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Mackay startup Brixn wants to help first home buyers through the buying journey
At its core, Brixn wants to help those starting on the long, often lonely road to homeownership feel supported and believe it’s achievable.
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Property startups Gavl and FinalCall let buyers watch auctions and place bids remotely
As competition in the property market continues to grow, startups Gavl and FinalCall are looking to help buyers track and participate in auctions remotely.
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Perth app Nesters helps sellers actively work with real estate agents to market their property
Through Nesters, sellers take care of things like arranging viewings and answering buyer questions through the app, while agents chase leads and negotiate prices.
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BeforeYouBid reduces the price of property inspection reports through a shared-pricing and cashback model
BeforeYouBid reduces the cost of property inspection reports using a shared pricing model, whereby reports becomes cheaper based on the number of buyers.
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Property platform Brickx lets investors enter the market brick by brick
A property is purchased and put into a trust, then split into 10,000 units – or bricks – which can then be bought by investors through Brickx.
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REA Group acquires $67 million stake in Indian real estate platform PropTiger
REA Group, operator of property platform realestate.com.au, has announced it’s acquiring a 14.7% take in Indian platform PropTiger for US$50 million.
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Western Australian startup Loyalty App wants to open up loyalty programs to new sectors
Looking to solve provide users a chance to collect and spend loyalty points across a broad spectrum of merchants and sectors is startup Loyalty App.
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Realestate.com.au launches virtual reality app on Google’s Daydream to showcase property listings
Realestate.com.au has launched virtual reality app realestate VR on Daydream, Google’s mobile VR platform to allow consumers to easily check out property.
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Melbourne startup CoHome wants to help millennials buy their own home
The gap that stands between millennials and the property market is where new Melbourne startup CoHome has decided to fill. Still in concept stage, CoHome is looking to help millennials co-own a home with their friends, enabling everyone to pitch in and invest.
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Tech dominates 2016 BRW Young Rich List with heavyweights Atlassian and Campaign Monitor leading
It’s no surprise that Atlassian cofounders, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have once again dominated the BRW Young Rich List. The two tech heavyweights have accumulated wealth of over eight and a half times than that of the runners up.
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Property crowdfunding platform CrowdfundUP raises $2.1 million to expand into China
Property crowdfunding platform CrowdfundUP has raised $2.1m to further develop its technology and expand its team, with expansion into China on the cards.
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RateMyAgent closes $5 million funding round ahead of international expansion
Melbourne real estate agent review platform RateMyAgent has secured $5 million in funding at a $20 million valuation, which will be used to consolidate the startup’s position in the market and expand internationally.
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Sydney startup Followit helps real estate agents deliver real-time information to property watchers
It’s long been a stereotype, but Sydneysiders young and old truly are obsessed with property. To help fuel those endless conversations about property prices and how millennials will never be able to afford to buy comes Followit, a communications platform connecting consumers with real estate agents.
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Melbourne startup Rundl streamlines property transactions by getting each party to collaborate online
In their top ten trendiest suburbs listicles, real estate news websites never talk about the mountains of paperwork that come both before and after the auction is won, and for good reason – it’s painful. Buyers and sellers have to liaise with half a dozen different service providers to get a deal done, with each chasing the other up for document after document and signature after signature. Melbourne startup Rundl has created an online platform that aims to streamline the process.
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Realestate.com.au partners with 3D visualisation startup Scann3d to transform the online property ecosystem
Australia’s biggest property portal, realestate.com.au, has joined forces with Melbourne based 3D visualisation startup Scann3d as well as property developer BPM, to transform the online property ecosystem. As a result, rather than house hunters and property investors having to rely on two-dimensional floor plans to assess the value of an investment, they can walk through an interactive virtual world and explore developments before they exist in the physical world.
