONE ONE and Referrals. and Referrals.

If If Group Group Legacy Legacy officeoffice in Newtown. in Newtown.

To date, To date, he has hesold has more sold more than than 50 houses 50 houses as a asResponsive, a Responsive, setting setting realistic realistic expectaexpectapart-time part-time agentagent and has andmade has made it to the it toTop theSix TopinSix “Best in “Best of Bucks.” of Bucks.”

He’s exceedHe’s exceed-you’reyou’re from from the beginning, the beginning, your your inglyingly grateful grateful for allfor ofall theofhelp the industry help industry experts experts have have givengiven him along him along the way. the way.tionstions clients clients will trust will trust your your judgment judgment and your ability ability to gettothem get them to to “A mortgage “A mortgage broker broker I worked I worked with,with, KevinKevin Stegena, Stegena, pointed pointed me inme theinright the right and your the closing table.table.

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stress-relieving fun. Ifun. alsoI enjoy also enjoy traveling, traveling, trying trying be responsive, be responsive, organized, organized, and efficient and efficient without without any any stress-relieving new restaurants, new restaurants, and tasting and tasting new foods, new foods, except except miscommunication. miscommunication.

If youIfcan youmanage can manage that, that, referrals referrals for soup, for soup, which which I’ve never I’ve never had in had myinlife.” my life.” will come, will come, and your and your business business will grow.” will grow.”

George an adventurer aside,aside, George is an is adventurer who who George George is currently is currently establishing establishing his brand his brand and and SoupSoup embraces new experiences. new experiences.

He works He works hard,hard, playsplays expanding expanding his territory. his territory.

“I like“Ihow like every how every day inday in embraces hard,hard, and likes and likes to have to have fun. “I’ve fun. “I’ve had multiple had multiple jobs jobs real estate real estate is unpredictable,” is unpredictable,” he says. he says.

“I chose “I chose this this I wasI 16 years old,” old,” he says.

“I get“Imy was 16 years he says. getwork my work business business because because I loveI making love making people people happy happy and andsincesince fromfrom my parents, both both of whom worked my parents, of whom worked beingbeing a parta of part monumental of monumental milestones. milestones.

I’ve had I’ve had ethicethic nonstop at their at their jobs and jobshave and have always always supported supported clients clients tell me, tell‘This me, ‘This is theisbest the day bestof day ouroflives, our lives, nonstop my efforts to succeed, to succeed, as does as does my brother. my brother.

The The George!’

George!’

Earning Earning theirtheir trusttrust and helping and helping themthem get getmy efforts constant hustle hustle and grind and grind to better to better myself myself have have whatwhat they they wantwant makes makes me feel melike feelalike rockstar.” a rockstar.” constant mademade me into I am Itoday, and real me the intoperson the person am today, and real has helped me build the life has helped me build thethat life I’ve thatalways I’ve always As a As drummer a drummer for Low for Low Totem, Totem, George George reallyreally IS IS estateestate As Mark Cuban says,says, ‘I wouldn’t be where wanted.

As Mark Cuban ‘I wouldn’t be where a rockstar. a rockstar.

“Music “Music is a huge is a huge outletoutlet for me,” for me,” he he wanted.

I didn’t fail afail lot.aThe the bad, am if now if I didn’t lot. good, The good, the it’s bad, it’s says.says.

“I love “I going love going to concerts to concerts and absorbing and absorbing I am Inow theofsuccess equation.’” all of part the success equation.’” the vibe the vibe around around me, and me,playing and playing the drums the drums is is all part

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How How and why and did whyyou diddecide you decide on this onparticular this particular industry? industry?

What’s What’s your your story?story?

AfterAfter yearsyears of working of working different different jobs in jobs theinconstruction the construction indus-industry, I try, felt I needed felt I needed to find toafind place a place wherewhere I wasIable wasto able help to people, help people, give back give and backmake and make a living. a living.

