PM Real Estate Laos
A multi-language EN/LO/ZH real estate platform. Installable as an App (PWA), Google OAuth-secured admin, and server-rendered property pages built for a business in Vientiane.
At a glance
Project type: Client projectPM Real Estate, Vientiane- Sole developer: design, build and launch.
- Listings were spread across Facebook posts and WhatsApp, and clients and deals were tracked in separate spreadsheets. Buyers couldn't browse everything in one place, and follow-ups were missed.
- I built a public listing site in English, Lao and Chinese, plus an admin area where staff manage properties, clients, deals and areas themselves. Staff sign in with Google, and the system installs on a phone like an app.
- Three languages from day one. Non-technical staff had to manage everything without a developer. Agents often work from their phones on weak connections.
- The agency runs its listings and sales pipeline from one system, including from their phones, and buyers browse properties themselves.
Before this platform, PM Real Estate Laos managed their listings across social media posts. There was no central place where buyers could browse all available properties, filter by area, or view high-quality photos - and every update meant editing a file and resending it manually.
The agency also had no system for tracking clients or deals. Pipeline status lived in spreadsheets and WhatsApp, follow-ups were missed, and there was no way to see at a glance which properties were active, pending, or sold.
Three problems that needed solving:
- 01No central listing platform - properties scattered across Facebook and WhatsApp
- 02No client or deal pipeline - everything tracked in disconnected spreadsheets
- 03No multilingual support - missing the Chinese-speaking and international buyer segments entirely
The brief was professional, trustworthy, and built for an international audience. Real estate buyers - especially foreign investors - make decisions based on perceived legitimacy before they ever see a property.
Clean layouts with large property photography at the centre. The UI stays out of the way and lets the listings do the work. Consistent typographic hierarchy ensures property details are scannable at a glance.
The admin dashboard mirrors the public-facing design language - dark, minimal, data-dense. Using the same visual system for both sides means the client feels at home in the CMS from day one.
A full CMS, built in
The agency needed more than a website - they needed a system. The admin dashboard is a full property management tool: add and edit listings, manage clients, track deal pipeline, and control which areas appear on the site.
Authentication is handled via username and password and by Google OAuth. The team can sign-in with their existing Google accounts.
Server-rendered listing pages with App Router. TypeScript across the entire codebase - no runtime surprises in the admin or the API.
Trilingual EN/LO/ZH routing baked in from day one. Each locale is a first-class route with its own metadata and translated content.
Relational schema for properties, clients, deals, and areas. Prisma keeps migrations safe and typed - no raw SQL in the codebase.
The client uses their existing Google account or username and password.
Scoped styles per component. No Tailwind
The site installs to the homescreen like a native app. Property agents in the field open it without a browser - and cached listings load even on a weak signal.
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