Fred Schebesta, co-founder of global fintech Finder.com , has been announced as a headline speaker at the Proptech Forum to be held in Sydney next month. One of Australia’s most respected entrepreneurs, the best-selling author, cryptocurrency expert and international speaker will discuss How To Create a Global Tech Business. The Proptech Forum, hosted by Proptech Association Australia (PTAA), is a full-day live program designed to explore the topic: Disrupting the Disruptors.

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 total, a 31% increase on last year, and today we are announcing the finalists across 23 awards,” said Kylie Davis, Founder & President of Proptech Association Australia.   “It’s super exciting to celebrate these success stories in Australia’s proptech ecosyste

The past 12 months have seen some extraordinary deals done in both proptech sales and the level of investor spending. So a proptech conference would not be complete without a chat with some of the country’s leading proptech founders about what that journey looks like. Proptech Association Australia founder and president Kylie Davis led the discussion with Sarah Bell (Rita by AIRE, acquired by CoreLogic), Peter Matthews (Realtair, received $25 million investment funding from R

by Benn DorringtonThe Australia and New Zealand Property Journal CoreLogic’s Eliza Owen says the typical surge of new homes hitting the market in Spring has been lacklustre in a sign that vendors may be holding off from selling amid the current housing downturn.  “What we’ve observed is that as market conditions have weakened, the usual spring surge that you’d expect to see across the market, it hasn’t really eventuated in our listings counts,” said Owen, the Head of Australi

Australian proptechs might be basing themselves on home soil, but many are “born global” with early expectations of expanding to international markets. Speakers on the “Accelerating for Growth” panel at this year’s Proptech Forum noted that Australia, in isolation, was a small market. REACH managing partner Peter Schravemade led the discussion with Marie-Anne Lampotang (Stone and Chalk), Paula Guino (Austrade) and Stuart Dullard (Ashurst). Marie-Anne Lampotang : “Australia is

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 opportunity to get your company recognised! The second Proptech Awards offer 24 awards across three main categories – Start-Ups, Scale-Ups and Established Suppliers. This means you’ll be judged against your peers in terms of company size and maturity by our panel of expert judges from across the real estate, p

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 open to founders or executive team members within proptechs ofall levels. Entrants for this award should be able to articulate their personalphilosophy about leadership, the values they hold and the work they do toembody those values across their organisation and more broadly. Details Entrants should address how their leadersh

Australia is on the cusp of a golden age in proptech – a moment when both internal and external forces are aligning to bring the industry into the spotlight. In the past 12 months, Proptech Association Australia has observed a consistent stream of proptech acquisitions and investments as established suppliers snap up quality tech and founders are rewarded for their hard work.  PTAA founder and president Kylie Davis said multi-million dollar deals had included Domain purchasin

Save the date and book your tickets, Australia’s first national proptech conference specifically for and by proptechs is happening on Thursday, October 13, in Sydney . In this jam-packed day of big ideas hosted by Proptech Association Australia, Disrupting the Disruptors will explore the technology, market trends and issues on the horizon that impact how we conceive, develop, promote and scale proptech solutions. First conference to be held specifically for and by proptechs

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 success stories in Australia’s amazing proptech community and highlighting innovation across the entire real estate value chain,” said Kylie Davis, Founder & President. “We received 95 incredible entries from all over Australia and also New Zealand.  On b

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 Board for members to post their latest staff vacancies and a Member News section that allows members to share media releases on funding updates, product launches, announcements about white papers and articles that share their thought leadership and industry knowledge.  Proptech Associat

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 – and why – we started.  Like all good proptech, the Association was born out of frustration at the status quo, a belief that something better was possible – and conversations over wine.  In roles at both New Corp and CoreLogic, I was lucky enough to be a regular attendee at bot

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, in Sydney and satellite locations, to congratulate the winners of 15 category trophies, 3 best of the best trophies, and 3 special prizes.   The event was livestreamed via Property TV with satellite events hosted at River City Labs in Brisbane and PropTech Hub WA in Perth. The plann

Between 260 to 480 proptech businesses in Australia with most launched in past 5 years 61% in residential real estate New national not-for-profit member association to grow market adoption and support education initiatives. A new association has been launched to raise awareness of the tech solutions available to the real estate industry and support and improve the property innovation landscape. The Proptech Association of Australia seeks to support the rapidly growing proptec

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 does everything from residential real estate, commercial real estate, facilities management, property management, building and construction find common ground? Over the past 5 years, I’ve watched this industry explode with innovative ideas and amazing technology that is disrupting how we build, buy, sell and manage properties

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 urgency on agents to adopt technology,” said Dan Evans, National Head of Property Services at Macquarie.  “The Proptech sector has grown exponentially in Australia over the past five years, and at Macquarie we have noticed a direct correlation between the willingness and desire of real esta

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 Australia. The Proptech Association – which started in February this year – champions the real estate technology industry and has been established to be an independent voice in the proptech conversation and  REIWA joins emerging tech hub Stone & Chalk in getting behind the new industry body wi

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. The event was addressed by Alex Scandurra, CEO of Stone & Chalk, Isaac Coonan, director of the REACH program at Second Century Ventures and Kylie Davis, founder of the association. Isaac told the audience that the proptech industry needed an independent and united voice that could br

21 awards across three key categories Start-Ups, Scale-Ups and Established Suppliers recognised The first dedicated, national awards for Australia’s proptech sector have been launched by Proptech Association Australia and sponsored by legal firm, Ashurst. The total of 21 awards cover start-ups, scale-ups and established tech suppliers across the full gamut of proptech functionality across both residential and commercial technology. A gala dinner to announce the winners will b