Bombshell from Los Angeles - CRMLS

Home3D

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10 daysDanSmigrod (32311): Inman (23 October 2025) CoStar reaches agreement with CRMLS, keeping access to data Homes.com won't lose access to real estate listing data from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service after all

CoStar: Matterport Spaces can be Posted Anywhere; CRMLS Issues Correction

DanSmigrod

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10 daysDanSmigrod (32311): https://ninja-post-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/97232ac4415a1b718fa1b622108f4b14.png https://ninja-post-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/6c642c8743a50a7ec52c806c11783871.pngCopy of Email provided by CoStar represented on Thursday, 23 October 2025

MLS rules and restrictions? Violate?

ron0987

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5 monthsGlennTremain (3087): Always brand you work for a few reasons. 1. for more work but 2. to ward off poachers that try to use your content for their purpose. What's nice is that you get instantly paid if you find it somewhere else. No need to file and hire lawyers for court. The current law says that if you can prove you own it and prove they used it you can send them payment amount and they have to pay it (if its reasonable)and if not you file in court and...

Planitar Inc. (iGUIDE) and FBS Partner to Streamline MLS Listings

DanSmigrod

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1 yearmzivkovic (233): Thanks for sharing the press release, Dan!

Matterport and FBS Partner to Introduce Listing-Completion Feature

DanSmigrod

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1 yearDanSmigrod (32311): Matterport Media Release --- https://e3effa51eee72fd900e3-2fb779bd12ec72d4612275342f2c9187.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2bd55f029009a720c6e7333839640873.png Matterport News https://youtu.be/ukerW6vZilkVideo: Matterport and FBS Partner to Introduce Listing-Completion Feature, Automatically Populating Property Data and Media Assets from Digital Twins, Leapfrogging Current Listing Process | Video courtesy of WGAN-TV YouTube Channel | 27 June...

Question of the Day: How is the MLS ransomware attack affecting you?

DanSmigrod

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2 yearsGETMYVR (1965): It is possible for companies to initiate IP blocks to specific countries in territories of concern. For example, if you're an MLS that services upper Wisconsin for example, the whole world doesn't need access to your data. Through services such as your web host or cloudflare, there is an ability to mitigate wondering eyes from finding you in the first place.

Airbnb and matterport updates? Anyone?

pixelray

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2 yearsfotoguy (835): This is an older post but I will add my two cents. Two workarounds I found is to create a QR code for the tour and have the home owner include it in with their photos. I added text at the the bottom of code that stated "Virtual Tour". The other way is have the owner put the URL in the description of the property using some creative writing such as using the word dot instead of the symbol and not putting in the www. Airbnb may catch...

MLS Size Issue. Your thoughts how to fix please?

fotoguy

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3 yearsGETMYVR (1965): @fotoguy try saving the files 2000 PX on the long edge at 300 DPI and no larger than one megabyte. I used to save it the same size that you have but discovered magic when I got a tip from somebody. Give it a try and see if that works better. They definitely get reduced. However, I noticed by uploading the larger size you get less degradation of the quality if it's saved correctly. And the higher quality saved image at 300 DPI makes it...

Question of the Day: Do 3rd Party Matterport Links Work in Your MLS?

DanSmigrod

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3 yearsPhilly (86): Great info, again. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Very helpful given your experience

Workflow to get greatest exposure to real estate websites?

Philly

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3 yearsPhilly (86): Oh wow, that is news to me. Thanks for the heads up. Seems like a totally backwards move on their part...Zillow's carousel presentation of media was pretty sharp with a nice UI. My guess is burying the media in facts and figures will just make consumers navigate to sites where the media is presented easier, not hidden down the page

Homejab says Video beats 3D tours in article

GETMYVR

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3 yearslilnitsch (6142): @Dataventurer Agreed. Syndication of media assets isn't a given as many agents do not know what can go where. Then there is knowing the rules of the MLS in regards to Branding many MLS's require that the public facing assets be unbranded so, that they can be shared with the buyers agent's clients without the listing agents contact info attached. I to offer a single property website both branded and unbranded as well as...

Matterport/NC Regional MLS Pioneer First MLS Virtual Showing Service System

DanSmigrod

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3 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): Hi All, Here the North Carolina Regional MLS ( NCRMLS) version of the media release: ✓ NCRMLS Launches a Virtual Showings Experience Reimagined Dan

Pocket Listings: $5,000 Fine Begins 1 Feb 2020

DanSmigrod

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5 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): Inman (5 February 2021) Court throws out pocket listing lawsuit against NAR and MLSs - Judge says ThePLS.com failed to plausibly allege the National Association of Realtors' Clear Cooperation Policy harms competition and consumers. To the contrary, the policy has 'some plainly pro-competitive aspects' Your thoughts on how this affects real estate photographers? Dan --- Free 90 day trial of Inman with this WGAN Affiliate...

Virtual Tour Link on Zillow links to Matterport Tour

frstbubble

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5 yearsGlennTremain (3087): @VTLV too busy to correct all of this because

Inman: What's standing in the way of a national MLS?

DanSmigrod

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5 yearsExpertise (1195): I'm not sure where you're getting this figure from? If the average TOTAL commission nationwide were $12,000 ($240k x 5%), then you're saying that Zillow is getting $4200 per transaction? Yeah, no. What Zillow does is aggregate buyer leads and sell them to the highest agent bidder. A pretty valuable service. Once upon a time, that's what brokers did.

Question of the Day: Does the Acquisition of Homesnap by CoStar affect you?

DanSmigrod

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5 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): Inman (24 November 2020) 'This is huge': After Homesnap acquisition, agents have questions - Will CoStar be more industry-friendly? What happens with MLS data? Agents are full of questions after CoStar acquired Homesnap -- Save $20 with WGAN Affiliate Link for Inman

Thoughts on Virtual Tours for MLS "Coming Soon" before "Formally Listed"?

DanSmigrod

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5 yearslilnitsch (6142): I have shot a handful of Zillow 3D home tours prior to a listing going live for 1 agent and a small team. One of the handful was actually bought by the agent & the others eventually went into the MLS With this handful of listings they were all convenient for me to shoot in between jobs and were quick in & out jobs that I did for $150 (typically my minimum to show up is $300) The small team I have a small stock in so, we often will...

Given the pandemic, why has Zillow not jumped on this opportunity?

DanSmigrod

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5 yearslilnitsch (6142): @DanSmigrod Matterport is about to head off to middle school and still is a startup looking for dollars. While I am vested in Matterport gear and genuinely like their tours they need to get their stuff together or they will be a what ever happened to. Someone will buy their technology only to part it out.

Loopnet / Matterport links

BlueImmersiveMedia

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5 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): https://youtu.be/yOaOhrHUHMIVideo courtesy of LoopNet YouTube Channel | 15 October 2020

Bulk change spaces to MLS compatable?

KentoBlanco

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5 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): @KentoBlanco Yes. Exactly. Glad it helped! Enjoyed your weekend, Dan

Why are walk-through videos called virtual tours on the MLS?

michaelr

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5 yearsjericreson (84): @CharlesHH And there are professional level tours between the "cheap tours" - also and a Matterport Tour. They aren't necessarily a compromise, especially not in quality when shot professionally with the right equipment, however they can be more cost effective to use, as it isn't necessary to stop every few yards to take another scan. A Matterport tour isn't lowered in value, rather, it is reserved for it's own...

Matterport Tours on Zillow!?

8643d

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5 yearsadc1967 (79): No 3d option with Chrome on my main PC

MLS Competing With MSPs by Offering Two Free Months Matterport Starter Plan

DanSmigrod

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5 yearsHarlanHambright (2151): All technology is going to evolve. Moore’s law. Get what you can while you can, differentiate yourself, don’t get sore at tech developments. Tech has always brought capabilities to dumber people. When Pagemaker came out graphic designers thought they were doomed. Technology just allows uneducated people to create bad stuff more efficiently. And you as a msp have to keep moving too. You don’t want to become a barrel stave maker. Keep...

Publish Matterport to Partners (Realtor.com is working. Homes.com is not)

Fmodjr1913

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5 yearsFmodjr1913 (37): Yea, from what I understand, the ONLY way to get a Matterport tour on Zillow is by listing it on an MLS that integrates automatically. Otherwise, you can't include a link and there is no designated spot or way to include directly. I'm assuming this is Zillow's way of making sure thier much less impressive Zillow Virtual Tours get attention. I sure wish there was a way to get some answers or support. There's nothing on the...

Matterport & Custom Tours on MLS and other Real Estate Platforms?

JayInLA

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5 yearshomefinders3d (349): That's interesting, we can't even put a branded tour on our mls. Our MLS also added several video and tour fields and I think some agents are a little confused at where to put the links.

Question of the Day: What size images does your MLS require?

DanSmigrod

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6 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): @Chemistrydoc @lilnitsch @GETMYVR @rzphotoman Thank you for your replies. Too bad the various MLS services do not standardize sizes across the USA and Canada. I could imagine that you already have your workflow for how you do your resizing. The following may be helpful to others ... ✓ RELA platform includes auto Image Resizing - RELA Website | RELA for Photographers Dan

Brokerage websites pulling tours not showing up in MLS. Help please!

htimsabbub23

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6 yearsjericreson (84): In our MLS (NOMAR - New Orleans Metro Area Realtors)- there is currently a new issue with tours input, and having to remove the https:// and simply link the www. Could that be the issue with your MLS also, possibly?

Professionally Created Video from MLS Listing; Ready within Minutes $29.95

DanSmigrod

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6 yearsHome3D (4289): So now an agent can get a boring video slideshow faster than ever! How great is that? More spam for my inbox. Remember the adage - FAST, CHEAP, GOOD - Pick Two! This one picked the first two.

EyeSpy360 Questions

homefinders3d

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6 yearsBrokerBruce (281): @bbreish Thanks much for that clarification. Certainly helps in my decision making.

Video walk-through AND Matterport

photosintheround

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6 yearslilnitsch (6142): That is a "Virtual Tour" provider called TourFactory This was a new client but, I know the CEO of this company and worked with them to enable Matterport integration

Help MLS Northwest Photo settings.

ron0987

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6 yearslilnitsch (6142): Yeah, I provide full res and web sized at the 1800 x 1200

Putting Matterport Tours on Apartments.com, Rent.com, Etc?

tc3d

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6 yearsjpierce360 (160): Costars is the company behind apartments.com. But Costars also owns the following company: Apartments.com Apartment Finder Loopnet - commercial advertising space for brokers Costars- CRE software with leasing and customer information for brokers - they also do virtual tours for cheap rates if a broker subscribes to a higher end subscription plan. ForRent.com I found out this information because I;m associated with a commercial furniture...

New MLS Virtual Tour Rules

fotoguy

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6 yearslilnitsch (6142): @Home3D I find myself doing some training with others

Inman: Northwest MLS halts open houses amid coronavirus crisis

DanSmigrod

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6 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): Inman (17 March 2020) Northwest MLS halts open houses amid coronavirus crisis - The Washington-based multiple listing service has disabled the open house feature in its tech platform, meaning agents won't be able to input, search or view open houses Hi All, "Northwest MLS (NWMLS), a Washington-based multiple listing service that serves more than 30,000 real estate professionals, announced Monday that it was disabling its open...

Video: How to use WP3D Models Pixel Retargeting

GlennTremain

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6 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): @GlennTremain Great visiting with you by phone last week. Glad you are bouncing back from your health challenges. Thanks always for your helpful posts to help the WGAN Community succeed faster. Best, Dan

Brief overview on Syndication of Matterport tours

lilnitsch

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6 yearsDouglasMeyers (1294): Very nice thank you. Always nice to have reminder of what we can do for our clients. Happy Holidays

How accurate are Matterport 2D Schematic Floor Plans? Use SQ FT in MLS?

