"In concept, the tool, called Virtual Staging, is great. It tackles a genuine and difficult problem that almost anyone who has searched for a home at some point has encountered. "Too many buyers overlook what could be the perfect home for their family simply because they can't see past the furniture or design choices," says Zillow home trends expert Amanda Pendleton."
"Unfortunately, Virtual Staging is rather basic in this phase of the rollout. The lackluster changes are so subtle - adjusting a bit of furniture here, changing the color of a rug there - you'd have trouble knowing anything had changed without the telltale sparkles of AI or the ability to slide back and forth between preselected styles like modern, Scandinavian, luxury and farmhouse."
Zillow is launching an AI-powered Virtual Staging feature that can empty rooms of furniture or subtly change design styles so buyers can better picture living in a property. The tool aims to overcome owners' dodgy design choices and questionable furniture that distract buyers. Early rollout produces basic, subtle edits like slight furniture adjustments and small rug color changes that are often hard to notice without AI sparkles or style sliders. The feature will be limited to premium "Showcase" listings and select featured room photos, with examples appearing restricted to plain white walls.
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