I got aI got job aatjob a large at a large corporate corporate homehome inspection inspection company company to learn to learn the ropes. the ropes.

AfterAfter yearsyears of working of working for for a really a really good good inspector inspector who trained who trained my coworkers my coworkers and me andwell, me well, the the market market downturn downturn happened. happened.

Following Following that, Ithat, decided I decided to start to start EagleEagle Inspections.

Inspections.

We are Wefrom are from the Philadelphia the Philadelphia area. area.

My educational My educational background background stemsstems from from college college in Upstate in Upstate Pennsylvania Pennsylvania and Temple and Temple University.

University.

I had Ithe hadopportunity the opportunity to teach to teach a construction a construction class class at at Temple Temple University University whichwhich I enjoyed I enjoyed very much. very much.

WhatWhat sets your sets your business business apartapart from from similar similar ones?ones?

(Do you (Dohave you have a particular a particular motto, motto, creedcreed or basic or basic principle principle that drives that drives your your business?) business?)

We strive We strive to provide to provide an educational an educational homehome inspection inspection whenwhen homehome buyers buyers need need it theitmost. the most.

MostMost individuals individuals buy abuy home a home without without having having any knowledge any knowledge of theofprocess. the process.

By walking By walking themthem through through the the home,home, showing showing themthem the systems the systems and providing and providing insight insight on home on home maintenance, maintenance, we are weable areto able close to close that knowledge that knowledge gap, so gap, they so can they can go to go thetonext the step nextin step theinprocess the process of buying of buying a home a home with confidence. with confidence.

WhatWhat do you domost you most wantwant the top-producing the top-producing REALTORS® REALTORS® to know to know aboutabout your your business? business?

EagleEagle Inspections Inspections is an is educational an educational focused, focused, non-alarmist, non-alarmist, straight-shooting straight-shooting homehome inspection inspection company company that tries that tries to offer to offer all the allservices the services that athat buyer a buyer needsneeds underunder one roof. one roof.

We make We make a a good good partner partner in theinprocess. the process.

WhatWhat do you dofind you most find most fulfilling fulfilling aboutabout your your work?work?

I loveI working love working with with first time first time homehome buyers buyers and watching and watching themthem learnlearn the steps the steps to becoming to becoming a productive a productive homeowner. homeowner.

WhatWhat significant significant changes changes have have you seen you seen take place take place in your in your profession profession through through the years? the years?

Your Your name: name: Eric Schardinger Eric Schardinger Where Where you’re you’re from from originally: originally: Penndel, Penndel, PA PA Your Your company’s company’s name: name: EagleEagle Inspections Inspections Your Your title/position title/position at theatcompany: the company: Owner Owner & &

HomeHome Inspector Inspector Your Your website: website: www.eagleinspectionpa.com www.eagleinspectionpa.com Your Your phone phone number: number: 267-538-2292 267-538-2292

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WithWith the added the added technology technology and the andfierce the fierce competition, competition, homehome inspection inspection companies companies are doing are doing moremore and offering and offering moremore to give to give the buyers the buyers a better a better experience. experience.

SomeSome examples examples are video are video cameras cameras for sewer for sewer lines,lines, infrared infrared cameras, cameras, digitaldigital reports reports and mobile and mobile radonradon results. results.

ThereThere was awas timea where time where you had youtohad send to send radonradon results results into ainto lab.aI lab. alsoIremember also remember doingdoing homehome inspections inspections on a three-part on a three-part form.form.

Technology Technology has changed has changed the game. the game.

Tell us Tell about us about your your family family and what and what you all you enjoy all enjoy doingdoing together. together.

My wife My and wifeIand haveI have four children four children and two anddogs. two dogs.

I liveIright live right out- outside Doylestown. side Doylestown.

We get Wetogether get together as a family as a family as often as often as possias possible. We ble.enjoy We enjoy summers summers downdown the shore the shore in Ventnor, in Ventnor, NJ. NJ.

