How to add a virtual tour to REALTOR.ca
REALTOR.ca takes tours from your board’s MLS System. Add your unbranded TeliportMe link there and the listing gets a “Virtual Tour” button.
Can you add a TeliportMe tour?Yes. The listing gets a “Virtual Tour” button. Only YouTube, Vimeo, iGuide and Matterport go in the photo banner (per a REALTOR.ca notice from around 2017).
- 1 · CopyTeliportMeThe MLS button on the Share tab in your tour’s editor
- 2 · PasteYour MLSThe virtual tour field in your board’s MLS System
- 3 · Buyers seeREALTOR.caA “Virtual Tour” button on the listing
Step by step
- Copy your TeliportMe MLS linkOpen your tour in the editor, choose the Share tab, then MLS. Copy the link. It looks like
teliportme.com/and opens an unbranded version of the tour. Sharing needs a paid plan, from $19 a month. Trial tours stay private.Leave the domain on teliportme.com. MLS rules usually don’t allow agent branding in tour links.mls/ tour/ abc123 - Sign in to your board or association’s MLS System and open the listing.
- Paste your TeliportMe MLS link into the video or virtual tour field and save. In Matrix-based systems it’s on the listing comments / agent remarks page.
- When the listing updates on REALTOR.ca, check for the “Virtual Tour” button.
What buyers will see
According to a REALTOR.ca notice quoted on an industry forum (around 2017), YouTube, Vimeo, iGuide and Matterport tours appear in the banner beside the photos, and other tours open from a “Virtual Tour” icon. Confirm it on your live listing.
The link opens the full tour, like this example. Buyers drag to look around and tap the arrows to move between rooms.
Rules to know
- You can’t add tours on REALTOR.ca directly. They come from your board’s MLS System.
- Your local board sets the branding rules. Some boards don’t allow branded links, which is why the unbranded MLS link matters.
Use the same tour everywhere else
- Your websiteCopy the embed code from the Share tab in your tour’s editor and paste it into your listing page.
- Social postsPost the tour link, or choose Share in the tour’s menu on your Tours page for social buttons.
- Flyers and signsPrint the tour’s QR code so buyers can open it on their phone.
Questions
Can I add a tour on REALTOR.ca myself?
No. REALTOR.ca takes the tour from your board or association’s MLS System.
Will my tour show in the photo banner?
Only YouTube, Vimeo, iGuide and Matterport tours are featured there, according to the REALTOR.ca notice we found. Other tours show as a “Virtual Tour” button.
More listing-site guides
- United StatesZillowThe Virtual Tour field in your MLS
- United StatesTruliaThe Virtual Tour field in your MLS (not confirmed by Trulia)
- United StatesRealtor.comYour MLS virtual tour field, or “Virtual tour / video link” in your Realtor.com dashboard
- All countriesEvery listing site91 sites in 43 countries
Sources
- iGUIDE embedded into REALTOR.ca listingswegetaroundnetwork.com
- Four simple ways to make your listings shine on REALTOR.cacrea.ca
- realtor.ca - How to feature Matterport Virtual Tours?wegetaroundnetwork.com