The real estate market has been rapidly evolving over the last decade. The next decade will be more of the same. At The Reeves Team we are here to help you understand what some of the changes may bring to Gilbert Real Estate.
Technology has changed our lives dramatically and given us access to information the previous generation would have never though imaginable. Yet technology shows no signs of letting up and these changes will continue and will alter the way we buy and sell homes as well as how we interact with our home. So lets dive right in and show you some of the ways Gilbert Real Estate will be changing.
Virtual And Augmented Reality Listing
Stay with us on this one. Many times when people think of Virtual Reality they think of strapping a VR headset onto their head and walking around banging into things. While a growing number or people are purchasing expensive virtual reality headsets it is still a very small segment of the population. Instead we are talking about virtual reality home tours you can view on any type of device you would like. There are already companies doing a good job of this. This technology used to be very expensive and bulky to get into a home, but as with everything in technology its getting cheaper, faster and smaller by the year. These virtual reality tours will become more and more common in the coming years. Augmented Reality is similar to Virtual Reality except you use AR to interact with a real environment. Have you ever been in a home you were considering purchasing and not knowing how to arrange the furniture? Or if the furniture will fit at all? Imagine using your phone to be able to position couches and other pieces in the room in real time to see if they would fit and how they work together. Together VR and AR will be game changing technology for home purchasers and its coming sooner than you might expect.
Self Driving Cars Will Enable Longer Commutes
No one enjoys commuting. Spending an hour or more in stop and go traffic dealing with thousands of other people that don’t want to be there either is not how anyone wants to start their morning or spend their evening. That all will change when fully self driving cars carve out a large chunk of the traffic on the Arizona highways. Imagine being able to read a book or even start your workday on the way to your job. Commute time will also be reduced as congestion will be minimized when self driving cars are more prevalent. Self driving cars will be able to communicate with each other to maintain higher speeds and react in real time, this will allow for much less stop and go traffic and reduce the amount of time passengers will need to spend on the road. A quicker commute and the ability to do other activities while on the road will make homeowners more comfortable with moving into the suburbs. This will help areas like Gilbert increase in value. We will also continue to see the Phoenix Metro area expand its footprint as it will be easier to expand horizontally than it will be vertically.
Real Estate Agents
Real Estate has been changing at a rapid pace and will continue to change in the future. It has never been more important to work with a Real Estate Agent that is forward thinking and keeps up with the technological trends. The Reeves Team was one of the first teams in Arizona to use an interactive website to provide insights into the Real Estate Market. When websites like Zillow were growing in popularity many agents feared the trend. At The Reeves Team we went the opposite direction and put MLS listings on our website for anyone to access. We didn’t just show our listings but any listings around the value. We were also one of the first teams to incorporate video tours into our listings to help provide a better understanding of our listings before potential buyers came to view the home in person. Change is not always easy but at The Reeves Team we are committed to giving our clients as much power as possible.
What do you think of these upcoming Real Estate trends? When do you think VR tours will be prevalent? Let us know in the comments below.
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