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WhenWhen you aren’t you aren’t working, working, what’s what’s your your favorite favorite way to way spend to spend time?time?

Whenever Whenever I get the I getopportunity, the opportunity, I I sneaksneak off tooff play to golf. play Igolf. loveI to love play, to play, that doesn’t that doesn’t meanmean I’m good I’m good at it, at butit,I but I enjoyenjoy it very it very much.much.

How How would would you define you define success? success?

For me, Forsuccess me, success is theisfeeling the feeling I get I get watching watching the lives the lives of myofemployees my employees improve improve over over the years, the years, also the also the feedback feedback I get Ifrom get from our customers our customers and the andhelp the help we’vewe’ve been been to them to them through through a strange a strange and difficult and difficult time time of theofbuying the buying process. process.

As the Asfamily the family growsgrows at Eagle at Eagle Inspections Inspections and we and we bringbring in new in people, new people, I think I think we have we have had success had success because because everyone everyone who who joinsjoins becomes becomes family. family.

WhatWhat do you dowant you want to beto be remembered remembered for? for?

WhatWhat otherother specific specific information information aboutabout you/your you/your business business would would you like youto like share to share with REALTORS®? with REALTORS®?

Our team comes comes fromfrom various various backgrounds, backgrounds, we we I want I want to beto remembered be remembered for helping for helpingOur team an inspector an inspector for every for every customer. customer.

This This year year my customers, my customers, beingbeing a mentor a mentor to myto myhave have we have addedadded threethree new services, new services, we are wealways are always team,team, always always beingbeing the rock the rock during during we have training training new inspectors new inspectors and have and have grown grown everyevery the storm the storm and guiding and guiding everyone everyone fromfrom 20082008 to 2021. to 2021. through through difficult difficult timestimes whenwhen needed. needed.year year

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THE THEGOOD, GOOD,THE THE BAD, BAD,AND ANDTHE THE360 360 are Virtual are Virtual ToursTours made? made? driver’s driver’s seat. seat.

Now Now they can theyclick can click and investigate and investigate How How virtual virtual tourstours werewere first created, first created, different different rooms. rooms.

Depending Depending on the onsoftware the software that is that is WhenWhen was extremely an extremely time-consuming time-consuming beingbeing used,used, they can theyzoom can zoom in onin things on things and really and really it wasitan process.

You had Youtohad purchase to purchase a DSLR a DSLR get a get feelafor feelthe forhouse the house without without ever stepping ever stepping in it. in it. process. camera with with a fisheye a fisheye lens, lens, then you then you WithWith the rise theof rise people of people relocating relocating to homes to homes outside outsidecamera had tohad gettoa get special a special tripodtripod head head that that of their of their general general area,area, virtual virtual tourstours have have helped helped manymany 360 virtual 360 virtual tourstours used used homehome allowed you toyou rotate to rotate to different to different posi- posibuyers buyers get comfortable get comfortable buying buying a house a house sight sight allowed to be to reserved be reserved for for whichwhich in theincomputer the computer you had you had unseen. unseen.

SomeSome argueargue that it’s thatunwise it’s unwise to doto such do such a a tions,tions, multi-million-dollar multi-million-dollar thing.thing. to “stitch” together together into ainto vastapanvast panIn theInpast, the past, I would I would have have agreed agreed with with that that to “stitch” listings listings a fewayears few years orama.

ThenThen you would you would have have to create to create sentiment. sentiment.

Now,Now, with with the accessibility the accessibility of virtual of virtual orama. back.back.

Now,Now, with the with the tourstours each each room,room, add your add your points, points, and code and code and the anddifficulty the difficulty of hiring of hiring a trustworthy a trustworthy homehome advancement advancement of technolof technol-inspector, the site. the This site. made This made creating creating virtual virtual inspector, it’s worth it’s worth takingtaking the risk. the risk. ogy, virtual ogy, virtual tourstours have have become become accessible accessible to to virtually virtually everybody. everybody.

