The Ultimate Guide to Real estate
A curated Australian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Real estate.
What to know about Real estate
Real estate sits at the intersection of housing, investment, construction, finance, and technology. Stories under this tag track how property markets move, how buyers and renters make decisions, and how owners, agents, developers, and investors respond to shifting demand, regulation, and costs. Readers will also find coverage of commercial property, industrial space, build-to-rent, luxury housing, and the fast-growing role of digital infrastructure such as data centres.
What makes this topic especially worth following is the pace of change. Recent stories show artificial intelligence rewriting listings, digital platforms simplifying sales and settlements, blockchain and tokenisation opening new paths into property investment, and smarter building tools reshaping how assets are managed. Alongside that, there is growing attention on fraud prevention, digital identity, sustainability, climate risk, compliance, and the changing economics of home ownership. If you want to understand where property is heading and how technology is changing every step of the journey, this tag brings those developments together.
Australian Real estate News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Australia home values near record fall as downturn deepens
Seven straight monthly falls have left Australia's combined capital-city housing market within 0.1 percentage points of its worst downturn on record.
Australian business conditions weaken as sector gap widens
Rising oil prices and higher borrowing costs are squeezing retail and housing-linked firms, while mining continues to hold up.
Auction clearance rates rise as Melbourne drives lift
Melbourne's stronger results helped lift the combined capitals' preliminary auction clearance rate to 51.5%, despite volumes staying well below year-ago levels.
Australian retail leases shorten as income visibility fades
Average retail lease lengths in Australia have fallen to 34.4 months, leaving landlords facing earlier renewals and less certain income streams.
Kensington buyers turn to bigger apartments near CBD
A widening AUD $2 million-plus gap to houses is pushing Kensington buyers towards completed three-bedroom apartments closer to Sydney's CBD.
Auction clearance rate rises as Sydney overtakes Melbourne
Sydney overtook Melbourne to become the biggest auction market last week, as the combined capital clearance rate climbed to 47.6%.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Real estate
JLL appoints Mikhail Jaura to head Asia Pacific research
Gartner: firms shift growth to monetisation & platforms
DocuWare named a challenger in Gartner document review
New blueprint targets smarter Wi‑Fi in dense housing
Gartner outlines four tactics behind efficient growth
Featured News
The Aussie AI Data Centre debate: profit, power & public trust
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
Big AI moves at Lendi Group, brokers and customers benefit
More deals and faster lender integrations are expected as Lendi shifts its mortgage platform towards agentic AI for 1,300 brokers.
Nearmap converting decades of imagery into AI-powered insights
Nearmap's archive now helps insurers, planners and scientists assess property risk and environmental change across Australia.
Expert Columns
6 Steps to Get Property Data Ready for Real Estate Technology
A timely message for World Manufacturing Day: Switching to electric is only half the job
Why AI governance is the key to unlocking APAC's compliance backlog
Why AI firms are redefining the value of office space and why flexibility is a premium worth paying for
How can phishing-resistant authentication strengthen AML compliance across the accounting sector?
Is your customer data ready for Australia's AML reforms?
Why geocoding technology has become a cross-industry growth driver
Global real estate company strengthens MFA security with Inde
The disappearance of crypto and the rebirth of finance
PropTech must end the invisible admin tax on agents
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Real estate News
Asia Pacific industrial demand lags as tenants wait
Longer decision times are leaving industrial landlords with a gap between requirements and signed leases across Asia Pacific, JLL said.
JLL warns of AI skills gap in Asia Pacific facilities
Nearly 70% of organisations have already suffered disruption from labour shortages or AI skills gaps, JLL says, as adoption accelerates.
Reserve Bank rate rise deepens Australia's housing slump
Mortgage repayments are about AUD $600 a month higher for average borrowers after the Reserve Bank lifted rates to 4.85%.
Auction clearance rate falls to lowest since April 2020
A likely rate hike has added pressure to buyers as the combined capitals preliminary auction clearance rate slumped to 47.2% last week.
Jellis Craig expands digital property tools for vendors
Vendors can now track campaign activity in real time as the agency rolls out dashboards, AI buyer matching and digital brochures.
Melbourne auctions fall after Victoria reserve rule
Victoria's new reserve price disclosure rules coincided with a sharp drop in Melbourne auctions, even as preliminary clearance rates improved last week.
Melbourne overtakes Sydney in Australia data centre boom
Melbourne's faster approvals are helping it pull ahead of Sydney, as Australia's data centre pipeline expands by 5.2GW and shifts beyond the east coast hubs.
Australia small business sales steady as jobs growth lifts
Hiring improved in the September quarter as small business jobs rose 3.9%, though wage growth slowed and sector performance stayed uneven.
AML rules expose small firms to privacy breach risks
Thousands of Australian small businesses now face new privacy and cyber risk as anti-money laundering checks force them to store passports and licences.
CBRE says Asia Pacific office demand to rise despite AI
Office demand across Asia Pacific is still set to grow 13% by 2030, as CBRE says AI will reshape rather than erase workplace needs.
REA invests in VALAI to add home energy scores online
Homebuyers can now compare running costs as energy efficiency scores appear on every realestate.com.au property profile after REA's minority stake in VALAI.
Australia housing market stalls as spring sales slide
Higher borrowing costs and weak confidence have left Australia's spring housing market sluggish, with sales down 20.9% and selling times stretching to 41 days.
Global cyber attacks jump 48% as phishing rises
Organisations faced 2,803 attacks a week on average in September as phishing and ransomware added to pressure on corporate and public sector systems.
Spring auction volumes hit lowest level since 2020
Fewer homes are coming to market as weak seller activity and sub-50% clearance rates keep the spring auction season at its quietest since 2020.
Australia auction volumes rise as clearance rates fall
Australia's spring auction market showed weaker selling conditions as reported sales fell below half despite volumes rising to 1,882.
Asia Pacific hotel investment hits USD $12 billion
Regional hotel dealmaking has surged despite geopolitical and rate risks, with JLL now forecasting USD $15 billion in Asia Pacific transactions for 2026.
Melbourne researchers urge tax reform to boost BTR housing
Slow housing delivery could ease if tax and planning rules were changed to make build-to-rent projects more viable in Australia.
Sydney & Melbourne drag auction clearance rate lower
Buyer demand has kept the spring auction market subdued, with the combined capital clearance rate slipping to 44.1% and Sydney down to 45.6%.
Australian SME hiring slows as MYOB data shows July fall
The latest figures point to weaker demand and tighter margins, with employment across Australian small businesses down 0.6% in July.
Private wealth buyers snap up Asia, Europe real estate
Higher construction costs and sharp price resets are luring private capital into office and other assets, with some deals below replacement cost.
Job Moves
Appliers.ai acquires Prevail to boost enterprise AI
Gallagher names Brad Sheen to lead NSW & ACT growth
TMX names Nick De Klerk to lead Global Centre of Excellence
Openmarkets boosts board ahead of planned Nasdaq listing
Peter Maloney appointed CEO of Lextech in leadership shake-up
Bridgit broadens team with five new appointment additions
