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With the latest products revealed at this year’s NAA Apartmentalize conference, Apartments.com is again revolutionizing rental search.
From the industry’s first AI-powered search to fully immersive virtual tours, the latest tech is making it easier for renters to find your properties and become your next residents.
What do these products look like, and how are they revolutionizing renter search? Let’s take a closer look.
Smarter, conversational search with Apartments.com Ai
Available to every renter in every search, Apartments.com Ai is a conversation-based approach to finding a place. Just like talking to a friend, renters can describe exactly what they’re looking for — in their own words, spoken or written. Apartments.com will then show them the listings that match their request.
This AI-powered search tool draws information from listings, including pricing, amenities, photos, and much more, to give renters personalized recommendations.
When renters have follow-up questions (“Is there a pet fee?” “What does the pool look like?” “When is this unit available?”), Apartments.com Ai answers them in clear, complete sentences.
The search tool supports 50 languages, including English, Spanish, French, and dozens more, and can switch between multiple languages in a single conversation.
How does it work? Check it out for yourself:
By eliminating the need for keywords and filters, Apartments.com Ai makes the rental search process much smoother and more intuitive for renters.
And for apartment owners and operators, Apartments.com Ai delivers higher quality leads. By providing detailed, personalized information in the form of a conversation, this guided approach to rental search helps renters become more qualified by the time they submit a lead. And as a result, AI-powered search converts traffic to leads at a rate 56 percent higher than traditional search.
Fully immersive virtual experience with Matterport Exterior-to-Interior 3D tours
Nearly 80 percent of renters are interested in 3D virtual tours, according to the latest Apartments.com renter survey.
Virtual tours let renters explore your property from afar. Whether they’re planning to rent sight unseen or just making sure the rooms and layouts meet their needs before coming onsite for an in-person visit, virtual tours can give renters the confidence they need to submit a lead — and these leads may be more likely to convert into a lease.
But with the latest Matterport experience from Apartments.com, renters can get much more from their virtual tours.
Matterport Exterior-to-Interior 3D Tours let prospective residents see your property from the inside out. Your prospects get the full experience of visiting your community, from the street view to a look inside your available units.
Coming soon, this integrated virtual experience offers a fully immersive view, including a seamless transition from the outside in. Your prospects can view your community from the outside and easily explore your common spaces and available units. With AI-powered features, prospects can easily remove furniture and view room measurements to get a better understanding of the space. The aerial view shows off how your community fits into the surrounding neighborhood, giving renters valuable information about their future home.
With the release of Matterport Exterior-to-Interior 3D Tours, Apartments.com will be the only rental listing site to offer seamlessly integrated exterior and interior virtual tours.
In-depth property listings available within ChatGPT
Soon, renters using ChatGPT in their rental search will have the power of Apartments.com listings at their fingertips, all without changing windows or applications. Coming soon to ChatGPT, the Apartments.com app will offer renters all the advantages of Apartments.com listings directly within ChatGPT.
This partnership brings together the depth and reliability of Apartments.com content with the simplicity of a chat interface, allowing renters to browse, compare, and engage with listings without switching between platforms. For owners and operators, it creates another high-visibility channel to reach renters where they’re already searching.
Renters using the Apartments.com ChatGPT app will have access to the same detailed, media-rich experience they expect from Apartments.com. Photos, videos, and virtual tours are pulled directly from each listing, ensuring multifamily operators have full control over how their communities are presented.
Key unit-level details, like pricing, availability, and floor plans, are built into the experience, helping renters quickly find options that match their needs.
And once renters are ready to take the next step, they can call, send a message, or schedule a tour without even leaving the app.
The upcoming integration provides yet another way for renters to discover and fall in love with your properties.
