In this episode of the Proptech Podcast I interview Alex Antal from Secure Exchange part of the InfoTrack Group. Secure Exchange is a platform designed to make property transactions safer Alex explains how Secure Exchange helps real estate agents, buyers, sellers, and conveyancers work together securely throughout a real estate transaction without relying on email for sharing sensitive information. We discuss the platform's features, how it integrates with other systems, and how it's evolved to ...
Mar 03, 2025•34 min
In this episode, I chat with Ian Campbell. You might remember Ian. He was the founder of RiTA, Australia’s first real estate AI together with co-founder Dr Sarah Bell and the pair successfully exited the business after its sale to CoreLogic. After a bit of a break, Ian is now founder of the venture studio Bright Young Things. And in this episode, Ian shares his passion for startups and his journey to creating a studio that focuses on early-stage venture development, from ideation to product-mark...
Feb 11, 2025•55 min•Season 3Ep. 34
The digitisation of local council and state planning regulations is creating massive new datasets that are revolutionising how we plan, design and approve new homes and communities. In tihs Proptech Panel we are joined by: Dr. Benjamin Coorey from Archistar.ai Will Sullivan from Propcode Tom Young from uDrew Hosted by Kylie Davis from Proptech Association Australia Hear how each innovator works with the data to transform an area notorious for its delays, costs and aggravations....
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min
We're bringing together industry experts from Proptrack, ValA, JLL Valuations, and Domain.com.au to delve into the cutting-edge technology transforming real estate valuation. Discover how data-driven innovation, artificial intelligence, and automation are shaping the accuracy and efficiency of property appraisals.
Sep 20, 2024•49 min
In this episode of The PropTech Podcast, I interview Clint Motley of Immersiv.
Sep 09, 2024•38 min
In this episode of The PropTech Podcast, I interview Shane Lavagna-Slater, the CEO of RentPay, one of the new breed of rental payment apps. Rentpay is a platform designed to make rent collection and payment easier by giving renters flexible payment options, cashback rewards, and tools to help them manage their finances better in an environment that is more secure than just emailing your bank details for direct debit. At the same time, it simplifies rent reconciliation and reduces admin time for ...
Sep 02, 2024•38 min
In today's episode, we are diving deep into the world of artificial intelligence and real estate with Chris McGoldrick, the founder of ListAssist. ListAssist is an innovative AI-powered platform that is revolutionising the way home buyers search for properties and how real estate agents engage with potential clients. Chris will share his journey of launching ListAssist and the unique challenges of entering the American real estate market from New Zealand. We'll uncover the secrets of their succe...
Jul 10, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Welcome to the PropTech Podcast! In this episode, we are delving into the world of co-ownership and its potential to revolutionise modern property ownership. My guests are Lynda Coker and Liz Rochaix, the co-founders of Co-operty, an innovative platform designed to simplify and streamline the co-ownership journey. Co-operty is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing aspiring homeowners: affordability which they tackle through digitising the long existing legal framework of tenants in commo...
Jul 02, 2024•52 min
My guest in this episode is Michael Shaw, CEO of what at the time of the interview was a proptech called EnvisionVR, but they have, in the pursuant months, changed their name to Enviz. Enviz creates immersive experiences for new - as yet unbuilt - property through floorplans and property models. Enviz supports architects and CGI studios to upload 3D designs allowing buyers to experience fully the new home they will be purchasing via their mobile phone, tablet or computer - you don’t need a full ...
Jun 25, 2024•43 min
The first Virtual Reality headset was invented in 1968, and the technology got a huge bump in 2014 when Facebook bought Oculus VR, so why has it taken so long for real estate and property to embrace it? On our first Proptech Panel for 2024, our President, Kylie Davis explores three different and compelling use cases for VR across both residential and commercial real estate. Josh Callaghan from Little Hinges Christian Schwerdtfeger from IMMERSIV Michael Shaw from EnvisionVR Gain exclusive insight...
