Search with AI

homegenius Real Estate

What is homegenius Real Estate?

The homegenius platform is a real estate search tool that puts home buying, selling and owning tools in customers’ hands within a digital experience.

Introduction

Introduce a powerful new tool designed to elevate the home search experience. Many buyers have a clear vision of the styles and features they desire in their ideal home, often relying heavily on listing photos to identify potential matches. This innovative feature enables users to either describe their perfect room or upload an inspirational image. The system will then analyze and display the property listing photo that best aligns with their input. Instead of scrolling through countless images, users can instantly view the rooms that matter most—streamlining their search and bringing them closer to their dream home.

Defining the Problem

Enhancing the overall home search experience
Expanding the existing “Search with Photo” functionality: Users can upload images of rooms they like to help filter results. This enhancement will introduce the ability to describe desired features, working in tandem with the photo-based search.
Leveraging AI technology: The system analyzes property listing photos to identify and display the image that best matches the user’s room description and/or uploaded inspiration photo.

Design Steps

Competitive research: Rocket homes, Zillow, Houzz, etc

Lo-Fi Designs

Collaboration with Project Manager and SVP of Product

Prototype for User Testing: Tested with internal volunteers. Primary goal was to see how intuitive the tool is.

High-Fidelity Designs

Low Fidelity Concepts

Mid Fidelity Concepts

Final solution

Integrated the "Describe Features" tool into the existing "Search with Photo" modal, organized by tabs to allow users to choose either option. Since this tool analyzes property photos—unlike the core filters such as bed, bath, and price—it made sense to house both features within a unified interface.
Requiring users to select a room type first ensures that this critical context is included in their prompt, which helps the system return more accurate results. Additionally, using sample text prompts guides users toward writing full descriptive sentences rather than listing isolated attributes, improving input quality and user outcomes.

My role

I served as the lead designer for this project, overseeing the design process from start to finish. I collaborated closely with the Product Manager and SVP of Product to ensure the designs aligned with key business objectives. To validate the user experience, I conducted usability testing to confirm that the tool was intuitive and met user expectations.

Following the design handoff, I continued to support the development and QA teams by conducting visual quality assurance to ensure the final implementation accurately reflected the intended design.

Team Members

Product Owner - Bridget

SVP Product - Jeff

Lead UX/UI Designer - Sarah Walsh

Tools Used

Figma