The five features showcased in the autumn launch include an intelligent AI search assistant, a map draw feature that allows property seekers to filter results by custom boundaries beyond suburb lines and an energy comparison tool to help homeowners save on energy costs.
New realestate.com.au features to help you search and save:
Search for property in your own words:
Be among the first to discover realestate.com.au’s new AI-powered search assistant – a natural, faster and easier way to search and find property, all in a single conversation. Skip the filters and instead combine budget, suburbs, travel time, lifestyle needs and must-haves into one search.
Take a 3D virtual tour with iGUIDE:
Explore homes with iGUIDE’s immersive 3D virtual tours and view detailed floor plans and site plans, all before you inspect. Understand the layout and jump straight to key rooms like the kitchen, loungeroom or bathroom in just one click.
Draw your search area on the map:
Outline the exact area you want to live in to bring up homes that are on the streets you like and in the suburb pockets you care most about. Follow train lines and pinpoint nearby schools, parks and cafes to find your future home faster.
Get instant answers about your property:
Track your property to unlock realestate.com.au’s AI assistant that explains your property’s value and local market trends. Find out what your home is worth with a realEstimate, ask what’s driving your property’s value and see similar properties.
Find a better energy deal in minutes:
A fast, accurate and free way for homeowners to compare and switch energy plans. Use your real energy usage to compare and find personalised savings. Avoid loyalty tax and make sure you’re not overpaying by following a simple guided process from comparison to switch in just a few steps.
REA Group Chief Product Officer, Jonathan Swift, said: “Our consumer strategy is focused on engaging our audience throughout the property journey and helping them act sooner with confidence.
“New features like iGUIDE are designed to turn initial interest into serious buyer engagement. Highly immersive content drives more views and enquiries², while 1 in 3 buyers agree video or 3D tours
make them more likely to inspect a property³, which underpins the value we provide customers and vendors.
“Our AI-powered search assistant encourages property seekers to take an action, such as saving or sharing a listing, adding it to an inspection plan or submitting an enquiry, and has the potential to broaden search results to help consumers think outside of their set filters. This experience will constantly evolve, becoming smarter and more helpful, as the level of intent data available increases exponentially.
“Supporting and engaging homeowners is just as important for us. We know homeowners regularly engage with realestate.com.au’s My Property owner dashboard to track the value of their property and now they can also reduce household costs by finding a better deal on electricity and gas plans.”
Learn more about realestate.com.au’s autumn launch at realestate.com.au
¹ Ipsos iris Online Audience Measurement Service, Jul 2025 – Dec 2025 (average), P14+, PC/laptop/smartphone/tablets, text only, Homes and Property Category, Brand Group, realestate.com.au, Audience (000’s)
² REA internal data, Jan-Oct 2025
³ realestate.com.au Residential Audience Pulse survey, April 2025