Lumina Estates: real estate listings

Lumina Estates is a real estate website I designed and built for a modern agency. Buying a home is a big, emotional decision, and most property sites make it harder than it needs to be, with cluttered listings, buried filters and contact forms that feel like a dead end.

The goal for Lumina was simple: help people find a home they like quickly, and make it easy to take the next step and book a viewing. The listings run on a live Convex backend, so new properties show up as soon as the agency adds them, and the design keeps the photos and the essentials front and centre throughout.

Built with: React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Convex, React Router, Vite

The search page leads with what buyers care about first: the photo, the price and the key specs. Cards are laid out so you can compare homes at a glance without opening each one. Filters for type, price and size are one click away but tucked out of sight until you need them, and any search can be shared as a link, which is handy when you're house hunting with someone else.

Buyers decide with their eyes first, so each listing opens with a large gallery rather than a block of text, and the layout stays quiet around the photos so nothing competes with them. Below that, the specs, a full description and the tour request sit together on one page. There's no hunting for a contact form, so whenever a buyer is ready to take the next step, it's already in view.

Not everyone arrives knowing what they want, so the homepage gives them a way in with featured homes to browse and client testimonials that build trust. The services page explains what the agency offers beyond sales, from support for buyers through to investment advice. The about page tells the agency's story and puts faces to the agents, which matters when people are trusting you with their biggest purchase. Each page is designed as one continuous layout, so it reads as a story rather than a stack of blocks.

Behind the public site there's also an admin dashboard where the agency manages listings, enquiries and newsletter sign-ups, all on the same Convex backend. I designed and built both sides, so the site visitors see and the tools the team uses fit together properly.