Residential
agents use drones for dramatic shots of listings in their marketing campaigns.
Not exact matches
Commercial
use is also illegal — last week real estate
agents in Los Angeles, California, were ordered to stop
using helicopter
drones to shoot aerial movies of properties they are selling.
The report says: «It is not far - fetched to imagine that
drones could be
used for aerial mapping services; the television and film industries could
use drones to shoot advertisements or movies; or they could be
used by real estate
agents to sell property.»
I think we'll see much - needed moderation in the
use of
drone footage, as
agents remember not to forsake professional - quality photos, 3 - D tours, and other tried - and - true marketing materials.
If your
agents are interested in
using drones to capture aerial photography or video of their listings, let them know that the Federal Aviation Administration has taken an important step toward creating commercial -
use regulations for small, unmanned aerial vehicle systems (UAVs).
More
agents are
using marketing professionals, such as photographers,
drone operators (we currently have an FAA licensed operator on staff) and stagers.
Moreover, while the legality remains murky for
drones (or «unmanned aerial devices,» if you prefer) to capture listing video,
agents nationwide continue to
use these gadgets to get amazing aerial real estate video and images of the homes they represent.
One of the biggest appeals of
using drones in real estate right now is simply the buzz it brings to the listing,
agents said.
An audio engineer by day, he's since attracted the attention of local real estate
agents and event organizers looking to hire him to take aerial photos
using his
drone.