Mar 18, 2024•57 min
Creating new value from existing assets is one of the big benefits of digital disruption. So how is this playing out in the commercial property sector? Our Proptech Panel for February explores new ways commercial property owners can improve efficiency and realise new revenue streams in their existing buildings to revitalise and add value to tenants without even moving a brick. Join our host Carolyn Trickett from JLL Spark, together with our expert panel Chris Mason from MobileDock, Sean Lucas fr...
Mar 04, 2024•53 min
Now one of the biggest growth categories in the Proptech Awards for 2023 was tech for developers and off the plan sales. And our next guests are a brand new startup specialising in disgitising how land is sold. Landnow is a real time marketplace for land sales allowing the building industry to see exactly which blocks are available, their location and specifications to ensure they are suitable for different house designs and most importantly, the ability to put a block on hold. It replaces the v...
Feb 20, 2024•38 min
So buckle up for a niche - but super fascinating - Proptech in this episode with my guest Sean Lucas from Essensys. Essensys deliver end to end solutions for digital access for flex spaces including connectivity, access control and network infrastructure. Sounds simple but you know what they say - simple at the front means a lot of complication out the back. And the nature of shared office space with all different types of computers and systems plugging in exponentially increases that complicati...
Feb 12, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Brene Brown said famously that data is a story with soul. And our next guest is a Proptech founder working to put the soul into the development of new communities through the smart use of data. Jessica Christiansen-Franks is the co-founder and CEO of Neighbourlytics, a data company that specialises in helping developers understand what makes communities genuinely tick. From online restaurant reviews to event check-ins, the Neighbourlytics technology synthesises data from digital sources to see p...
Feb 05, 2024•52 min
Now have you heard about the push to electrify Australia’s residential sector? It’s a concerted campaign driven by the Australian Government to meet a target where 82 per cent of our energy is generated through renewable sources rather than coal and gas by 2030. And to hit this target, the vast majority of Australia’s 12 million existing home owners need to switch their homes off fossil fuels and onto solar or wind power. But where on earth do you start? This is something that I’m personally loo...
Nov 13, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Why does building a property cost so much? Well a lot of the reason is because of the lack of efficiency in the building industry, the manual systems and handoffs and updates managed through phone calls, email and onsite visits, gaps in the supply chain, the demands of governance which requires even more administrative work, and a lack of visibility across the entire process which culminates in defect correction at the end. In fact, at least 13% of the cost of building is attributed to rework in...
Nov 07, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Now have you ever rushed into the office running late to realise once that you've left your security pass on the kitchen bench, or in a different handbag - and your day turns to custard because you need to be manually signed in? Or dashed out to a client coffee, left your pass on your desk and spent half an hour after the meeting trying to find someone to let you through the security barriers while you get side-eyed by the front desk. Is it just me who is completely hopeless when it comes to sec...
Oct 31, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 22
If you’re a real estate agent, you’re going to love this next podcast. My guest is Cameron Shroeder from a brand new proptech - started in just January this year - called FallbackAI. Fallback AI solves that problem that nearly all agents experience - a dislike of cold calling. It is AI that clones your voice and sends a voice mail to your contacts so that instead of spending hours calling and having your call rejected, you can get on with your day and deal with incoming calls from people who wan...
Oct 23, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 21
We're all familiar with the idea of adding an extension or a pool to increase the value of our home. But what about your homes energy efficiency - or lack of it? We are moving into a new era where the energy efficiency and carbon credentials of your home will soon play a significant role in how much your home will be worth. And my next guest, Allys Todd is the co-founder and CEO of a Proptech helping homeowners - and property industry professionals - as this becomes reality. Val.ai is a new star...
Oct 16, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Buckle up people because in this episode of the Proptech Podcast we are doing a deep dive into the world of building and construction technology and its a doozy! My guests are Murray Ellen and Andrew Giles from PT Blink and this is an extended episode because we got totally into a conversation about the problems that desperately need solving in construction and the role of technology to digitise manual work that has been done the same way for centuries. PT Blink is a very exciting Proptech that ...
