Homlinq
Homlinq is a Nigerian rental marketplace that connects home seekers directly with verified agents and community listers, eliminating endless calls and unverified leads. The platform charges a transparent 10% agent fee and a 5% upfront commitment fee from seekers, with contact details unlocked only when a user is ready to proceed. Anyone, even students, can list a vacant home and earn without prior real estate experience.
- Property Technology
- Commerce & Shopping
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Home seekers in Nigeria face a fragmented, noisy, and opaque rental market where they must make endless calls, chase unverified leads, and sort through unreliable listings. This makes finding a room, home, flat, or apartment time-consuming and risky, while agents and listers waste effort on unserious inquiries with unclear intent.
Solution
Homlinq provides a direct marketplace that connects home seekers with verified agents and community listers, including anyone with knowledge of a vacant home who can earn by listing it without prior experience. The platform charges a transparent 10% agent fee upon successful connection and requires an upfront 5% commitment fee from seekers, which filters for serious intent and eliminates blind chasing. Seekers can unlock agent contact details only when they are ready to proceed, and communication is structured to allow one conversation at a time, ensuring focused exchanges. The system is designed to protect serious seekers from noise and help listers concentrate on real, actionable interest rather than casual browsing.
Target Audience
The primary audience is home seekers in Nigeria looking for rooms, flats, apartments, or self-contained units, along with professional agents and informal community listers who want to earn from vacant property referrals. The platform also serves students and everyday individuals who know of vacant homes and wish to list them without prior real estate experience.
Features
- Verified agent and community lister network that opens listing opportunities to non-professionals, including students
- Pay-only-when-interested contact unlocking, with a transparent 5% upfront commitment fee and no hidden charges
- One-conversation-at-a-time communication model that signals clear searcher intent to listers
- Flat 10% agent fee structure on successful connections
- Platform tailored to Nigerian rental market categories including rooms, homes, flats, self-contained units, and apartments