DouglasMeyers

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6 yearsJwbuckl (337): @DouglasMeyers To be clear, each room is measured from the inside of the wall to the inside of the opposite wall. However, the total sq footage at the bottom is from the inside of the exterior wall to the inside of the opposite exterior wall, which does include all the walls in between. It’s also possible to request the floor plan team provide a total that accounts for the 6" thickness of the exterior wall, which I think is the...

Why are 2D Schematic Floor Plans Not Being Accepted by Our MLS?

ron0987

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6 yearsron0987 (3804): @lilnitsch thank you for the info. All of this info was good

embed codes, video and MLS

fotoguy

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6 yearsWingman (4632): It is html code that uses Iframe tag. Do you have a youtube channel? If you do, you can upload it on your channel and once it is there click Share under your video. Youtube will show a small popup window and there will be <> Embed in front of Facebook. Click on it and it will open another popup with an embed code. Vimeo probably offers the same feature. If for some reason MLS does not want it to be embed from youtube/vimeo you...

Which 3D Tour Platforms are compliant with this MSL Requirement?

DanSmigrod

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6 years3SevensStudio (67): @GlennTremain Thank you Glenn. I will reach out to the compliance department. I hope they will say that it is ok, but I could also see them being like no you cant use it because that stupid tiny, tiny little Matterport Symbol next to the help/terms in the bottom right corner can direct you to Matterports website to purchase their products. Fingers crossed. Thank you for the advice and for offering to let me reach back out to you should I get...

Any Way Matterport Will Fix Tags & Realtor MLS use Issue Soon

3SevensStudio

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6 yearsWingman (4632): Thanks for explanation about MLS systems but it still seems to be quite dogi on MLS system terms. Matterport tours are always being loaded from the Matterport cloud hence it is linked to "other website" anyway. They seem to be kind of ok with that but want all other links to be removed. I would try to talk with a higher level of support or some kind of supervisor at MLS. The problem they have created for the OP is ridiculous as he is...

My client wants to list his FSBO on the MLS

izoneguy

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7 yearsahagert (141): Have him look up flat fee MLS. It is possible.

MLS Version of MPEmbed

leonherbert

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7 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): https://e3effa51eee72fd900e3-2fb779bd12ec72d4612275342f2c9187.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/9796d2dae76e0fbd9b7441b932d24110.pngScreen Grab. Matterport Workshop. See MLS tab. Yes. &mls=1 https://e3effa51eee72fd900e3-2fb779bd12ec72d4612275342f2c9187.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/f7a7eedef255e317815cde01c833c8a4.pngScreen Grab: WP3D Models. @leonherbert Glad that you are taking advantage of your WGAN Standard Membership benefits :cool: ... Hope these...

Not Syncing: Realtor.com and Homes.com

BlueImmersiveMedia

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7 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): @BlueImmersiveMedia A workaround would be to duplicate your model. Matterport does not charge extra for the reprocessing. They do count the additional model towards your plan. I could imagine that if you use WP3D Models and/or MPEmbed, this creates an addition work for you. Hopefully, Matterport will step up to the plate with a solution. Dan

Source of Statistic: Matterport in 7 Percent of USA MLS Listings

DanSmigrod

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7 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): @immersivespaces Thank you for the insight with real numbers. Much appreciated. Dan

2 realtors working together to sell a property

Liam_Tayler

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7 yearsDanSmigrod (32311): Wow! That's not only great, that's a feature Matterport should add.

Will MLS take an unbranded Matterport Tour for the listing?

fotoguy

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7 yearsBernardhhi (204): #fotoguy Here is an example of using the Unbranded tour on a recently sold listing. I wanted to the viewer to be able to use the Mattertag links I placed as elevator buttons to travel up and down floors. Because the MLS tour disables tags, Unbranded was the way to go. As I mentioned before, As long as you do not abuse the use of embedded links you should be fine. Click To View Example Bernie Timms President Hilton Head Island Real...