But But what what is theisbest thevirtual best virtual tour?tour?

That’sThat’s an excellent an excellent question, question, and today and today we we will dive willinto divewhat into what makes makes a good a good virtual virtual tour, tour, and and explore explore the plethora the plethora of of virtual virtual tour systems. tour systems.

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WhatWhat is a Virtual is a Virtual Tour?Tour?

ManyMany people people get get confused confused aboutabout whatwhat a a virtual virtual tour actually tour actually is. is.

SomeSome thinkthink it’s when it’s when you take you atake video a video camera camera and walk and walk through through a a house. house.

That,That, however, however, is is calledcalled a video a video walk-walkthrough. through.

The difference The difference between between a video a video walk-walkthrough through and aand virtual a virtual tour is tour that isathat video a video walk-walkthrough through puts the putsconthe consumer sumer in theinpassenger the passenger seat. seat.

TheyThey will watch will watch as as the videographer the videographer shows shows different different aspects aspects of a of a house. house.

The consumer The consumer has no has control no control over what over what they see. theyAsee. virtual A virtual tour tour is a digital is a digital tour where tour where the consumer the consumer is in the is in the

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tourstours reallyreally expensive.

Around the $1,000–$2,000 expensive.

Around the $1,000–$2,000 different rooms.

I haveI have foundfound placing the camera in theinmiddle different rooms. placing the camera the middle rangerange to gettoone Through the years, differ-differgettour one done. tour done.

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Zillow claims houses ent companies started creating software that would ent companies started creating software that wouldtourstours sell faster by 10% also claim buyers save save homes sell faster by and 10%they and they also claim buyers homes help with the creation process.

WhileWhile that was help with the creation process. thatgoing was going with with 3D tours 50% more often.often.

This This is all is great, but I but haveI have a 3D tours 50% more all great, a on, camera companies developed cameras that were on, camera companies developed cameras that werefew gripes with with the app. is when the app few gripes the The app. first The thing first thing is when thecreates app creates customized for 360. cameras had two more customized for These 360. These cameras hador two or more the arrows to different rooms.

TheyThey do not pointpoint to theto the the arrows to different rooms. doalways not always fisheye lenseslenses on them and had software that that fisheye on them andbuilt-in had built-in software correct room.room.

This This can be annoying whenwhen you are to getto get correct can be annoying youtrying are trying wouldwould automatically “stitch” the pictures together. automatically “stitch” the pictures together. this online as soon as possible.

The only way to correct it is by this online as soon as possible.

The only way to correct it is by This has decreased the price of virtual Thisdramatically has dramatically decreased the price of virtuallogging in onin a desktop/laptop computer and manually fixingfixing logging on a desktop/laptop computer and manually tourstours to between $150 $150 to $400.

Because of theof the to between to $400.

Because and directing each each arrowarrow yourself.

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This allows moremore people to to to usetoon practical.

This allows people a budget.

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AsterAster RoomRoom 360 360

The second The second virtual virtual tour software tour software is Aster is Aster RoomRoom 360. This 360. This is a is a relatively new standalone new standalone virtual virtual tour software. tour software.

Recently Recently they they Now Now we will wetake will an take in-depth an in-depth look look at your at your differdiffer- relatively addedadded integration integration with with Realtor.com.

Realtor.com.

This This is extremely is extremely handy handy ent options ent options for virtual for virtual tours.tours.

ThereThere are aare lot aoflot dif-of difyou don’t you don’t wantwant to worry to worry aboutabout where where you will youhost will your host your ferent ferent apps apps available available and I’m andgoing I’m going to specifically to specificallywhenwhen tour. tour.

AsterAster RoomRoom is really is really innovative, innovative, offering offering affordability affordability like like touchtouch on ones on ones I use Ior use have or have used used in theinpast. the past.

Zillow Zillow 3D Homes, 3D Homes, but with but with even even moremore features. features.

