AI Real Estate Video Maker: Turn a Zillow Link Into a Listing Video

A listing video normally means a shoot, or a long evening in an editing app. In this one the input is a Zillow link and the output is a finished listing video with animated photos, moving text, a voice-over, music and captions.

The finished video first

This came out of the first example, a craftsman bungalow:

Welcome to this Meridian Craftsman bungalow. 585,000. Four beds, three baths, 2450 square feet. A fireplace warms the living room. A quartz island anchors the kitchen. Wooden beams frame the primary bedroom. The bathroom features a double vanity. Relax by the fire pit. Visit Saturday.

The voice-over and the music are the easy part. Look at the photos instead. Those went in as still listing photos, and the AI made an actual moving shot out of each one, then put the price, the beds, the baths and the square feet over them as moving text and added the captions. I didn't animate a single thing by hand.

Step 1: copy the listing link

Open the listing on Zillow and copy the link from the address bar. Realtor.com works exactly the same way.

Step 2: paste it into ReelEstate

Inside the AI Media Machine there's an app called ReelEstate. Open it and paste the link into the listing field.

You can upload your own photos instead if you'd rather, but I let the AI do the heavy lifting.

Step 3: add facts, if you have any

There's a box for details you want in the video. If your phone number is different from the one on the listing, type it in here. Same for an open house time. The AI writes the whole script, so whatever you put in this box gets worked into it. I left it empty.

Step 4: length and shape

Pick the length, up to 60 seconds, then the shape. Vertical is for Reels, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. Horizontal is the format you'd put on YouTube or your own website. I went vertical for this one.

Step 5: voice-over and music

Both are on and you can turn either one off. I kept both.

Step 6: check the photos and the script

Before it builds anything it shows you which photos it picked as the best ones, the script it wrote, and the exact details it plans to cover. If that looks right, click make this listing video.

A few minutes later:

A secluded home. $575,000. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, nearly 3,000 square feet. White cabinetry brightens the modern kitchen. Spacious bedrooms offer great natural light. The detached garage provides versatile space. Enjoy 4.5 private acres. Relax outside. Book your showing.

That is about as much as you can fit into 30 seconds and still have a buyer come away with an idea of the place.

Changing the video by typing what you want

You're not stuck with the first cut. There's a box where you describe the change in your own words.

I asked for two things at once: a zoom in on the opening shot, and a different interior photo at three seconds because the one it picked was a boring white empty space.

It fixed the interior shot and left the opening alone. So I went back and asked for the one thing I still wanted, that the first image be animated a different way, and that time it understood and changed it.

Worth remembering: one instruction per change lands better than two in the same sentence.

A second example

The same process on a renovated Miami townhouse at $480,000, two beds, three baths, with a quartz island in the kitchen, wood floors in the primary bedroom and a private upstairs balcony.

I like watching these in the horizontal format because you see much more of the house. Your buyers are mostly on their phones though, so you want the vertical cut as well, and both come out of the same app.

Photo cleanup

Sometimes the owners didn't tidy up before the photographer arrived. There's a feature that fixes those photos. It's set up so it will not change the structure of the house, it only clears out the objects that don't belong there.

Agent clone

This is the one I'd use on social. Upload a photo of yourself, pick a background image from one of the rooms, type what you want to say, and your photo becomes an animated presenter standing in the listing:

This kitchen has a quartz island and brass fixtures. Come see it this weekend.

That's all it takes. One photo of the room, one photo of you, and the line you want said. The vertical version of that is the one I would actually post.

There's a manual mode too

If you want more control there's a step by step mode where you upload the images yourself and build the video semi automatically instead of handing the whole thing to the AI.

Try it on your own listing

Making real estate videos is genuinely easy now. ReelEstate sits inside the AI Media Machine with the rest of the video tools, and you can get a free video ad for your business first if you want to see what the AI makes from your own site before you buy anything. If you'd rather hand the videos over, book a free strategy call.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work with Realtor.com as well as Zillow?
Yes. A Realtor.com link works exactly the same way as a Zillow link. You can also skip the link and upload your own photos instead.
How long can the listing video be?
Up to 60 seconds. The example in this tutorial is 30 seconds, which is about as much as you can fit and still have it make sense to a buyer.
Vertical or horizontal?
Both, from the same app. Vertical for Reels, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, horizontal for YouTube and your own website. Most of your buyers are on their phones, so the vertical cut matters, but the horizontal one shows more of the house.
Do the photos stay still like a slideshow?
No. The photos go in as stills and the AI turns each one into a moving shot, then puts the price, beds, baths and square feet over them as moving text and adds the captions. Nothing is animated by hand.
Can I change the video after it's made?
Yes, by typing what you want changed. Asking for one change at a time works better than asking for two in the same sentence.
What does photo cleanup do?
It clears the mess out of a listing photo when the owners didn't tidy up. It's set up so it will not change the structure of the house, it only removes the objects that don't belong there.
What is agent clone?
You upload one photo of yourself and a background image from one of the rooms, type what you want to say, and you appear inside the listing video talking to your buyers.

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