MLS Image Parameters

leeverdon

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8 yearsimmersivespaces (1229): MLS services vary on what they accept for image sizes. Your best bet is to contact your local MLS provider and ask to speak to the person who manages it. We have 6 different MLS providers in our area, and each is different. One of them here will not accept images larger than 720x680 (which I personally find ludicrous). In most cases, the MLS service will accept any file size for upload and they will automatically process the file to the size...

Why don't photographers lobby the MLS...

Metroplex360

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8 yearsimmersivespaces (1229): @Metroplex360 I have had that discussion with several MLS providers over the years. Their concern is that delivering larger photos will use up too many system resources and bandwidth. A rather copout answer I always thought considering nearly all of them use CDN delivery for most of their content these days.

Realtor Inst. for posting MP to Listings?

reinspimg

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8 yearsreinspimg (13): Does anyone have any good instrcutions to give out realtors in how to post Matterport to listings, including MLS, ZILLOW, Trulia. Thanks Robert

Posting to MLS from Tour Snaps / Work Flow?

advancedhdr

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8 yearsadvancedhdr (220): Seems like everyone is using Win exept for me! Thx again.

MRED MLS Posting: Midwest Real Estate Data?

rzphotoman

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8 yearsrzphotoman (1837): @immersivespaces Thanks for the quick reply. The agent hopefully will get it done on time, and great info to know the next time this comes up. I knew I could count on someone from the WGAN forum to come thru! Thanks again.

Tours on Zillow have the height shortened

3SixtyNow

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8 yearsMediaTrends360 (19): I’m sorry you’re experiencing trouble with your shoot but it looks great on my iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Pro2 10.5 inch. Great Job on the walkthrough. Btw, are you trying to view it in Landscape mode? If so it will shorten the height automatically. However you can sill pan up and down, and look in all directions to view the entire space.

mls listing and branded tour

fotoguy

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8 yearsfullpreview (163): Received this notification on Friday. This is from the largest MLS in Florida. Reminder: No Branding on Virtual Tours MFRMLS Compliance has noticed an uptick in violations related to branding on virtual tours. As a reminder, the rule regarding branding and virtual tours is: Article 4; Section 5; Item D: Photos, images or virtual tours may not contain company or agent logos, agent photos, commissions, bonuses, contact information for the...

Matterport Team Calling on MLS?

DanSmigrod

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8 yearsViewing (589): @srennick All your dreams are about to come true. I've said that to a number of ladies in the past and disappointed but this is different :)

Use of a Matterport Ad in Zillow MLS Photos

Metroplex360

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9 yearsjustinv (1044): I am waiting on someone to get back with me. It will probably be tomorrow before they get back with me but I will let you know when they do. I know they can log into Zillow, so hopefully they have an option to make a photo click to an url. If it is possible, I will do it as an example and post a link.

Switzerland MLS embedding issues>Help Please

lucadeal

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9 yearslucadeal (162): Thanks @DanSmigrod!

MLS example

ThreeDImaging

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9 yearsInvelop (121): Each state (or region in some multi-state metros) has multiple/many associations that control their own data, listings, formats, etc. They all provide commensurate information, however they all have different templates.

FMLS, MLS & Zillow

leeverdon

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9 yearsleeverdon (350): I know this topic has been covered numerous times on this forum but I need clarity please. Can someone outline step by step on how to insert a MP Tour into the FMLS, MLS & Zillow. The issue I am having is when the URL (http: or https:?) is put into these platforms, they work fine for a day or two then for some reason the 'View Virtual Tour' link in Zillow defaults to http://www.propertypanorama.com? Branded and Unbranded?...

Realtors, MLS, Realtor.com Exposure

MBell

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11 yearsjessetutt (70): Hi @alx3D. I'd love to. Here is an example of a link that has two models (condo on the fifth floor and a garage/storage area in the basement they wanted to feature): http://ow.ly/JXOvb And here is an example of a home that has both a video and a showcase: http://ow.ly/JXOIs No I am not an agent. I offer 3D modelling/showcase creation services, floor plans, and online marketing. Have an amazing day! JT