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\nZoom video calls and virtual walkthroughs became real estate mainstays during coronavirus, but the need for physical home tours is not likely to go away.
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\nSource : cnbc.com
\nRead more…Home buying and selling went virtual during the pandemic. Can it stay that way?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zoom video calls and virtual walkthroughs became real estate mainstays during coronavirus, but the need...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-uDg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":120634,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hongkongers-turn-to-virtual-reality-to-speed-up-uk-property-purchases-as-covid-19-pandemic-rules-out-in-person-viewings\/","url_meta":{"origin":117754,"position":0},"title":"Hongkongers turn to virtual reality to speed up UK property purchases as Covid-19 pandemic rules out in-person viewings","date":"June 30, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Buyers from Hong Kong are snapping up property in London at a faster pace to take advantage of the UK\u2019s citizenship offer, with developers and agents garnering more sales from clients with the aid of virtual technology.Live video tours, video conferencing and virtual augmented reality apps were assisting Hongkongers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":151373,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/abu-dhabi-makes-buying-real-estate-even-easier-with-remote-virtual-sell-and-purchase-system\/","url_meta":{"origin":117754,"position":1},"title":"Abu Dhabi makes buying real estate even easier with remote \u2018Virtual Sell and Purchase\u2019 system","date":"April 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Abu Dhabi Global Market simplifies real estate sales with Virtual Sell and Purchase system\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Abu Dhabi makes buying real estate even easier with remote \u2018Virtual Sell and Purchase\u2019 system","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ADGM-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":139144,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-the-hell-have-we-done-the-people-buying-homes-sight-unseen\/","url_meta":{"origin":117754,"position":2},"title":"\u2018What the hell have we done?\u2019 The people buying homes sight unseen","date":"September 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Virtual property purchases took off during the pandemic and are still happening today. 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