Montgomery Homes has become the first project home builder in New South Wales to offer Virtual Reality (VR) tours, allowing potential buyers to visualise every inch of their new property before it’s built. Unlike other VR tours that require participants to be stationary and tethered, Montgomery Homes’ VR uses world-first innovative technology that enables users to physically walk in an unobstructed space in the real world, with no cords or cables.
The technology provides a realistic 1:1 scale of the property, allowing potential buyers to experience every area of the house, gain an authentic understanding of the size, space, scale, light, connection and flow of each room. The virtual tour allows viewers to walk around the home, count steps and understand the full proportion of their future home as it will be built. The company has partnered with EnvisionVR, the world’s leading Virtual Reality platform for showcasing unbuilt properties, to freely explore 11 Montgomery Homes designs.
Viewers can experience the virtual display home via VR headset at several Montgomery Homes locations. Alternatively, they can continue their virtual display home tour from the comfort of their own home by using their own devices as a window into the virtual display home via the EnvisionVR app. The app allows customers to enjoy the virtual display home in a small space and move from room to room, exploring various finishes to suit their lifestyle.
The technology also enables viewers to visualise furniture and décor details, which are an integral element of the display home experience. Customers can undertake the virtual display home in a group, with an agent to walk them through the property, making the experience more engaging.
According to Montgomery Homes Managing Director, Jamie Montgomery, the introduction of Virtual Reality display homes provides customers with added peace of mind when making their purchase. Montgomery Homes has over 250 designs available, but with only 28 homes physically on display, it can be difficult for customers to visualise their potential new home. The new virtual display offering removes that barrier, with the 1:1 scale being critical for customers to get a complete sense of the size and layout of each room to help inform their buying decision.
Montgomery Homes ambassador Shaynna Blaze believes that virtual reality viewing is a great tool for first-time buyers to make an informed decision, providing them with a true sense of what they will be buying. “For many people buying a property is the biggest investment they will make in their life, so this is a great tool to help them understand spatial awareness within their property,” she said. Montgomery Homes is a market leader and continues to innovate and embrace new technology to provide the best possible service to its customers.
