Proptech Association Australia is delighted to announce the finalists in the 2022 Proptech Awards, the only nationally coordinated awards for Australia’s booming property technology sector.   “We received 124 entries in…

Downsizer, an Australian proptech venture developing innovative solutions for the property downsizing market, today announced that it is now part of R3’s Venture Development Program, the start-up growth and business…

Second Century Ventures, the strategic venture arm of the National Association of Realtors® and the most active global real estate technology fund, has appointed Peter Schravemade as managing partner of…

Former McGrath Head of MarTech, Ryan Campbell joins Australian real estate Artificial Intelligence leader, Propic as Head of Innovation – see official release below. The strategic appointment is a clear indicator of fast-growing market demand for…

Bricks and Agent, a scale up that developed an innovative and market leading property maintenance platform has executed a three year agreement with global property services firm JLL to partner…

Facilio, a property operations platform for real estate portfolios, today announced that Investa, one of Australia’s largest commercial office real estate companies, has selected its applications to digitize portfolio operations.…

Reapit, backed by private equity firm Accel-KKR (AKKR), announced the acquisition of Console Group Pty Ltd.  Since 1992, Console has been a leading provider of Property Management and Trust Accounting Software…

Our annual proptech awards are open for entry, and there is a brand new award to be won this year: The Proptech Leader of the Year Award! This award is…

The closing date to the Proptech Awards is fast upon us. Whether it’s fame, fortune or just an opportunity to frock up with your team, there are some great reasons…

Queensland’s Place Estate Agents has chosen to partner with Australian real estate PropTech innovator, Propic, to use its impressive Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to respond any time of day or night to booming sales…

Facilio, the property operations software platform leader, today announced it has raised $35 million in Series B financing led by Dragoneer Investment Group with participation from Brookfield Growth and existing…

Australian proptech company PropHero has closed a seed round of $1.6 million to accelerate growth of its next gen property investment platform that delivers superior results. PropHero is transforming the…

Can you give us the elevator pitch for MyBond? MyBond is a service that is unique & the first of its kind in the world that helps tenants pay their…

A new national research report released today by MRI Software reveals 60 percent of property managers in Australia rate dealing with aggressive and abusive landlords and tenants as the biggest…

Selling and moving home is a big project – in fact it can be one of life’s most stressful events!   Thankfully proptech is the full package helping you to fund…

It’s time to enter the 2022 Proptech awards, sponsored by Ashurst Lawyers! Entries are officially open, and close on the 18th of March, so make sure you don’t miss the…

Can you tell us a little about your career background and current role? Well, I’m old so won’t bore you with all the details – but started with a great…

Facilio – a new member of Proptech Association Australia – has won the 2021 Best Practices Product Leadership award presented by global technology research firm Frost & Sullivan. The software…

The past two years have been extremely busy for proptech investment in Australia.  At the Proptech Association Australia, we have identified 18 separate transactions. We were only able to source…

The launch of new asset data capture technology by AI Assets is set to revolutionise the frequency and accuracy of asset reporting by allowing commercial property assets to be identified…

Proptech and finance solution company MyBond has broken into the Queensland rental market, achieving a landmark first 50 customers. Claiming a world-first business model in real estate, MyBond is designed…

Forms Live has made it even easier for Victorian real estate agents and property managers to save time, improve their services, and embrace the idea of becoming digitally enabled with…

Proptech Association Australia President’s Report 2021 Introduction To understand what has been achieved in the first 18 months of the Proptech Association Australia, it’s helpful to look back at how…

Melbourne-based UbiPark has secured $2m in VC funding for its parking app that allows drivers to quickly find and pay for a parking space using their phone or sat-nav.The injection…

Proptech scaleup Bricks and Agents has entered a $9m partnership with Hipages to create Australia’s largest online “tradie” marketplace. Hipages Group, which raised more than $100 million in an initial…

By John Minns To understand what people hate about real estate today take the example of Jess and Tom. The couple are excited. A new business opportunity, an interstate move,…

The way commercial property owners and chartered surveyors collect asset data and manage asset registers is being captured as part of new research by AI Assets.  Data from the research…

There’s a lot of work involved in buying a home! Once you have made the decision to buy, the first step is to search for the right property. Next, you…

Australian property management proptech :Different has announced it has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by the Commonwealth Bank.  The funding supports :Different to expand nationally and…

$6M investment sparks recruitment surge for proptech startup People-first property intelligence start-up, Propic, has appointed David Choi as Chief Commercial Officer + Strategist, effective immediately. Choi joins the senior leadership…

Major property portal Domain has entered into a binding agreement to acquire property valuation proptech Insight Data Solutions (IDS). The deal delivers IDS, founded by Louie Psaroulis, Mike Thanos and…

MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software, today announces its acquisition of industry-leading customer relationship management (CRM) solution provider, Box+Dice.  Melbourne-based Box+Dice adds a critical piece to MRI’s…

According to the ACCC, scams and data fraud cost Australian businesses $630 million in the last year. Real estate transactions are also increasingly being targeted by criminals. Every day, we…

The most common question I get asked these days is “how do I choose the right proptech?’. 

Guest Speakers: Adrian Bunter – Sydney Angels Matt Vitale – Birchal Shelli Trung – REACH Richard Lin – Airtree AJ Chand: Hi, everyone. Thank you for joining us for the…

In a first for the real estate industry, a buyer cashback incentive was recently introduced by house and land search one-stop-shop OpenLot.com.au.

