{"id":11727,"date":"2018-05-22T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/augmented-reality-app-curate-by-sothebys-international-realty-now-available-on-apple-ios\/"},"modified":"2018-05-22T17:42:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T21:42:00","slug":"augmented-reality-app-curate-by-sothebys-international-realty-now-available-on-apple-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/augmented-reality-app-curate-by-sothebys-international-realty-now-available-on-apple-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmented Reality App Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Now Available on Apple iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MADISON, N.J.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 22, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/eng\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC<\/a> today announced that <i>Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i><sup>(SM)<\/sup>, the first real estate-branded augmented reality (AR) app, is now available on Apple iOS-enabled devices, iPhone and iPad.&nbsp; <i>Curate<\/i> <i>by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i> allows consumers to visualize a home as their own before purchase by taking virtually staged images from a flat, 2-D screen into the house itself through the power of AR.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/452508\/SOTHEBY%27S_INTERNATIONAL_REALTY_LOGO.jpg\" title=\"Sotheby's International Realty logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Sotheby's International Realty) (PRNewsfoto\/Sotheby's International Realty)\" alt=\"Sotheby's International Realty logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Sotheby's International Realty) (PRNewsfoto\/Sotheby's International Realty)\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&quot;The launch of <i>Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>has generated excitement throughout our global network and we are proud to see our sales associates adopting this technology and using it as we intended,&quot; said <span class=\"xn-person\">John Passerini<\/span>, global vice president of interactive marketing, Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC.&nbsp; &quot;There are nearly one billion active iOS devices worldwide.&nbsp; Making the app available on this platform was a high-priority for us, increasing the reach we have to our core audience.&nbsp; We look forward to continuing enhancements on <i>Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>to better empower our sales associates and potential homebuyers.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The app, originally built with ARCore, Google&#8217;s AR Software platform, was launched in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.rooomy.arcore.sir.alpha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Google Play Store<\/a> earlier this year.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>In addition to expanding to iOS, the Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty&reg; brand&nbsp;has also partnered with luxury furniture and accessories marketplace <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/viyet.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Viyet<\/a> to launch shoppable AR scenes within the app.&nbsp; The partnership with Viyet, a subsidiary of the Sotheby&#8217;s auction house, will be ongoing with new, custom-created scenes added regularly to reflect the marketplace&#8217;s current inventory.<\/p>\n<p>For video and images of the app, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/realogy.box.com\/s\/oyd8rndpgw3f3ltqxuh3zwhuy6h8cyvi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; To download <i>Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i> from the App Store, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/curate-by-sir-real-estate-ar\/id1386263226?mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><i>Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>is powered by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rooomy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">roOomy<\/a><u>, <\/u>the leading virtual staging technology platform specializing in 3D modeling and rendering, AR, and virtual reality (VR) content creation and application development.&nbsp; To learn more about the app, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/tag\/curate-by-sir\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>The <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i> network currently has nearly 22,000 affiliated independent sales associates located in 950 offices in 70 countries and territories worldwide.&nbsp; <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i> listings are marketed on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/en\/home.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sothebysrealty.com<\/a> global website.&nbsp; In addition to the referral opportunities and widened exposure generated from this source, each brokerage firm and its clients benefit from an association with the Sotheby&#8217;s auction house and worldwide <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i> marketing programs.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><b>About Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC<br \/><\/b>Founded in 1976 to provide independent brokerages with a powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings, the <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i> network was designed to connect the finest independent real estate companies to the most prestigious clientele in the world. Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services.<b>&nbsp; <\/b>In <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 2004<\/span>, Realogy entered into a long-term strategic alliance with Sotheby&#8217;s, the operator of the auction house.&nbsp; The agreement provided for the licensing of the <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>name and the development of a full franchise system. Affiliations in the system are granted only to brokerages and individuals meeting strict qualifications. Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC supports its affiliates with a host of operational, marketing, recruiting, educational and business development resources. Franchise affiliates also benefit from an association with the venerable Sotheby&#8217;s auction house, established in 1744. For more information, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.sothebysrealty.com<\/a>.&nbsp; &copy; 2018 Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC. All rights reserved. Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<sup>&reg;<\/sup> and the Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Logo are service marks licensed to Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC and used with permission. Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated. <\/p>\n<p><b><i>CONTACT<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Lindsey Scharf<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Natalie Hernandez<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Director, PR &amp; Communications<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Manager, PR &amp; Communications<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(973) 407-5596<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(973) 407-6142<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Lindsey.Scharf@sothebysrealty.com\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lindsey.Scharf@sothebysrealty.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Natalie.Hernandez@sothebysrealty.com\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Natalie.Hernandez@sothebysrealty.com<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON, N.J., May 22, 2018 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC today announced that Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty(SM), the first real estate-branded augmented reality (AR) app, is now available on Apple iOS-enabled devices, iPhone and iPad.&nbsp; Curate by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty allows consumers to visualize a home as their own before purchase by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sothebys-international-realty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}