AsterAster RoomRoom puts puts the power the power back back into your into your handshands with with the Aster the Aster RoomRoom package, package, ZillowZillow 3D Homes 3D Homes they call theytheir call their imaging imaging package. package.

TheyThey include include putting putting the the Zillow Zillow 3D Homes 3D Homes is by is farbythe farsimplest the simplest of allof the all the whichwhich tour together, creating creating a 3D adollhouse, 3D dollhouse, 2D floor 2D floor plan,plan, and coland coltourstours I willIbe will presenting. be presenting.

Zillow, Zillow, the popular the popular tour together, or-correcting the images. the images.

I think I think that’sthat’s prettypretty cool. cool.

The software The software homehome shopping shopping website, website, has taken has taken the time the time to to or-correcting dazzling a dazzling future, future, and Iand loveI using love using it. Like it. Zillow Like Zillow 3D Homes, 3D Homes, create create an app anthat app helps that helps bringbring 360 tours 360 tours to your to your has ahas myofmain my main gripes gripes with with the software the software is how is it how visually it visually comes comes listing. listing.

It’s a It’s freea app freefor appIOS for and IOSAndroid and Android phones phonesone ofone together with with the arrows. the arrows.

The arrows The arrows look cheap look cheap and don’t and don’t give itgive it that comes that comes with with a fewacool few features. cool features.

WhatWhat you you together that multi-million dollardollar feel. Ifeel. believe I believe it is aitstep is a up step from up from Zillow, Zillow, will need will need is a cell is aphone, cell phone, a 360a camera, 360 camera, and aand slima slimthat multi-million butnot it’satnot theatlevel the level of ourofnext our entrant next entrant on the onlist. theCheck list. Check out out tripod. tripod.

The app Theconveniently app conveniently labelslabels each each roomroom for forbut it’s aboutabout AsterAster RoomRoom at: www.asteroom.com/en. at: www.asteroom.com/en. you and youalso and helps also helps creates creates arrows arrows to take to you taketo you to moremore WhatWhat are your are your Virtual Virtual Tour Tour options? options?

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Matterport Matterport

Matterport Matterport is what is what I callIthe callbest the of best theof the best. best.

OtherOther 3D tour 3D tour software software merely merely takestakes an image an image of theofroom. the room.

Matterport Matterport takestakes it it another another step and stepscans and scans the room, the room, capturing capturing its true its height, true height, width, width, and depth. and depth.

WithWith the 3D the 3D scans, scans, it canitrecreate can recreate the room the room betterbetter than than a a picture picture would. would.

It makes It makes everything everything very very lifelike. lifelike.

WhatWhat reallyreally helpshelps this this standstand out from out from the the otherother virtual virtual tourstours is youisdo you not dotravel not travel by clicking by clicking an arrow. an arrow.

ThereThere are circle are circle points points throughout throughout the room. the room.

You click You click on them on them and itand feels it feels like you likeare youfloating are floating to thetonext the next section. section.

I absolutely I absolutely love viewing love viewing homes homes with with the Matterport the Matterport tour. tour.

Now Now Matterport Matterport is a bit is aonbit the onpricey the pricey side. side.

TheyThey recently recently started started allowing allowing usersusers to usetotheir use their software software with with smaller smaller 360 360

cameras cameras and phones. and phones.

To get Tothe getfull theextent full extent of of Matterport, Matterport, you’llyou’ll wantwant to usetotheir use their native native cam-camera, which era, which will put willyou putback you back $3,000! $3,000!

You also You also have have to paytoapay monthly a monthly subscription subscription to host to the host the tours.tours.

If youIfare youdoing are doing a lot aoflot high of dollar high dollar list- listings, ings, it’s definitely it’s definitely worthworth the investment. the investment.

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In Conclusion In Conclusion

I believe I believe virtual virtual tourstours are crucial are crucial toolstools for real for real estateestate that will thatenhance will enhance any listing. any listing.