Financial members of the Proptech Association of Australia can now enjoy exclusive membership benefits with updates of the PTAA website.  The new Members Only section also includes a free Jobs…

The Real Estate Institute of WA has invested in conveyancing startup Realtime Conveyancer to support its vision to make buying and selling easier.  Realtime Conveyancer, started by conveyancing experts and…

By Kylie Davis “Isn’t there some proptech out there that is just stupid and shouldn’t even exist?” This question was posed to me recently on a panel, with the expectation…

By Scott Willson Want access to accurate, up-to-the-minute information about your commercial property portfolio? Then it’s time to scrap the spreadsheets for good. Is your organisation still using 20th-century tools…

Email and digital marketing proptech, ActivePipe, has launched a new whitepaper that examines the power that staying connected and building trust has in helping agents win new listings.  The Trust…

Commercial property asset management proptech AI Assets has announced it is sponsoring the prestigious and longstanding RICS Awards 2021 held by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The RICS Awards…

By Kylie Davis The Australian proptech universe is currently estimated at around 650 businesses.  This recently prompted the question as to whether this meant that there was too many and…

Guest Speakers: Thomas Walkley, CEO, Erin LivingJo Hall, Account Manager, GroundfloorGrant Fowler, CEO, Divvy Parking Kylie Davis: (00:05)My name is Kylie Davis and I am the founder and director of Proptech Association of…

By Kylie Davis The inaugural Proptech Awards have been a huge success. While the real estate and property industries are famous for the frequency of their presentation of awards, this…

Tonight at a gala dinner in the Ballroom at Ashurst Sydney, Proptech Association Australia has announced the winners of the inaugural 2021 Proptech Awards.  Over 150 people have joined nationally,…

Guest Speakers: Liam John Murray – Build-Apps Dr. Stephen White – CSIRO Chris Hanley – Tenant Advisory Group Simon Fonteyn – Accurait Transcript: Scott Willson: (00:12)Welcome everyone, to the next…

Proptech Association Australia is pleased to announce the finalists in the inaugural 2021 Proptech Awards, the first nationally co-ordinated awards for Australia’s growing property technology sector.  “We are celebrating the…

Guest Speakers: Anthony Baum – Tic:Toc Melissa Christy – 86 400 Tony Harris – Nel.Fund Transcript: Simon Hayes: (00:19)Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Simon Hayes, and I’m the Secretary…

Guest Speakers: Scott Willson – Forbury Sherif Hassan – Re-Leased Greg Preston – Preston Rowe Paterson Katrina Newcombie – Investa Transcript: Simon Hayes: (00:14)[inaudible 00:00:14] everyone. The never ending challenge…

Guest Speakers: Rachel Kidwell – TCPinpoint Cindy Chen – Equiprise Fiona Church – Trendspek Transcript: Akanksha Sharma: (00:00)Welcome everyone. Let’s just get one more minute to see if anyone else…

Guest Speakers: Matthew Waugh – Conexie Anna Wright – BindiMaps Patrick Connolly – Anility Transcript: Kylie Davis: (00:12)So welcome everybody, my name is Kylie Davis and I’m the Founder and…

Guest Speakers: Sarah Bell, Co-Founder at AIRE,  Mona Chebbou, Head of Sales & Marketing at ActivePipe  Zoe Pointon, CEO and Cofounder at OpenAgent Transcript: Kylie Davis: (00:11)Hi everybody. My name is Kylie Davis and…

Guest Speakers: Peter Schravemade, Strategic Relationship Manager at Box Brownie Tom Dorawa, Managing Director of Virtual Tours Creator Nathan Krisanski, CEO & Founder of HomePrezzo Transcript: Kylie Davis: (00:11)Hello everybody,…

The first dedicated, national awards for Australia’s proptech sector have been launched by Proptech Association Australia and sponsored by legal firm, Ashurst.

Guest Speakers: Ewan Laughlin – BrickX Daisy Ashworth – Mortgage Mates Darren Younger – Bricklet Transcript: Kylie Davis: (00:04) Hello everyone. Welcome, my name is Kylie Davis and I’m founder…

Guest Speakers: Peter Gibbons – Openn Negotiation Peter Matthews – AuctionNow David Stewart – MarketBuy Transcript: Marie-Anne Lampotang: (00:05) Hi, everybody, and welcome to the Proptech panel. My name’s Marie-Anne…

Guest Speakers: Mina Radhakrishnan – :Different Mark Trowell – Yabonza AJ Chand – EasyRent Transcript: Marie-Anne Lampotang: (00:09) Hi, everybody. Welcome to Stone & Chalk and the Proptech Association of…

Guest Speakers: Chris Rolls – PieLabs Eliza Owen – CoreLogic Domonic Thompson – Macquarie Transcript: Marie-Anne Lampotang: (00:08)Hi, everybody. I hope you can all see and hear me. My name…

The Proptech Association Australia is excited to announce it is joining forces with Macquarie Bank who is becoming a Foundation supporter. “In recent times, we’ve seen COVID-19 place a new…

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has demonstrated the importance of innovation in real estate by coming on board as a foundation sponsor of the new Proptech Association of…

Why do we need a proptech association? Why do we need something that is member based? And how on earth can a church as broad as proptech, covering as it…

The enthusiasm and passion for innovation in the property industry was demonstrated when more than 60 people attended the launch of the Proptech Association Australia at Stone and Chalk recently.…

Between 260 to 480 proptech businesses in Australia with most launched in past 5 years61% in residential real estateNew national not-for-profit member association to grow market adoption and support education…