Client
Delcorg Homes Limited
Project Timeline
13 Dec 2024 - 30 Jan 2025
Executive Summary and Overview
A proptech company transforming real estate investment by allowing fractional ownership of properties. Through the Propmall platform, users can co-own high-value properties and receive payouts.
Project Background and Objectives
Build a mobile app that facilitates property co-ownership and investment tracking.
Develop a secure, scalable backend to manage user portfolios, payments, and property data.
Design an admin dashboard for seamless management of properties, investors, and financial reporting.
Enable rent income distribution and sale payout automation for investors.
Technology Stack
- Mobile App: Dart / Flutter (Android)
- Backend: PHP (Lay - A Lite PHP Framework)
- Admin Dashboard: Web-based platform hosted on a cloud provider
- CDN & Storage: Cloudflare for efficient media delivery and asset management
- Infrastructure: Cloud hosting with strong focus on security and scalability
- Payment Integration: (Specify if used, e.g., Paystack, Flutterwave, Stripe)
Development Lifecycle
- Design Phase
- UI/UX focused on clarity in financial data and ownership stats.
- User journey designed for non-technical investors.
- Development Phase
- Core features: property listing, fractional purchase, wallet balance, transaction history, rent income tracking.
- Admin dashboard with role-based control over property onboarding and investor management.
- Internal Test Phase
- Verified ownership logic, payout calculations, and payment flow.
- Simulated edge cases like joint withdrawal, co-owner disputes, and failed payouts.
- External Test Phase
- Pilot tested with early adopters for usability feedback.
- Minor UX refinements based on real user behavior.
- Deployment
- App launched on Google Play Store.
- Backend and dashboard deployed with continuous integration pipelines.
- Continuous Improvement
- Integrated feedback loop for new features like secondary market trading and digital agreements.
- Regular updates to ensure compliance and improve user retention.
Key Outcomes
- Real-time dashboards for both users and admins enhanced transparency and trust.
- Rental income and sales distribution automated, reducing manual errors and delays.
- Positioned Propmall as a tech-driven solution for democratizing property investment.
Highlights & Takeaways
- Fractional ownership unlocks access to real estate for underbanked populations, thereby continrbuting to the poverty alleviation initiative of the government.
- Security and transparency are non-negotiables in proptech apps.
- Flutter + PHP stack ensured cost-effective, fast development.
- Admin dashboards are critical in managing compliance and investor confidence.
