A modern housing platform that builds trust between tenants and landlords through verified ratings, smart matching, and a swipe‑based interface.
Finding housing is often stressful, full of scams, ghosting, and endless template messages. Homio solves this by introducing a two‑way rating system where both tenants and landlords are accountable, verified, and matched fairly.
The app combines:
- Verified identity checks (Ausweis App, SCHUFA, Anmeldebestätigung)
- Trustworthy ratings for tenants, landlords, and properties
- Gamified UX (swipe left/right to apply or connect)
- Smart matching algorithms that prioritize transparency and responsiveness
- Build a rating profile by verifying documents and receiving feedback from landlords/housemates.
- Rate your current accommodation (confirmed via Anmeldebestätigung).
- Swipe through housing offers and connect directly with landlords.
- Penalties for ghosting chats ensure fairness and responsiveness.
- Verified landlord profiles with ratings from tenants.
- Ability to rate tenants and confirm residency.
- Receive tenant applications sorted by rating and relevance.
- Penalties for ignoring tenant chats to prevent ghosting.
- Matches tenants and landlords based on rating, preferences, and verified data.
- Filters results to show only relevant offers (e.g., age, lifestyle preferences—within legal limits).
- Uses ML to detect abusive behavior and reduce the weight of unreliable ratings.
- Trustworthy ratings reduce scams and fake listings.
- Fun, swipe‑based UX makes housing search engaging.
- Two‑way accountability balances power between tenants and landlords.
- Anti‑abuse detection ensures fair ratings and prevents manipulation.
- Requires adoption by both tenants and landlords to build meaningful ratings.
- Legal compliance with anti‑discrimination laws (e.g., AGG in Germany).
- Preventing toxic rating dynamics between housemates.
- Managing ghosting penalties fairly without discouraging users.
- Biometric login & 2FA.
- Blocking known spam IPs, VPNs, and phone numbers.
- Machine learning filters for abusive comments.
- MVP with tenant/landlord profiles and rating system.
- Swipe‑based housing search.
- Verification integration (Ausweis App, SCHUFA).
- ML‑based abuse detection.
- Pilot launch in student housing / WG communities.
Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request if you’d like to help improve Homio.
MIT License – free to use, modify, and distribute.