Using Video and YouTube to Sell Real Estate

As more people are using high speed bandwidth, the smart real estate agents are using tools such as YouTube to put listings on the internet. This McKinney, Texas real estate agent put together a 40 second teaser video that gives potential buyers a view of this golf course home.

I think we are going to be seeing more of this going forward.

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  1. GooTube is a free Real Estate Video listing where Agents can embed their YouTube videos inside google map. Check it out at http://www.gootube.net

  2. Hi,

    YOUTUBE for Real Estate???

    Check this out! http://www.VideoHomez.com

  3. This article pretty much confirms that….

  4. http://rismedia.com/index.php/article/articleview/16848/1/1/

  5. I agree with YouTubes value to real estate! It’s amzing how deep the reach of YouTube goes, I covered a similar topic here:
    http://www.mytechopinion.com/2006/12/youtube-for-real-estate-marketing.html

  6. fotohom is a simple and easy free real estate site
    that allows seller to embed youtube video.

  7. I think YouTube is a great tool for realtors as well as other professional service business people.
    Check out anothter YouTube and Real Estate article.
    http://www.joyvill.ca/blog/toronto-real-estate-agent-website-design.php

  8. Real estate on YouTube featured on National Public Radio (NPR).

    http://www.wbur.org/news/2007/65258_20070312.asp

  9. Smart agents not only use YouTube but the use of Google Adwords to drive traffic to a page featuring homes for sale can be a very cost effective way to expose homes in a given area outside of the MLS

  10. BUT, YouTube terms of use state NON-commercial use. Hello!

  11. Clarification:
    How can you show a home/real estate when the Terms of Use clearly state that YouTube is for personal noncommercial use ONLY. Am I missing something here??

  12. I am SO glad that I came upon this post! This is excellent! I never thought of this, and I bet there are so few people who are really taking advantage of it! I want to do something like this in my town, if you are the first to offer this kind of service, then you can stand to make a pretty penny!

    Just think…$5-10 per listing! This one may qualify as a hustle!

  13. There are sites out there, such as http://www.AzoocaCapture.com that provide the same service that is (a) open for commercial usage and (b) does not publish the content themselves. You just cut and paste the link into their Real Estate site.

  14. Thanks for the tip Phil. Azoocacapture.com is a great tool.

  15. WOW, If RealEstate agents are using this then they are waisting there time. Please check out SellRealEstateWithVideo dot com and listen to hundreds of agents about this new product

    Mike

  16. We have a great website for Videos of real estate properties for sale by agents, for sale by owners, and builders. Check it out at http://www.weuuzit.com
    Thanx

  17. I am actually thinking of using something like this next year, and I hadn’t considered YouTube’s non-commercial policy. However, I am planning to do most of the work myself, and nobody (i.e., the U.S. Government, as it were) considers the selling of one’s primary home as commercial activity. If they did, I would be charged taxes on the sale as long as it made a profit. Also, I am perfectly willing to let someone report my supposed commercial use of YouTube. Considering the video above is still hosted on YouTube with no problem, I am guessing, well, nobody cares.

  18. I’ve been using full-motion, narrated videos since 2004 to sell my listings. I’ve sold over 100 properties using video. Check out my sites.
    Video site: akhomz.com
    How-to blog: full-motionvideos.net

    It’s not rocket science. Any Realtor with a little effort can do a professional-looking video tour and get results.

  19. Please correct my previous post to read:

    I’ve been using full-motion, narrated videos since 2004 to sell my listings. I’ve sold over 100 properties using video. Check out my sites.
    Video site: akhomz.com
    How-to video blog: full-motionvideotours.net

    It’s not rocket science. Any Realtor with a little effort can do a professional-looking video tour and get results.

  20. [...] Tom asks: Since I run a real estate site, do you recommend using subdomains to target micro-niches off of my main site or use their own domains? [...]

  21. An estimated 90% of people would rather watch a video, than read. So how about giving people what they are longing for?

  22. According to the YouTube Terms of Use (retrieved 7/2/2008), uploading an original video to promote your business is acceptable commercial use. See excerpt:

    E. Prohibited commercial uses do not include:
    * uploading an original video to YouTube, or maintaining an original channel on YouTube, to promote your business or artistic enterprise;

    Read it in full at: http://www.youtube.com/t/terms

  23. TubeMyHouse.com is a brand new video property listing website. It’s free, just like YouTube.

    Sell a home, buy a home, and coming soon… rent a home. All with user-uploaded video.

