README.md

Realty Homes - Real Estate App

Welcome to Realty Homes, a mobile-responsive real estate web application built with React, Redux, and Tailwind CSS. This application allows users to browse real estate listings and stay updated with the latest real estate news.

Table of Contents

• Project Overview
• User Stories
• Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
• Getting Started
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage
• Deployment
• Contributing

Project Overview

Realty Homes is a real estate web application designed to provide users with a seamless experience of exploring available properties and staying informed about the latest real estate news. The project aims to integrate a Django-based API for property listings and utilizes a third-party API for real estate news.

Wireframes/ Mockups

App Screenshots

User Stories

As a user of Realty Homes, I can:

• View a list of available real estate properties.
• Click on a property to view its details, including price, location, images, and description.
• Search for properties based on location, price range, and property type.
• Access a blog section with the latest real estate news.
• Read detailed news articles with images and descriptions.
• Click on a news article to view its full content.
• Navigate easily using a responsive navigation bar and footer.

Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

To complete the project within a week, we will focus on the following MVP features:

1. Property Listings:

• Display a list of real estate properties fetched from a Django REST API.
• Implement a basic card layout to show property details (e.g., price, location).
• Enable clicking on a property card to view more details.

2. Property Details:

• Show detailed information about a property, including price, location, images, and description.
• Provide a back button to return to the listings.

3. Search Functionality:

• Create a search bar to filter properties based on location, price range, and property type. 4.Real Estate News:

• Fetch and display real estate news articles from a third-party API.

• Show article previews with images and descriptions.

• Allow clicking on an article preview to view the full article.

5. Navigation:

• Implement a responsive navigation bar for easy site navigation.
• Include a footer with essential links and information.

6. Styling and Responsiveness:

• Apply a visually appealing design using Tailwind CSS.
• Ensure mobile responsiveness for a seamless experience on different devices.

Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get a local copy of the project up and running on your machine.

Installation

Install my-project with npm

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

  git clone https://github.com/tishshaw/realty-homes.git

2. Navigate to the project:

cd realty-homes-frontend

3. Install project dependencies:

npm install

Configuration

Before running the application, you may need to configure environment variables or API endpoints depending on your specific setup for the Django API and the third-party real estate news API.

Usage

Start the devleopment server

npm start

Visit http://localhost:3000 in your web browser to access the application.

Deployment

To deploy the Realty Homes web app to a production environment, you can follow these general steps:

1. Build the production-ready version of the app:

npm run build

2. Deploy the build artifacts to a web hosting platform of your choice (e.g., Netlify, Vercel, AWS Amplify).

3. Configure any necessary environment variables for the production environment.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome!