360-degree virtual tours a boon for the regional real estate and rental industry

Virtual 360-degree tours can help you find a place to buy or #rent.

360 Homes is a Philippine website that features real estate properties for sale in 360-degree virtual tours. Startups like Airbnb are all the rage worldwide, and has recently come into the region , featuring places like bread and breakfasts, resorts, apartments, and just about anything for rent. When checking out a place to buy or rent, the best thing to do is actually go to the place for a visual site inspection. But when you cannot drive or travel there, the next best thing is a 360-degree view. A new local site in the Philippines aims to do just this. 360 Homes is an early-stage startup developed by Milo Timbol, and the aim of the service is to offer 360-degree views of properties for sale. 360 Homes gives prospective buyers — or tenants — a 360-view of a house, apartment or other rental property, and gives the user the feeling of being actually there. I got in touch wi...

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