the spark
Framing the Problem
Idea Explanation
House Hunting. It’s Frustrating, It’s Stressful, and It’s Unpredictable.
Honestly, it’s a lot like dating.
Finding your dream home shouldn’t feel like a full-time job, so we made it fun!
Endless scrolling, disappointing options, and second-guessing every choice.
Swipe right on homes you love, left on those you don’t. Whether you're casually browsing or seriously searching. Just swipe, match, move and House Hunters find your perfect home.
House Hunters makes the journey exciting.
Finding the perfect home is like finding the perfect partner—it's all about the right match! Some might look great on paper but lack that spark, while others surprise you in the best way.
With House Hunters, we help you swipe past the ‘maybes’ and straight to ‘the one’
Because your dream home should give you butterflies too!
under the hood
Implementation
For frontend, we used HTML and CSS; for the backend, we used Javascript. The database stores the user's preferences and links the user to the property owner. The survey scores are stored in the database, which now leads to the user only seeing properties that they like giving them a higher chance to find the property which they love!!
what got in the way
Challenges
We struggled to get the database working as we had never used MongoDB and wanted to try something new, but after some help and a lot of ChatGPT, we got it up and running.
The planning process was difficult as we all had a different range of technologies that we could use but very limited knowledge in most. To overcome this, we stuck to what we knew best and quickly adapted.
high fives
Accomplishments
We have an interactive website, which looks great
We added the gamification aspects that we wanted
since then
Next Steps
DIY Home Design/Viewing Tool: Users can view and customize interiors of listings via AR
AI-powered recommendations: The app learns user preferences and improves suggestions over time
XP & Leveling System: Earn points for swiping, saving properties, and scheduling visits.
Smart Notifications: Alerts users when new listings match their preferences
Accessibility: Add accessible features like text-speech the option to change text size or background(dark mode)
Sponsors: Get sponsors from other companies