Amidst Soaring Housing Prices, 92% of Homeowners Who Built Homes with 3D Simulation Report 'Satisfaction'

MegaSoft Co., Ltd., headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and represented by President Yoshiaki Imachi, which advocates the daily use of 3D/VR/Metaverse in architectural, interior, and equipment proposals, conducted a user survey targeting customers who purchased the homeowner-oriented residential design software "3D My Home Designer 14" to investigate satisfaction and actual usage amidst rising housing costs. The survey, which received responses from 118 homeowners nationwide, found that 92% of homeowners who built homes using 3D simulation reported "satisfaction."

3D My Home Designer 14

Survey Outline

Survey Period: April 10 (Fri) - April 20 (Mon), 2026

Survey Sponsor: In-house survey

Target Respondents: Purchasers of 3D My Home Designer 14

Valid Responses: 118 people

Survey Method: Email survey

Survey Summary

92% Satisfaction: "Very Satisfied" 33% + "Satisfied" 59%

92% Anxiety Reduction: "Significantly Reduced" 43% + "Slightly Reduced" 48%

79% Regret Avoidance: "Would have regretted not using it" 46% + "Tend to agree" 33%

87% Recommendation Intent: "Definitely recommend" 36% + "Recommend" 51% to acquaintances/friends

Result (1) 92% Satisfaction, 79% Regret Avoidance, 92% Anxiety Reduction

Overall Satisfaction

A survey of 3D My Home Designer 14 users revealed that the overall satisfaction with 3D My Home Designer 14 was 92%, comprising 33% "very satisfied" and 59% "satisfied."

In addition, 92% responded that "anxiety about house building was reduced" (43% significantly reduced, 48% slightly reduced), and the proportion who answered "would have regretted not using the software" reached 79%.

MegaSoft analyzed this result as "a result of bridging the gap in imagination between homeowners and designers."

Changes in意识 towards House Building

Free-form comments included remarks such as "I could confirm the finished image in 3D beforehand," "I could accurately convey my vision to the architect," and "I could simulate sunlight and change the design." These comments indicate that utilizing the unique features of 3D, such as being able to visualize beforehand, led to high satisfaction and anxiety reduction.

Result (2) Usage Status: 86% Floor Plan, 43% Family Sharing, 33% Sunlight

Reasons for Purchase

The top reason for purchasing the software (multiple answers) was "to consider floor plans and layouts myself" (81%). This was followed by "difficulty envisioning the finished image from drawings alone" (46%) and "feeling limitations with free tools" (36%), clearly indicating a growing desire among homeowners to actively participate in the design process.

For usage purposes (multiple answers), floor plan consideration was at the top with 86%. Interior and decor consideration, and sharing images with family and partners, were both at 43%.

Usage Purposes

Result (3) Information Gathering: YouTube 65%, Web Search 64%, SNS 53%, AI 22%

Information Gathering

For information gathering methods for house building (multiple answers), digital media dominated the main channels: YouTube at 65%, web search at 64%, and SNS at 53%. This significantly surpassed television (11%) and magazines (32%), confirming a shift to digital for house building information.

22% of homeowners used AI such as ChatGPT and Gemini for information gathering. The main uses for AI users were "generating floor plan and design ideas" (27%), followed by "looking up meanings of technical terms" (18%), and "cost simulation" (17%).

This demonstrates that AI is gradually permeating the house building decision-making process. By age group, 59% of those in their 20s-40s used AI, while 38% of those in their 50s-60s used AI, indicating that younger generations use AI more when purchasing homes.

Homeowner Voices (Excerpts from free-form comments)

The recent survey revealed "common points for achieving highly satisfying homes" from the voices of homeowners who actually experienced building a house.

① Avoiding regrets through sunlight simulation

"I found out that the sunlight was worse than I expected, and I was able to change the design."

"I could check the seasonal differences and time changes of sunlight."

"It was good that I could verify the sunlight, which I couldn't understand with free tools."

② Understanding "floor plan and space" that cannot be grasped from drawings alone

"I wanted to create an open feeling in the dining room of my single-story house. When I simulated it with 3D My Home Designer 14, my imagination expanded dramatically, and I was thrilled! I'm satisfied because I was able to decide the floor plan while checking the view from where I was sitting in 3D."

"Although it was a small plot of land, everything turned out exactly as I imagined, including the image of the atrium, the sense of room size from furniture placement, and detailed color schemes, so I had no regrets."

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