Playhouse

Hi Product Hunt - we’re super excited to launch Playhouse! 🚀 Remember ‘03, when Andre 3000 asked, what’s cooler than being cool? Ice cold! But now it’s ‘21 and what’s more addictive than porn? Real estate porn! 🥁 🎉 We’re not even joking. Real estate is not just a transaction. It’s an entire culture (did you know that HGTV is a top 5 cable network?). And it’s entertainment - with billions of views across all of your favorite social media platforms. There’s some really amazing content out there and it’s not just created by the pros in Hollywood - your neighborhood real estate agent, mortgage broker, contractor, and many others are all in on it... and if you haven’t lost yourself in #realestate or spent 3 hours listening to Arvin Haddad, then, well ok, maybe that says more about my feed, but seriously try it. 📱🏘️ Unfortunately, there’s a big gap between all of that content and your real life. Maybe you saw an amazing house tour, but is it even in your state? How much is it? Or maybe you think this one realtor is really funny and you’re ready to hire an agent, but oh, they’re on the other side of the country. And this one company does incredible tile work, but dang, not in your zip code. And so on it goes... a missed opportunity to connect millions of entrepreneurs and small businesses with potential customers in the real world. 🤝 We’ve decided to build Playhouse to close that gap. Our vision is a real estate app that is both entertaining and practical. The content is fun and addictive like TikTok, but also practical and actionable like Zillow or Yelp. Playhouse is THE destination for mobile real estate videos. On Playhouse, listings are exciting, insightful, and authentic. 📹 🤳 🌇 Thank you for giving our app a try - we’d love your feedback and support! 🙏🏻 Press ‘play’ for your next home. PS. We’re starting off in Palo Alto and can’t wait to come to your city next - tell us where in the comments! 🌎 Alex & Nathan

I wish every listed home had a video like this. The challenge is as a buyer I want to view all available options in my preferred geo, price, etc. so I will continue to default to Zillow/Redfin. But maybe Playhouse is more entertainment than a transaction (as @thinkmorebetter points out).

Cool app. Design feedback… You guys should consider adding an overlay on top of that white text. It can get very hard to see.

This is absolutely exciting to see -- because I'm one of those real estate addicts! And yup, HGTV is my favorite too, so this is right up my alley. Thanks for making this so much more exciting than the typical static photos. Now it really is like playing "house" on the app and seeing such amazing properties. Excited to see this go national & international. Great work, Alex.

Love it! Toronto next :)

I like this idea!

I’m in! I check listings daily, so a product like this would make it even more fun! Nicely done