Ownership In The Metaverse: How Buying Virtual Homes And Land Works

Nick Knight
MetaInvest
Published in
5 min readJan 4, 2023

In the last few years, a new type of property has been born that has never existed before. These are the digital properties in the Metaverse, i.e. the three-dimensional virtual reality. It is governed through what is called the blockchain and has value as a physical asset (such as your house or your car) purchased with a notary deed.

It is a type of digital property that can be used anywhere in the world because it is not tied to a physical location.

This new form of ownership is growing in popularity among financial enthusiasts and will certainly represent the next generation of financial transactions.

It is a digital property that can be purchased with tokens, the digital currency that is used in these worlds. There are several, based on the type of Metaverse.

This type of ownership offers a wide range of benefits, including speed of transactions and traceability. Furthermore, people can freely trade these digital properties without having to worry about the legal complexities associated with owning real assets such as real estate or cars.

The Metaverse is becoming a place where people can own different assets, easily and effectively. Which increasingly attracts the interest of real estate agencies specialized in the Metaverse, and users.

This can offer many opportunities to anyone who wants to invest in the sector and enjoy the resulting benefits.

Let’s go into detail.

THE VALUE OF PROPERTIES IN THE METAVERSE

Two data relating to the forecasts on this new market:

  • Globally for 2022, it was estimated that the turnover was approximately 1.5 billion dollars.
  • 2.5 billion in 2023, and over 3.5 billion in 2025.

Where can we buy a virtual house?

  • There are 32 metaverses dealing with the sale of digital real estate.
  • Among these, are The Sandbox, Decentraland, Cryptovoxels, and Somnium. Platforms where around 270,000 “meta-properties” of digital real estate of various sizes are on the market.

How does buying and selling work through the blockchain?

Digital properties in the Metaverse are managed through the blockchain. This means that all transactions are tracked, securely and efficiently.

Users can buy and sell properties using cryptocurrency tokens like Ether or Bitcoin to make payments, and smart contracts ensure that the process is automated.

Because these transactions are handled on the blockchain, there’s no need for a notary or real estate agency.

But what is blockchain?

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that allows people to make secure, traceable, and digitally authenticated transactions.

It is a decentralized peer-to-peer network that allows each user to view all the data related to the buying and selling of digital properties. In this way, the information contained in the blockchain is protected from fraud or manipulation.

For this reason, digital properties in the Metaverse are becoming more and more popular, thanks to their transparency and security. The number of metaverses offering these properties is on the rise and so is their value.

If you are interested in this new form of income (based on how you will use this new market), or in investing your money in digital land, discover the free guide we have prepared. Click on this link: https://vestvers.com/real-estate/

WILL THE VIRTUAL LANDS BE A REAL ESTATE BUBBLE?

As for investing in digital properties in the Metaverse, some are wondering if it’s a real estate bubble.

A real estate bubble is a situation where the value of a property rises very quickly and then suddenly collapses, causing significant losses to the investors who bought it.

When it comes to virtual lands, we haven’t seen this kind of behavior yet. Additionally, the Metaverse is opening up new commercial frontiers that offer services and applications that weren’t possible before.

The digital properties of the Metaverse will be an attractive way to invest money and make profits in the long run, for a long time to come.

Like any other type of investment, it’s important to make sure you do careful research before making any major financial decisions.

There are other aspects to highlight:

  • As with other cryptocurrencies, digital scarcity also characterizes these digital assets. The “virtual lands” in the metaverses are in fact limited (someone, as for cryptocurrencies, could observe that new and different ones can always be created). For example, Decentraland counts only 90,000 parcels of “digital land.”
  • The strong price increases (but keep in mind that the fluctuations can go in both directions), combined with the ease of buying and selling “virtual properties” (which requires at least minimal digital skills,) mean that this phenomenon could be here to stay.
  • Granted, not all metaverses will ultimately be successful, but those that do are likely to have major successes.

RENTALS ARE A NICE WAY TO MAKE SAVINGS AND PROPERTY INCOME

In 3D reality, it is possible to lease land or buildings or individual units of buildings.

  • The lease contract will not be registered with the Revenue Agency (this does not mean that there are no declaratory obligations.)
  • But it will be governed by the underlying smart contracts which will prevent its sale during the lease period.

In the approximately 30 metaverses currently available, it is possible to buy digital properties to create income.

Users have the ability to purchase land, buildings, or individual palace units and lease them to other Metaverse users. There is also the ability to create products/services within the Metaverse and make money from them.

This means that there is huge potential to make money with virtual properties. The main challenge is to find a way to monetize it efficiently. If you can solve this challenge, it could be a great opportunity for you.

Maybe even simpler than traditional buying and selling.

LAST NOTE ON NFTs

It is possible to create opportunities by buying and selling digital works of art which, with the blockchain and the NFTs, have also become digitally unique. That is, they have a code of uniqueness.

How NFTs work: They are digital property tokens that represent a work of art, a game, a contract, or anything that can be presented digitalized. This token is connected to the blockchain.

Buyers buy Nfts as an investment, to collect them, or to use them in the context of creativity (photographs, videos, etc.). NFTs can be bought and sold on specialized platforms such as OpenSea, Rarible, and Zora.

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Nick Knight
MetaInvest

I am passionate about Metaverse. And with a fantastic team we founded the first metaverse finance site: https://vestvers.com/