Oct 09, 2023•58 min•Season 3Ep. 19
My guest in this episode is Sonja Markovic from an exciting new proptech called Evitat that is making it easier to renovate and build homes using materials and services that are energy efficient and have strong green and health credentials. Evitat were the winners of the Most Innovative Startup in the Environment Social and Sustainability in the 2023 Proptech Awards and it has a great story. Evitat was born from the pain that Sonja experienced trying to restore a Queenslander that has been damag...
Sep 25, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 18
There are always plenty of legal documents required whenever you buy or sell a residential property! Conveyancing also involves multiple stakeholders, processes and tasks, which means that there are plenty of good opportunities in there for technology to help! On this month’s The Proptech Panel, we explore the intersections of proptech and legaltech, including the innovations in the market such as: digital ID checks virtual document signing automated contract preparation and review the safeguard...
Sep 04, 2023•58 min
In this months panel, Proptech Association Vice President Jennifer Harrison was joined by: - Justin Williams from ConstructionID - Chris Polin from DLP Manager - Bart Crowther from PlanRadar The discuss revolved around"contech". Contech describes everything that is related to the building & construction phase of the real estate life cycle. This can include procurement, resourcing, project management, sub-contracting, site access and logistics, quality assurance, health & safety, defects ...
Aug 28, 2023•50 min
The Consumer Data Right (CDR) started in open banking in 2020, then moved into open energy in 2022, and non-bank lending will be next. Currently, customers can choose to share their banking and energy data with accredited third party data recipients. Data sharing is governed by consent-driven rules and happens automatically and electronically via secure APIs. As June is CDR Month, The Proptech Panel featured four expert guests: Tim Poskitt, Envestnet | Yodlee Adam Vidal, Basiq Neil McVeigh, Gree...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr
I am very excited about my next guest, Andrew Cox, because he is from a brand new proptech just launched called SensorGlobal. Sensor Global is doing groundbreaking work saving lives with next generation internet of things software designed specially for residential properties. IoT are smart devices that are connected to cloud-based software. Sensor Global’s first product is a new automated smoke alarm system that will revolutionise how smoke alarms are monitored and managed in rental properties ...
Aug 02, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 17
My guest in this episode is Jennifer Harrison, a communications and PR expert with Reputation Edge and the vice president of the Proptech Association of Australia, where she was one of the first to put up her hand and get involved in the association. Jennifer had an extensive career in the corporate banking sector and fintechs, is part of IdeaSpies which specialises in identifying emerging exciting technology, and is one of the powerhouses behind the Proptech Awards, working on the mammoth task ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min
This week on the Proptech Podcast my guest is Shelley Horton, the executive manager of mortgage solutions at PropTrack, the property data arm of Realestate.com.au Shelley has a long track record in the property industry, starting her career as a property valuer holding various roles at Genworth, and then becoming a buyers agent and consultant to large corporates including Macquarie and CoreLogic. So she’s experienced the property valuation and the risk analysis of the industry from nearly every ...
Jul 18, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 15
My guest in this episode is Joe Rossi, the national sales and go-to-market director of the property data provider National Property Group. National Property Group connects Australian property professionals with ready-to-use, property data, marketing and sales platforms to power strategic business growth. They have a long heritage in the property industry - for those with long memories, they were born out of EAC and Red Square which makes them - as they state - a 60 year old startup. But they lau...
Jul 11, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 14
In this episode we meet Andy McColgan, CEO and director of construction Proptech Procuracon. Andy's 15 years combined experience as a site inspector at Ogilvie Construction and project manager and project director at APP Construction gave him first hand experience into the pain and inefficiencies around construction tendering processes. And Procuracon is working to remove the pain points - and even inherent bias - that exists in traditional ways of trying to find the right suppliers and contract...
Jul 04, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 13
My guest is this episode is Will Alexander, CEO of New Zealand Proptech Renti, which is making it easier for property managers to provide a better service to tenants, and help them to apply for rental properties more easily and move in more quickly. Will has had an extensive career in real estate. Before joining Renti, he was the general manager of Property Brokers, spent a total of seven years at Barfoot & Thompson, represented the property management sector to the REINZ and worked at Auckl...
Jun 27, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 12
