HomePlan NZ releases new, enhanced Property Condition Inspection service

A Bright New Feather in HomePlan NZ’s Cap 10 March 2020 – Lower Hutt, New Zealand Back in October 2019 HomePlan NZ Ltd launched its 3D Condition Inspection Service for residential and commercial rental properties. This innovative service combines a comprehensive and high-resolution 3D virtual walkthrough, 2D images of hard to see places (e.g. inside the oven […]

The Top 5 Reasons to NOT get a 3D Virtual Walkthrough

During HomePlan NZ’s journey towards creating a digital copy of the various residential, commercial and heritage properties in New Zealand – we’ve heard every reason why 3D virtual tours/walkthroughs don’t and can’t work.  As there’s a lot of misinformation out there, I thought today I’d tackle and debunk the Top 5 reasons we hear about […]

Insurance Industry looks to 3D Photography for Loss Control & Claims

Insurance Industry looks to 3D Photography for Loss Control & Claims Insurance Industry Starts the Move to 3D Photography HomePlan NZ Ltd are an official sponsor and will be exhibiting at Insurance Business TechFest event to be held 19 November 2019 at the Hilton Auckland. In advance of this event, this article discusses and provides […]

Modular Supply Chain: Using Building 3D Virtualization to Manage Quality

On 18 October 2019 I was delighted to attend the 4th NZ Modular Construction and Pre-Fabrication Forum in Auckland, and being invited to speak to the diverse range of attendees from the public and private sector. HomePlan NZ presented the topic of Using Building 3D Virtualization to Manage Quality in the Modular Supply Chain, based […]

Adding 3D Tours to Trade Me Property Listings

Early in 2019 www.trademe.co.nz sneakily added the option to integrate a 3D Virtual Walkthrough/Tour from the Matterport platform (as HomePlan 3D walkthroughs are) onto property listings.  But when creating a property listing, there is no visible option to link it to your HomePlan 3D walkthrough – just You Tube and Vimeo videos.  So…how does one activate this […]

Protect Your Investment Property

Protect your investment property. Create an irrefutable digital record of your rental property’s condition and healthy homes compliance with a HomePlan 3D photographic walkthrough. Use it to advertise, share with tenants or just keep it for your records. Don’t risk it. Capture every scratch, dent or imperfection – or the fact that there are none. […]

Streamlined Property Management

Throw your camera away and streamline how you manage rental properties. Why spend hours taking, sorting and archiving hundreds of disconnected condition photos? HomePlan NZ are the experts in creating the most complete digital record of properties. Our tailored service for property management firms will save you time and money. 24/7 virtual viewings. Show potential […]

Buying or Selling your Residential Property – with a HomePlan

Having a HomePlan 3D virtual walk-through of your property when you buy or sell will help you, in more ways than you might think. The immediate benefits of including a 3D ‘virtual tour’ as part of your real estate marketing package are pretty obvious. Each HomePlan is glossy, intuitive, high quality, informative, and overall a […]

Time-Slicing your Commercial Fitout with HomePlan

So – it’s time to move to new commercial premises. You’ve searched Trade Me, talked to the agents and narrowed it down to a few that look to meet your needs and budget. You visit each, take some photos, listen to each agent’s life story and review the scanned/re-scanned/re-re-scanned 2D floor plans that give a vague indication of […]