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Best real estate apps in Australia

There’s an app for just about everything these days, and real estate is no exception. Whether you’re a renter looking for your next home, an investor searching for a property to add to your portfolio, or a real estate professional trying to get the edge on your competition, there’s a property app out that will be able to help you.

But which of these apps can you trust to get the job done? With so much choice, it can be hard to decide. So we’ve compiled this list of the top 8 real estate apps in Australia, including their best features for renters, buyers, owners, agents and property managers. No matter what you’re looking for, there’s an app here to meet all your property needs.

1. realestate.com.au: For everyone

realestate.com.au is possibly Australia’s largest and most popular property website, with over 6.6 million visitors each month. The app offers several benefits for buyers, renters, agencies and property managers.

For buyers and renters: The Realestate.com.au app, available for free on both Google Play and the Apple App Store and is the most downloaded property app in Australia. The application provides a comprehensive property search feature to look for houses, apartments, and land to buy or rent across Australia. Buyers and renters can also take advantage of the home loan calculators, which can help prospective buyers calculate home loan rates, stamp duty, loan repayments to match their financial situation and budget.

For agencies: For real estate professionals, realestate.au.com also offers Ignite. Ignite provides a useful dashboard allowing easy access to campaign performance tracking, listings, report generation and data insights.

For property managers: Property managers can organise and keep track of management portfolios on the go. The app allows you to:

  • Automate payments, including rent collection and maintenance bills
  • Create, organise and share a variety of other tasks and notifications such as bills and maintenance requests
  • Implement white label support to enable consistent branding

2. PriceFinder: For agencies

PriceFinder collects and compiles property data from multiple sources to build a comprehensive database of Australian properties to buy or rent. The app makes it quick and easy to find out a range of details about properties, including valuations, over 30 years of sales data, ownership and contact details, and live auctions results.

Other PriceFinder features include:

  • Data insights for prospecting and marketing strategies
  • Automated CMAs
  • Custom mapping tools for tracking local markets
  • White-label support for adding branding to PriceFinder to generate reports and documents

3. Kolmeo: For renters, owners, and property managers

Kolmeo offers a suite of apps available on Android and Apple for tenants, landlords, property owners, and property managers, tailoring their features and services to each type of user.

For tenants and landlords: Kolmeo's easy-to-use dashboard allows tenants to submit maintenance requests, queries, and property owners can use the direct messaging service to get in touch with property managers at the press of a button.

For property managers: Kolmeo Pro helps property managers streamline property management. The inspection booking feature allows property managers to quickly and easily organise inspection times, then generate reports to send straight to the tenants and owner straight from the app.

Additionally, Kolmeo Pro can:

  • Handle administrative tasks like rental agreements, invoices and payment reminders quickly and remotely
  • Generate and send documents to tenants and owners straight from the app
  • Integrate with other property services and real estate portals like Domain, keeping all your resources in one place

4. RP Data Pro: For agencies

RP Data Pro gives agencies access to a range of property data such as sales history, ownership details, valuations and rental property estimates. CoreLogic owns RP Data Pro, and through CoreLogic’s database, real estate agents can use the app to access graphs, reports and analysis tracking all manner of metrics, allowing them to keep track of local market trends quickly and efficiently.

5. Open House ID: For agencies

As its name suggests, Open House ID’s central feature is to quickly and easily manage opens. Via a unique QR code, visitors can register personal information, which saves a lot of time for both the visitor and the agent.

This data can then be synced to agency databases and customer relationship management systems, allowing quick and easy data collection to build personalised marketing plans targeting specific buyers.

6. OnTheHouse: For renters, buyers and agencies

This is another tool owned by CoreLogic, giving access to a huge amount of property data. Its property database can be a powerful research tool for renters, home buyers, and agents.

For renters and buyers: OnTheHouse offers a Property Value Search app that gives quick and easy access to details about properties for rent or sale (plus recently sold property) such as estimated values, sale histories, land size, floor plan and suburb profiles.

For agents: OnTheHouse includes the Real Estate Exchange analytics service, which offers insights such as region-by-region property value movements. The website offers free listings too, making it a great tool for marketing as well as research.

7. Proply: For agencies

Proply is an app designed to help real estate agents create and deliver interactive, fully customisable web-based proposals to landlords and vendors.

In addition, Proply’s analytics and social media advertising integration allow immediate remarketing. As soon as a proposal has been sent, targeted adverts can be sent to the potential client’s social media feed to keep the agency in their mind.

Proply also allows clients to accept proposals online, making the acceptance process easier to ensure they stay on board.

8. Domain for Agents: For agencies

Domain for Agents can provide essential insights for property agencies. The data analysis covers national and local market trends. Additionally, the audience data helps agents pinpoint exactly what different target markets are looking for in their property searches.

This data allows agents to craft highly targeted marketing campaigns based on different audiences and keywords. These insights include listings monitoring, performance data and the PriceFinder integration to help find new prospects.