Commune: A comprehensive rental platform that transforms the rental market by streamlining property discovery, evaluation, and management for both renters and property owners while addressing roommate matching challenges.

Category: PropTech & Social Platform

Transparent Listing Management: Advanced property listing system with verified photos, detailed descriptions, pricing transparency, and landlord verification to reduce fraud and misrepresentation.

Virtual Property Viewing: AR/VR-enabled virtual tours allowing remote property evaluation, 360-degree photography, and interactive floor plans for informed decision-making without physical visits.

Intelligent Roommate Matching System: AI-powered compatibility assessment considering lifestyle preferences, financial capacity, personality traits, and housing requirements to create successful roommate partnerships.

Lengthy Search Processes: Traditional rental searches involve numerous property visits, unclear listings, and inefficient communication between landlords and potential tenants, consuming significant time and resources.

Inefficient Tenant Acquisition: Property owners struggle with marketing properties effectively, screening potential tenants, and managing multiple inquiries simultaneously, leading to extended vacancy periods.

Unreliable Roommate Matching: Finding compatible roommates through informal networks often results in mismatched expectations, conflicts, and housing instability affecting all parties involved.

Problem Statement: The rental market lacks efficient platforms that address both property discovery and roommate compatibility, leading to time-consuming searches, poor tenant-landlord experiences, and housing instability.

Goal: Create an integrated platform that streamlines the entire rental journey from property discovery to roommate matching, using AI and user verification to improve success rates and reduce search time.

Approach: Comprehensive user research covering renters, property owners, and real estate agents. Developed dual-sided marketplace with emphasis on trust-building features, user verification, and intelligent matching algorithms.

Search Efficiency: 50% reduction in property search time

Match Success: 75% roommate compatibility success rate

Vacancy Reduction: 40% faster tenant acquisition for landlords

User Trust: 90% user satisfaction with verification system