- Business
- REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) operates as a leading global online real estate advertising and technology company, providing digital platforms, data services, and tools that support property transactions, valuations, and financing across residential, commercial, and share property markets; its core offerings include Australia's premier websites realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au, flatmates.com.au, and property.com.au, alongside wholly-owned subsidiaries such as Mortgage Choice Pty Ltd for mortgage broking, PropTrack Pty Ltd for property data and automated valuations, Campaign Agent Pty Ltd for vendor-paid advertising and home preparation finance, and Realtair Pty Ltd for end-to-end real estate transaction technology. Internationally, the company holds a controlling interest in REA India Pte. Ltd., operator of Housing.com, and Planitar Inc., developer of iGUIDE 3D tour and interactive floor plan technology in Canada; it also maintains a 20% stake in Move, Inc., operator of realtor.com in the US, and minority investments in entities including Easiloan for digital home loan processing in India, Simpology Pty Ltd for mortgage applications, Arealytics for commercial real estate data, Athena Home Loans as a digital non-bank lender, and Agtuary for rural property and environmental data analytics. Founded in 1995 and headquartered at 511 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, REA Group employs over 3,400 people and extends operations across Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, and India, targeting real estate agents, property seekers, financial institutions, and rural stakeholders with data-driven insights and audience access. Recent developments include the full acquisition of Realtair in June 2024 to bolster agency transaction tools, a strategic minority investment in Agtuary in early 2025 to enhance rural property data integration on its platforms, the October 2025 acquisition of iGUIDE for advanced property visualization, and the acquisition of Neighbourlytics for real-time lifestyle data; additionally, the company completed strategic changes in its India segment amid Q1 FY26 revenue growth of 4% to A$429 million, a partnership with OpenAI for enhanced property experiences, and ongoing integration of premium offerings like Premiere+ with planned yield increases.