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Riffa Views Signature Estates is set to become the first real estate developer to introduce a website complete with a TV channel, podcasts, Quick Time Virtual Reality (QTVR) tours, and an interactive forum.
The website establishes a virtual connection to the signature real estate and allows visitors to to see the latest developments in each of the three Signature Estates.
Sales and marketing director, Hugh O’Shea, said the website would be up and running within days.
He said: “One of our philosophies is to be different and pioneers in what we do. Existing property owners will get regular updates via podcasts and through the TV channel.
“The TV channel will screen updates of the site, footage of the development, and, when they are up and running, news relating to Riffa’s golf club, country club and school.
“There’s also a forum for people to exchange views. New clients can also experience a virtual tour.
“It’s very simple. I’m not a technical man but I can say it’s very easy to use.”
As Riffa Views evolves to become an integral part of Bahrain’s community, the website aims to mirror this progression through its progress updates.
QTVR – a type of image file format that allows the creation and viewing of photographically captured panoramas through images taken at multiple viewing angles – will provide virtual tours of the Riffa Views’ villas’ interiors.
Regularly updated podcasts can be downloaded and played on Apple TV, iPod or iPhone.
The Online Forum creates a virtual community where all interested parties can share information, ask questions and receive feedback.
A visit to the interactive website becomes a tour around the completed project with the cursor acting as a virtual vehicle.
Users can navigate their way around each Estate to take a look at the residences followed by a tour of the many amenities within the golf residential development.
Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views, said: “We are bringing the full potential of our website into play to satisfy the regional and international consumers’ need for real-time information.
“Using a powerful combination of the first ever real estate TV series being aired on Riffa Views TV and a two-way information exchange with our Forum, Riffa Views website becomes a leading interactive entity.
“We have ventured into groundbreaking territory with our new website, especially with podcasting. Both represent a whole new medium of mass marketing, which is also to date one of the most popular, sophisticated and technologically advanced communication mediums.”
Home owners will benefit from regular updates on the project timeline, while the international audience will find a wealth of information at their fingertips.
Other features that will be added to the website include updated project milestones, PDF floor plans of the homes and links to amenities with a growing amount of detail as the project nears completion.
