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PROPTECH AUSTRALIA NEWS
Celebrating Innovation: The Women in Proptech IWD Lunch 2026
International Women’s Day provides an important opportunity to acknowledge the significant impact women have made within the property technology sector. From founding startups to leading investment rounds, women are at the forefront of developing solutions that streamline how we plan, build, manage, and experience real estate.
Feb 18
New Webinar: Proptechs Making AML Compliance Easy
New regulations mean real estate agents will soon be part of a national Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML) regime. This legally obliges the industry to identify and report suspicious financial activities when working with vendors and buyers.
Feb 18
PROPTECH PANEL: Proptech 2026 - Opportunities and Challenges
Proptech Australia hosted its first Proptech Panel on Wednesday, 28 January. The session focused on the landscape of property technology for 2026, highlighting the opportunities for members and the broader real estate industry.
Feb 2
New Webinar: Proptech 2026 – Opportunities and Challenges
Proptech Australia will host its first Proptech Panel on Wednesday, 28 January. The session will focus on the landscape of property technology for 2026, highlighting the opportunities for members and the broader real estate industry. Discussion will feature three new Proptech Australia board members, each bringing a different perspective of our sector: Josh Callaghan (Little Hinges) : As co-founder and CEO of Australia's largest digital twin provider, Josh has expertise in s
Jan 21
Board expansion highlight of Proptech Australia’s AGM
Proptech Australia held its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and member meet-up on December 9, charting an exciting course for the organisation as the year drew to a close.
Dec 11, 2025
Proptech Australia - President's Report 2025
2025 has been a foundational year for Proptech Australia. The skills of our 2025 directors set us on a path that was more thoughtful, intentional, grounded and long term future focused.
Dec 10, 2025
ANALYSIS
$274m plus in proptech investment shows acceleration of the industry
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 values of nine of those 18 transactions but that alone represents at least $274m in investment since late 2019. Much of this activity is established players purchasing scaling proptechs to expand or deepen their product set to enhance innovation and get closer to customers. We a
Jan 24, 2025
Inside the minds of software product managers
Australian technology recruitment company Real Time has released an industry talent report based on hundreds of conversations with in-demand software product managers. Inside the Minds of Australia’s Greatest Software Product Talent , published in February 2024, examined what motivated product managers, along with the issues they described as current struggles. Real Time Director Ellis Taylor said it was important to find out what attracted product managers to a new role, a
Feb 19, 2024
APAC GenAI spending to triple
Asia-Pacific companies are quickly ramping up investments in generative AI and entering a higher stage of maturity, according to new research from the Infosys Knowledge Institute (IKI). The research arm of Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, reported that while APAC spending currently lagged that of North America, the adoption, effectiveness and growth were among the highest globally. Forecasts revealed a 140% increase in total APAC Ge
Feb 19, 2024
Fact checking Australia’s housing affordability and supply issues
By Kylie Davis As Australians struggle with the challenges of affordable housing, the cliches of greedy landlords, sleazy real estate agents and dodgy builders are dredged up repeatedly. And now there’s a new one – discriminatory proptech. They are unhelpful narratives that seek to assign blame onto the many, based on the behaviour of a very few, thereby avoiding dealing with the structural issues in housing, construction and investment in this country that are unique to us
May 8, 2023
Are you ready for Proptech 3.0?
By Kylie Davis One of the biggest technology trends coming down the pipe is the rise of Web 3.0 which is going to significantly change how we use, engage with and trust all technology – not just proptech. If like me, you were blissfully unaware that the web had model numbers*, it helps to review the past and current iterations of the web to understand this idea better. Web 1.0 was the first generation – when the internet started. I remember this well. My husband, who was th
Feb 15, 2023
Should you trust ChatGPT to write your real estate content?
By Paula Shearer Artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity has been a scorching discussion topic for decades – ever since the term was coined at a Dartmouth College conference in the United States in 1956. But, until recently, most AI has remained in science fiction novels, university studies and tech labs. Now it’s publicly available – within reach, and free to use, for anyone who has access to a computer keyboard or smartphone. But, is the real estate industry read
Jan 23, 2023
INDUSTRY NEWS
VC start-up funding prioritising AI, new report finds
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.
Feb 4
Techready Women Launches 2026 Female Founder Program, Backed by Pinch Payments – Scholarships Now Available Across Australia!
A new female founder program has been launched by Techready Women and proptechs are eligible to apply.
Dec 19, 2025
Forms Live launches in Tasmania
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.
Dec 5, 2025
Proptech Australia Launches AI Governance Principles to Boost Transparency and Trust in Real Estate Technology
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.
Dec 5, 2025
AI governance guidelines and principles for Proptechs 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.
Dec 3, 2025
Big banks, Domain predict prices to keep rising in 2026
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.
Dec 1, 2025
MEMBER NEWS
Member Highlight: Little Hinges’ 3D tour data challenges traditional real estate assumptions
Proptech Australia member Little Hinges has released a landmark white paper, "The rooms that actually sell homes”, challenging industry assumptions about how buyers and renters evaluate property.
2 days ago
Proptech Podcast: Discover the story of how Avenue Bank has digitised bank guarantees
In a throwback to late 2025, we present a podcast featuring Proptech Australia president Kylie Davis with the then Head of Growth at start-up Avenue Bank, Lawrence Williamson.
Feb 2
WayScape Launches Agent 3.0: A Structural Shift in Real Estate Operations
SYDNEY, Australia – WayScape has launched a new platform billed as a “fundamental redesign” that will bring together the disparate software systems used by real estate agencies.
Jan 28
Onsite teams up with Techstars Cohort
Strata management market leader Onsite – a new member of the Proptech Association – was recently selected to join the Techstars Sydney cohort that held a “Demo The Future” expo at Darling Harbour just before Christmas.
Jan 21
AI Future Takes Centre Stage as Proptech Forum Hailed a Huge Success
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."
Nov 28, 2025
Proptech Awards celebrations heading to The Ivy next year
The awards dinner for the 2026 Proptech of the Year will be held at The Ivy, Sydney, next July 2, the association has announced.
Nov 27, 2025
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