  24. Video or not Video? That is no longer the question

    Video has grown explosively.

    Over 900 Million Internet users are online and more than 25% of all searches involve Real Estate
    Interesting fact is that also over 90% home buyers found their agents online and 0% (YES 0%) through flyers, brochures and other media.

    Over 80% of all searches begin online, 66% of video viewers have watched online video ads, and 44% have taken an action on what they have seen.

    76% users tell a friend about a video they have seen

    Emarketer inc. survey shows 123 million Americans will view online video at least once a month in 2007. They also predict that 190 million Internet users will be regularly watching online video in the US in 2012.

    No matter what, people will always watch videos. Don’t you think? Here is the info and website link to SF Bay Area’s company that makes this all possible for real estate agents.

    ViaMediaTours.com offers video tours for business and real estate professionals in SF Bay Area

    Via Media Tours was the only Bay Area’s video production company that is providing full motion HD real estate video tours. We provide professional video services for real estate agents, brokers, home owners, contractors, builders and property managers in San Francisco, Bay Area. Our Business Video Services include California’s Bay Area territories with focus on cities of Saratoga, Los Gatos, San Jose, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Los Altos, Monte Sereno and other Cities on Peninsiula and South Bay.

    We provide professional video services, high quality audio and video editing with background music, narration and free submition to the top video sites such as Youtube, Google video, AOL, Yahoo, Realtor and many more. Our real estate video tours are the great way to get more exposure and separate your online home listing from the others!
    Put your videos to work for you 24/7/365 and start building a solid relationship with your clients.

    For more information visit our website and our YouTube channel:
    http://www.viamediatours.com
    http://www.youtube.com/user/ViaMediaTours

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  25. I am comming from the other side of the picture, no pun intended. I am trying to start a business for Real-estate agents to help them develop listing videos. I can work from stills and video. I have a demo online: http://www.youtube.com/user/flyingguak please check it out, and leave comments, you are the experts on selling real estate.

    As far as commercial purposes go, I think the rule is more about people charging admission to view, not to deliver valid information about people selling things or what a house looks like. Look at the point that there are many different companies taking advantage of Youtube such as Burger King.

  26. I Invite all users of therealestatebloggers.com

    This is a shameless plug, but It is on topic and relative to this thread. We have launched http://www.forsale.tv and although in beta we are open for business.

    1/ Sell your properties on video.
    2/ Brand your ads with your logo.
    3/ Add your website address so people can contact you direct.
    4/ Upload a video talking head for your video business card.
    5/ Embed from other sites.
    6/ Its FREE

    my name is Brett Moffitt and my team and I have been working on this site for almost 2 years. I am a real estate agent myself and I believe we have built something of substance and ease of use and I hope the real estate fraternity embrace it and post videos and promote their business on my site.

    With 1 click, you can record via webcam into your profile and introduce yourself and your company.. its all automated and is very easy to use.

    Since we are new we are offering Free featured listings to the first 20 people who join and a Free video business directory listing.

    Come by today and tale a look at what we have built.. please give feedback at feedback@forsale.tv

    Thanks for your time.

    Free Video Ads

  27. I made a short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhAjrYFVEFo in order to sell my business – a movie theater in Carrie Underwood’s hometown (Checotah, OK). Please, watch my story and send it to your friends?

  28. Today’s estate agents, letting agents, property surveyors and property solicitors need to learn the best techniques for capturing property sales leads, following up with prospects and converting them into customers.

    We think Youtube can help real estate agents to sell properties and more importantly gain new instructions.

    Its all down to costs and return. If every expense is spared and low production values adopted the result can be a disaster.

    The last thing that your agency needs is to look like some parody or comedy spoof agent.

    check this link to see a collection of videos that may help illustrate this point.

    http://estate-agency-survival.blogspot.com/

  29. Video is the in thing for marketing because people like to see a short video rather than reading tons and tons of plain text.

    Uploading a video to youtube and embedding it to your website not only brings traffic but enhances user experience.

    So Youtube is definitely an important weapon in your marketing arsenal along with seo, ppc, blogging, email marketing, social media marketing tools like facebook, twitter, etc. You need a complete marketing strategy to survive the times.

    You might find this Free Video on http://www.internet-marketing-for-realtors.com useful for planning your overall marketing strategies.

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