Description

Room8 is a student-focused house listing mobile application built to solve one of the biggest challenges students face — finding affordable, safe, and convenient accommodation. Room8 connects students looking for housing with landlords and fellow students offering shared spaces, making the search for the perfect room simple, fast, and stress-free.

Key Features

1. Property Listings: Enabled landlords and students to post detailed room and apartment listings with photos, pricing, location, and available amenities.
2. Smart Search & Filters: Built an advanced search system allowing students to filter listings by location, price range, room type, number of roommates, and proximity to campus.
3. Roommate Matching: Designed a roommate discovery feature where students can browse profiles of others looking for shared accommodation and connect based on preferences and lifestyle.
4. In-App Messaging: Integrated a real-time chat system allowing prospective tenants and landlords to communicate directly within the app — no need for third-party contact.
5. Saved Listings & Alerts: Implemented a bookmark system so students can save favourite listings and receive notifications when new matching properties are posted.
6. User Profiles & Verification: Built student and landlord profiles with verification features to build trust and ensure safety within the platform.
7. Interactive Map View: Integrated map functionality allowing users to visually explore listings by location and find housing closest to their institution.

Technologies Used

Flutter, Dart, Firebase Firestore, Firebase Authentication, Firebase Storage, Google Maps API, Firebase Cloud Messaging