Whether Whether it’s the it’spricey the pricey option option or a free or a alternative, free alternative, they they all work all work well and welldefinitely and definitely increase increase engageengagementment and viewership. and viewership.

WithWith society society relying relying on on technology technology moremore and more, and more, I see Ivirtual see virtual tourstours becoming becoming commonplace commonplace for home for home buying. buying.

The The future future is now, is now, so why so wait? why wait?

Get ahead Get ahead of theof the curvecurve and be and a trailblazer be a trailblazer in theinindustry. the industry.

Everything Everything I stated I stated in this inarticle this article was to was give to you give you knowledge knowledge and empower and empower you to you make to make the right the right decision decision whenwhen picking picking a virtual a virtual tour system. tour system.

If If you still youhave still have questions questions and would and would like to like know to know moremore aboutabout virtual virtual tours,tours, you can youreach can reach me atme at

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DANIELLE DAVIS

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The pandemic The pandemic caught caught us allus offall guard. off guard.

By the Bytime the time we realized we realized Danielle Danielle works works tirelessly tirelessly to exceed to exceed how much how much it wasitgoing was going to affect to affect our lives, our lives, and businesses, and businesses, it it expectations. expectations.

“In order “In order to bring to bring valuevalue was already was already too late. too Either late. Either we were we were somehow somehow already already pre- preto mytoclients, my clients, I haveI have to have to have a detailed a detailed pared, pared, or weorhad weto had make to make somesome quickquick adjustments adjustments and adapt. and adapt. understanding understanding of what of what their their end goal end goal Danielle Danielle DavisDavis was running was running such such an efficient, an efficient, clientclient first, first, tech-tech- is. Sometimes is. Sometimes a realaestate real estate transactransacnology-based nology-based business business already, already, that when that when the pandemic the pandemic hit, she hit, shetion is tion likeisalike puzzlea puzzlemy job myisjob to put is to put didn’tdidn’t skip askip beat. a beat. the pieces the pieces together together to make to make it happen it happen for them, for them, Danielle Danielle says.says.

WithWith a “noastone “no stone left unturned” left unturned” approach approach to marketing, to marketing, Danielle Danielle was already was already usingusing cutting cutting edge edge technology technology to market to market her propher prop- WhenWhen it comes it comes to new to constructions, new constructions, ertieserties in innovative in innovative ways,ways, with with the purpose the purpose of increasing of increasing their their she works she works closely closely with with builders builders from from online online exposure exposure to thetomax. the max.

SomeSome of theoftools the tools she already she already had inhad inpre-development pre-development through through sales,sales, reg- regplaceplace included included quality, quality, magazine-ready magazine-ready photography photography and virtual and virtualularlyularly consulting consulting on site onacquisitions, site acquisitions, tourstours for every for every listing. listing. pricing, pricing, layout, layout, and finishes, and finishes, to ensure to ensure her client’ her client’ homes homes are unique are unique and inand in Danielle’s Danielle’s hard hard workwork and determination and determination to help to every help every singlesingle demand demand within within their their specific specific market market one ofone herofclients her clients achieve achieve the outcomes the outcomes they want they want and need and need has hasor neighborhood. or neighborhood. produced produced a business a business that is that largely is largely driven driven by referrals by referrals and repeat and repeat clients. clients.

Her comprehensive Her comprehensive approach approach to thetoindustry, the industry, whether whether helping helping buyers, buyers, sellers, sellers, developers, developers, builders, builders, or doing or doing it all it herall herself as self anas investor, an investor, further further helped helped to develop to develop her business. her business.

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Danielle Danielle learned learned from from her parents her parents how valuable how valuable a a business business built built on integrity, on integrity, hard hard work,work, and doing and doing right right by people by people is to long-term is to long-term sustainability. sustainability.

“My “My dad has dadhad hashis hadown his business own business for over for over 50 years.

50 years.

He has Henever has never had to had advertise. to advertise.

