As we look across the 2026 landscape, the rural property market is transitioning from a period of "startup chaos" to one of "scale-up structure". According to the latest findings from the DAS (Digital Agriculture Services) Australian Rural Property Sales Report 2025, the market is currently a story of quiet resilience, characterised by record-high median prices even as transaction volumes face a significant cooling period.

The Tranche 2 compliance software market has exploded almost overnight. A deadline as significant as 1 July 2026 was always going to attract attention, and it has. New platforms are appearing weekly, each promising to handle everything Australian real estate agencies need to meet their AUSTRAC obligations.

There's a lot going on behind the scenes in residential real estate and proptech. The opportunity is hiding in plain sight for real estate agents – the only thing that stands in their way is a few embedded assumptions about what consumers want and a very “old school’ view of the property features that drive attraction and perceptions of value.

Proptech Start-Ups and Scale-Ups will be especially interested in the latest annual report on VC funding in Australia, which has been produced for a fifth year by Cut Through Venture and Folklore Venture.

A new female founder program has been launched by Techready Women and proptechs are eligible to apply.

Digital forms provider Forms Live has announced it will operate independently in Tasmania after the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT) announced it has ended its relationship with Dynamic Methods.

Proptech Australia – the peak body for the property technology sector - has announced the release of a new set of AI Governance Guidelines and Principles designed to support greater transparency, accountability, and trust between real estate technology providers and their clients.

Below are some basic principles and questions that Proptech Australia believes that all proptechs providing AI services should be able to answer transparently for clients.

The first predictions for the 2026 Australian property market are already making headlines and proptechs can expect to continue to engage with a growing market for services as a result.

Proptech Australia’s 2025 Proptech Forum – hosted in Melbourne for the first time – has been hailed as a success, exceeding expectations for attendance and creating deep engagement on its theme, "Navigating an AI-Enabled Future."

The Proptech Podcast, hosted by Proptech Australia President Kylie Davis, this month features Vishal Gupta, founder of Property Dollar, a winner at the 2025 Proptech Awards.

Proptech member Realtime Conveyancer has announced the launch of a new property search integration with SAILIS, which operates under Land Services SA.

We couldn't have asked for a better launch! Our very first Pitch in the Pub event set a sensational tone for the entire Proptech Forum. It was a great night of proptech innovation, networking, and cold drinks.

The rental shortage that caused such an outcry in the aftermath of Covid is back with the national vacancy rate at just 1.47%.

Check out these podcasts focusing on the Proptech sector, featuring Kevin Williams, the director of Core Vision, and Logan Nathan, the CEO of i4T Global.

We’ve seen phenomenal innovation across Australian PropTech in recent years. Brilliant products. Smart founders. Ambitious investors. But if we’re honest, what we’ve built so far isn’t an ecosystem it’s a patchwork.

Eight leaders of the Proptech sector have been nominated as finalists in the Urban Leader of the Year awards organised by Urban Developer. The awards are designed to recognise individuals driving change and shaping the future of Australia’s cities.

Proptech Australia has confirmed the line up for the three “Satellite Events” that have been planned for November 13 – the eve of the annual Proptech Forum that is to be held at the Real Estate Institute of Victoria in Melbourne. All three events have been planned for the afternoon of November 13 and will be held in three separate locations. Individuals may attend only one event.

Proptech Australia is inviting startups and pre-startups to test their pitching skills at a “Pitch in the Pub” event on the sidelines of the upcoming Proptech Forum.

Keynote speakers have been announced for Proptech Australia’s annual Proptech Forum, to be held in Melbourne on November 14, sponsored by Domain.