chicago360tours.com

What It Is

Chicago 360 Tours is a real estate visual marketing service provider based in Chicago, USA. Its core offering is not online design software, but on-site photography and 3D space modeling services. Its services include Matterport 3D virtual tours, Google 360 Street View, DSLR real estate photography, architectural/interior photography, virtual staging, and item removal/virtual renovation, mainly serving property sales, rentals, and commercial venue showcases.

Core Capabilities

Based on the main content, Matterport is its flagship capability: it uses cameras to capture point clouds and map photos onto them, generating realistic 3D models, dollhouse views, 3D walkthroughs, and rough floor plans. Users can explore freely, watch guided tours, and use Mattertags to annotate rooms, materials, or furniture. Each project can also generate a one-page branded website, where listing publishers can log in to add information such as price, MLS details, and colors, and receive inquiries from potential clients by email. For photography, the service provides high-resolution downloads for print and low-resolution MLS versions. Google 360 is aimed at previews for stores or venues and is submitted to Google Street View.

Pricing

Residential Matterport and Google 360 are both priced by square footage: $249.95 for up to 2,500 sq. ft., $349.95 for up to 3,500 sq. ft., and $449.95 for up to 5,000 sq. ft.; larger spaces require a phone quote. The standard Matterport package includes 90 days of model hosting, with an additional year of hosting costing $95. An add-on DSLR package of about 35 photos costs $99, and floor plans cost $25. Standalone photography starts at $135, virtual staging is $40 per image, and item removal or virtual renovation is $55 per image.

Pros and Cons

The advantages are its complete service chain, which can bundle 3D tours, MLS photography, floor plans, branded pages, and virtual staging, making it well suited for time-sensitive real estate marketing. Its pricing transparency is also relatively good. The drawbacks are that it is highly localized, mainly covering Chicago and the surrounding area; commercial and large-area projects still require quotes; models are stored for only 90 days by default, so long-term display costs extra; and copyright, client usage rights, and source file ownership are not clearly explained.

Who It’s For and Access From China

It is suitable for real estate agents, homeowners, property landlords, and businesses in the Chicago area that need Google Street View presentation. For remote property viewings targeting Chinese buyers, the usability of Matterport web pages may need to be tested, while Google Street View–related content may be restricted in mainland China. The review text does not disclose the site’s overall accessibility from China, so it should be considered unknown.