He takes He takes care of care of his customers his customers and does and does right right by people by people and so and heso he always always has referral has referral business—success business—success by word by word of of mouth. mouth.

He isHe humble, is humble, hard hard working working and always and always helping helping everyone everyone around around him,”him,” Danielle Danielle explains. explains.

“

I always I always knew knew I I would would spend spend mymy lifelife working working in in real real estate. estate. i love i love everything everything about about it.it.

Danielle Danielle grewgrew up inup Buckingham in Buckingham and has andalways has always been been involved involved in real inestate real estate in oneinway one or way another. or another.

Her parents Her parents built built several several homes homes and served and served as their as their own general own general contractor, contractor, whichwhich allowed allowed Danielle Danielle to to learnlearn the building the building process process at anat early an early age. age.

“I always “I always knewknew I would I would spendspend my life myworking life working in in real estate. real estate.

I loveI everything love everything aboutabout it. Myit.psycholMy psycholAfterAfter graduating graduating from from University University of Pittsburgh of Pittsburgh with with ogy degree, corporate corporate marketing marketing experience, experience, and and a degree a degree in Psychology in Psychology in 1994, in 1994, Danielle Danielle worked worked in inogy degree, growing growing up around up around new construction, new construction, gave gave me a me a the sales the sales officeoffice for a for local a local builder. builder.

She later She later became became foundation foundation and has andserved has served me well me in well real in real a marketing a marketing manager manager for a for large a large technology technology com-com- good good estate,” estate,” says Danielle. says Danielle. pany,pany, whichwhich allowed allowed her toher travel to travel all over all over the world. the world.

As soon As soon as sheaswas sheable was to, able she to,began she began investing investing in in In addition to hertoreal herestate real estate business, business, Danielle Danielle is is properties properties with with her husband, her husband, Ed, aEd, national a national salessales In addition the co-chair the co-chair of theofProfessional the Professional Women Women in Building in Building manager manager for a for medical a medical device device company. company. within within the Greater the Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia HomeHome Builder’s Builder’s Association.

She also She supports also supports Bringing Bringing HopeHope Danielle Danielle and Ed andalways Ed always focused focused on the oninvestment the investmentAssociation.

Home, an organization an organization that supports that supports local local families families side of side theofbusiness the business whenever whenever purchasing purchasing a home. a home.Home, battling cancer, cancer, as well as as well Every as Every 90 Minutes, 90 Minutes, whichwhich TheyThey did major did major renovations, renovations, additions, additions, and evenand even- battling benefit benefit thosethose fighting fighting ALS.ALS. tuallytually beganbegan building building homes homes as well, as well, serving serving as as helpshelps general general contractor contractor like her likeparents. her parents.

Danielle Danielle and Ed andhave Ed have threethree daughters, daughters, Reese, Reese, and Nyla and Nyla and aand German a German shorthaired shorthaired pointer pointer WhenWhen Danielle Danielle felt the felttime the time was right was right to leave to leave her her Ella, Ella, named named Scout.

Scout.

Together, Together, they enjoy they enjoy goinggoing to theto the corporate corporate job and jobbecome and become a REALTOR®, a REALTOR®, she and sheEd and Ed beach, cooking, cooking, and watching and watching their their girls girls Irish Irish purchased purchased 16 acres 16 acres in Doylestown, in Doylestown, took took it through it throughbeach, Dance.

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Danielle Danielle also received also received her private her private pilot’spilot’s subdivision, subdivision, and sold and the soldlots theto lots a local to a local builder builder with with license in 1999. in 1999.

“One“One of theofmost the most exciting exciting things things the sole the condition sole condition that when that when Danielle Danielle passed passed her her license I’ve done is learn is learn aerobatic aerobatic stunts stunts and emergency and emergency real estate real estate exam,exam, she’dshe’d become become the listing the listing agentagent for forI’ve done procedures procedures in a Pitt’s in a Pitt’s Biplane.

Biplane.

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