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Does Ozhomevalue.com.au breach vendor’s privacy?
OzHomevalue is a Realestate.com.au owned website for property vendors providing them with sales data information in relation to the suburb where the vendor’s property is located. From their homepage:...
View ArticleLucky you’re with AAMI
Unless you have been hiding under a rock of late you will no doubt have heard that AAMI are closing all of its offices across the country. Some may be disappointed that they lack the customer service...
View ArticleRealestate.com.au Backs Down From The Fight!
Realestate.com.au has always promoted itself as a portal for real estate agents but recently we have seen a surge in real estate agents using technology to operate from a digital storefront and list...
View ArticleRealestate.com.au 2011 Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey
In what seems like remarkable timing, sitting in my email this morning was an invitation to partake in the Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey for realestate.com.au. Now is the time to let REA know...
View ArticleProject Rebellion : Front Page News!
Over the past several weeks Ben Hurley from the Australian Financial Review has been conducting an investigation into the revolt by real estate agencies around the country against Realestate.com.au....
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Project Rebellion: REA’s Problems Continue with ACCC Investigation Underway
In a followup article to the Front Page Project Rebellion article, Ben Hurley from the Australian Financial Review has published a new story on an ongoing investigation by the ACCC into the activities...
View ArticleProject Rebellion: RPData in the Firing Line
As a followup to recent articles relating to the industry revolt and ACCC investigation into RealEstate.com.au, Australian Financial Review journalist Ben Hurley has released another article that takes...
View ArticleThe Australian Online Commercial Real Estate Space
Realcommercial.com.au has long been the dominant commercial real estate portal in Australia. However, this position is under threat, as they face increased competition from new entrants, the ending of...
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iPad App Review – Domain Real Estate App
Domain last week released it’s first entry into the realm of iPad apps and it appears to be an awesome app at that! The app is of course available free and bears no resemblance to the boring, slightly...
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Thoughts on Realestate.com.au’s dominance
As a follow up to Dave Platters excellent, well articulated post on why anyone “is dreaming” that they can beat real estate.com.au, it made me revisit an idea I had a few years back. I think for the...
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Realestate.com.au Prices Change Again – Market Based Pricing
The renewal for the realestate.com.au subscription at our agency at Upper Coomera is up again and since we fall due in June and because realestate.com.au has switched to market based pricing method we...
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What Will Be The Effect of Realestate.com.au 2014 Market Based Pricing?
We recently discussed the new Market Based Pricing that new or renewing contracts with realestate.com.au changes to from July 1st, 2014 but how will real estate agents around the country react to the...
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Is your future as dark as theirs?
Will real estate agents in Australia go the way of those in China — where the number one portal is competing directly against them? The experience of agents in China shows what could happen here if...
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Threats to Realestate.com.au – Challenger 5: AMAZON
6 minute read As we have been reporting, Realestate.com.au is facing legitimate challenges from a variety of diverse, tech-enabled businesses. One of the primary threats to REA has emerged in the form...
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Threats to Realestate.com.au – Challenger 6: NEW PORTAL
8 minute read We continue our series on the challengers to REA’s throne as Australia’s most colossal real estate portal by taking a look at one of the most direct threats they could face – the launch...
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REA Group announces new event series, Prop20
2 minute read REA Group has announced a new national event in the property industry, Prop20, which will be held in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth this year. This event is tailored for...
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How REA has evolved their top of the sales lead funnel
3 minute read Although direct referrals still exist, most sales prospects in this digital age start out as anonymous traffic on your website. If your funnel is designed well, this traffic will...
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PropertyMe Surpasses 3,000 Subscribers
3 minute read PropertyMe, one of Australia’s leading PropTech companies, has announced that it has surpassed 3,000 cloud subscribers across Australia and New Zealand. PropertyMe just reached 2,500...
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REA Group COVID-19 ASX Announcement
3 minute read This week REA Group Limited announced a market update on market conditions and the potential financial effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to its business. REA Group issued its FY20...
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Threats to Realestate.com.au – Challenger 7: Passive Activation
5 minute read REA is the dominant brand in the Australian real estate portal scene, but as we reported in the first article of this series, they are not immune to threats from challengers....
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