{"id":116521,"date":"2020-05-20T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-property-agents-turn-to-virtual-reality-tours-influencer-style-videos-to-beat-coronavirus-driven-slump-in-home-sales\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T07:06:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:06:04","slug":"hong-kong-property-agents-turn-to-virtual-reality-tours-influencer-style-videos-to-beat-coronavirus-driven-slump-in-home-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-property-agents-turn-to-virtual-reality-tours-influencer-style-videos-to-beat-coronavirus-driven-slump-in-home-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong property agents turn to virtual-reality tours, influencer-style videos to beat coronavirus-driven slump in home sales"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nVirtual-reality tours of properties have come to the rescue of major Hong Kong agencies amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has disrupted traditional sales channels and viewing patterns, with one company describing the technology as \u2018life to us\u201d, helping it \u201csurvive and stay competitive\u201d.Centaline Property Agency, Hong Kong\u2019s largest agent by number of outlets, said it generated business worth more than HK$100 million (US$12.9 million) in April \u2013 about a third of its business for the month \u2013\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Hong Kong property agents turn to virtual-reality tours, influencer-style videos to beat coronavirus-driven slump in home sales<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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