How Real Estate Agents Can Add Video Tours to AppFolio Listings

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July 16, 2025
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How Real Estate Agents Can Add Video Tours to AppFolio Listings 🎥🏠

In today’s fast-paced real estate market, static photos and text-only listings just don’t cut it. Buyers and renters alike crave interactive, immersive experiences — and that’s where video tours come in. When you combine high-impact video with a powerful platform like AppFolio, you turn average listings into unforgettable ones.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to add video tours to your AppFolio listings and why it makes all the difference.

🎥 Why Video Tours Convert More

Video content offers huge benefits:

  • 🌐 Remote viewers can see properties 24/7
  • 📊 Increases listing engagement and watch time
  • ⏳ Reduces time on market
  • ✅ Helps pre-qualify serious leads

If you want to stand out in competitive markets, adding video is no longer optional.

📅 Related: Showcase Properties Like a Movie: Embed 360° Tours in AppFolio

🏠 What is AppFolio?

AppFolio is a robust property management and listing platform used by real estate agents, property managers, and leasing teams. It supports:

  • Listings and applications
  • Marketing syndication
  • Prospect follow-up and automation

With a few clicks, you can integrate rich media like video into your property listings.

🔗 Related: AppFolio + Virtual Showings: Modern Tools for Builders and Property Managers

⚖️ Types of Videos You Can Use

Here are video formats real estate agents love to embed in AppFolio:

  • 360° virtual tours (from CloudPano or Matterport)
  • Cinematic walkthroughs with music + camera pans
  • Drone footage for location and exterior views
  • Agent-guided selfie tours

📅 Related: Create Movie-Like Property Tours and Embed Them into AppFolio Listings

🔧 How to Embed a Video in AppFolio

Here’s the step-by-step process:

  1. 📹 Upload your video to a hosting platform (YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia)
  2. 🔗 Copy the public video URL or iframe embed code
  3. 📄 In AppFolio, open your listing and paste the URL into the property description (or use HTML mode for iframe)

Pro Tip: Add a call-to-action, like:

"🎥 Watch the full walkthrough tour here: [video URL]"

📍 Related: Step-by-Step Guide: Embedding CloudPano Tours in AppFolio

📊 Results from Listings with Video

Real estate agents using video in AppFolio have reported:

  • 3x more engagement on listings
  • 50% faster conversion timelines
  • Lower no-show rates for in-person tours
  • More confident and qualified inquiries

🌟 Related: Boost Real Estate Listings by Connecting CloudPano to AppFolio

🚀 Best Practices for Video Listings

  • 🎥 Keep videos under 2 minutes
  • 📅 Add captions or narration for accessibility
  • 🌈 Use morning or golden hour lighting
  • 🚤 Include a call to action: “Schedule a showing today!”
  • 🎭 Brand the intro/outro with your name and logo

📍 Related: Bring Listings to Life: Add Movie Camera Virtual Tours to AppFolio

👨‍🏠 Who Should Use This?

  • Solo agents looking to differentiate on a tight budget
  • Teams managing many units and needing scalable showings
  • Luxury agents wanting high-production marketing tools

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🔔 Final Thoughts

Adding video to your AppFolio listings is one of the highest-ROI upgrades you can make to your marketing stack.

It helps you lease faster, impress clients, and create listings that feel truly alive.

So grab your camera, launch a CloudPano tour, or repurpose your best walkthroughs. Then log into AppFolio and make your listing shine.

Your next renter is watching — give them something worth watching. ✨

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