Tech tools in real estate: Your guide to home designing software & more

by Marsha Charles 10/16/2023

The modern real estate world is full of helpful technological advancements, including home designing software. A comprehensive home design software program allows homeowners, interior designers and architects to bring their home design plans to life in a more accurate, efficient and collaborative way.

But what are some other ways modern professionals and homeowners can use technology to improve their processes?

Here is a guide to some of the most common technology solutions used in real estate:

Home design software

Home design software is widely used by architects, builders, contractors and interior designers to create accurate models of their plans. It’s also simple to automatically scale and manipulate components of a floor plan to be as precise as possible with just a click.

Many modern design programs can provide 3D images of plans, while others are strictly for building highly technical schematics. If you have an interior designer, they may also use a specific program to create an accurate model of your home for living or selling purposes.

AR technology

AR, or augmented reality, is a type of technology popular among interior designers and homeowners trying to plan renovations. AR technology allows the user to experience changes in a live context. For example, with an AR design app, you can use your own digital photos of your living room and load them into the app to change colors, furniture placement and more.

Video conferencing

Video conferencing has exploded in popularity and necessity across all professions in the last decade. It’s especially helpful for real estate agents, interior designers and their clients to communicate when separated by distance.

It allows prospective buyers to tour a home from their couch and streamline many parts of a real estate transaction. Real estate professionals and other home design professionals can also interface with their clients across the world.

About the Author
Author

Marsha Charles

Consistent top listing and selling agent receiving Chairman's Club award for superior sales achievement almost every year while associated with Preferred Properties, Inc. Consistently receive the International Presidents Premier award for sales volume since joining Coldwell Banker Realty and ranked in the top 1% of agents in Connecticut and Westchester County. In 2021 I received the International Society of Excellence award for sales volume in excess of $100,000,000. I have been named a Top Five Sales Agent for customer satisfaction since 2010 (longer than any other agent in Connecticut) and listed in Connecticut Magazine. Named one of the Top Agents in Connecticut by Real Trends since 2018. 

I work with sellers and buyers and also have a strong understanding to needs of those who are relocating . Background and experience in advertising, public relations and photography offer creative and innovative marketing plans for sellers.  

Realtor designations include: Graduate Real Estate Institute, Certified Residential Specialist, Certified Residential Marketing Specialist, and Pricing Strategy Advisor. Served as President of New Canaan Board of Realtors (two terms), Director (three terms) and currently serve on Professional Standards Committee. Named Realtor of the year by the New Canaan Board of Realtors in 1994and again in 2022. 

Married and mother of other of four children who attended and graduated from the New Canaan School System, Member of New Canaan, Darien, Greenwich and Statewide MLS systems. Areas covered include New Canaan, Darien, Greenwich, Rowayton, Norwalk, Wilton and all of lower Fairfield County.