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High-tech tools helping prospective homebuyers from making expensive mistake

BOSTON — Buying a house is the biggest purchase most people make in their lifetime.

New technology, some of if it developed in Boston, is making the process easier and reducing the odds of buyer’s remorse.

If a buyer is interested in one home in Falmouth, they don’t have to wait for an open house to see what’s inside.  It can be toured, room by room, thanks to state of the art 3D technology.

“This technology is so immersive that people can truly walk in someone’s house from another country.  It’s unparalleled," James Hall, of Aerial Advantage Photography, said.

Hall creates these virtual displays for realtors using a Matteport Camera.

He takes dozens of scans with the rotating camera. Software links the 360 degree pictures together to create the virtual tour.

The result is a far cry from old home buying techniques like scouring newspapers or even looking at online slide shows.

Dennis Murphy, president of Weichert Realtors/Donahue Partners in Falmouth, said the real estate industry is a completely different world now.

He believes technology can be a time-saver for everyone.

“In many ways, technology helps people, frankly, determine which house not to buy," he said.

That means his team is only showing a property to people who are truly interested in it.