onthehouse.com.au

What onthehouse.com.au does

Onthehouse.com.au is an Australian real estate research and listing platform operated by RP Data Pty Ltd, trading as Cotality (ABN 67 087 759 171). Headquartered at Level 6a, 388 George Street, Sydney, the platform serves two primary user groups: consumers (home buyers, renters, sellers, and property investors) searching for residential properties and market data, and licensed real estate agents and agencies that list properties and manage their online presence. Coverage spans all eight Australian states and territories, with searchable listings for sale, rent, recently sold, and off-market properties, alongside suburb-level market research, median prices, demographic data, property value estimates, and a searchable agent directory.

The platform is built on Cotality's broader Australian property data infrastructure, which underpins its coverage scale and transactional data depth. Core products include the main consumer website (onthehouse.com.au), an Agent Centre administrative portal at agentcentre.onthehouse.com.au, a dedicated Suburb Research module, and a Find an Agent directory. The site integrates with RateMyAgent for agent reviews and ratings. No public developer API, mobile app, or disclosed AI/ML features are present in the source material.

Monetization is driven by agent and agency membership fees on a recurring subscription basis, often multi-year contracts. Agents can also receive Onthehouse membership bundled with existing Cotality products (e.g., RP Data) or via broader franchise, CRM, or association agreements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set via an Agent Membership Form application. The platform functions as a two-sided marketplace: free consumer-side property search drives demand-side traffic, while agent membership fees constitute the revenue stream. Founded in 2007, the company employs 51–100 staff and shows no public funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investors in the available data.

Name

onthehouse.com.au

Legal name

RP Data Pty Ltd trading as Cotality

Website

https://onthehouse.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Onthehouse.com.au is an Australian two-sided real estate research platform, operated by Cotality, that provides property search, suburb market data, and agent directory services to consumers nationwide while monetizing through recurring subscription memberships paid by real estate agents and agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Property Research & Listings

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA), Seller Representation & Listing Services (BPAJAAAK)

Keywords

• Property search platform
• Real estate listings
• Suburb market research
• Agent directory services
• Property value estimates

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agent Membership Fees: Real estate agencies and agents pay membership fees to list properties on the platform and access the Agent Centre portal for managing their online presence and listings

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Onthehouse.com.au is an all-in-one Australian real estate research and listing marketplace that provides property search across homes for sale, apartments for rent, recently sold and off-market listings, suburb-level market research (median prices, market trends and demographics), property value estimates, and an agent directory across all eight Australian states and territories. On the supply side, licensed real estate agents and agencies subscribe to list their properties and manage their profiles through a separate Agent Centre portal, with memberships often bundled into Cotality's wider property data products.

Product overview

OnTheHouse is an all-in-one Australian real estate research platform operated by Cotality (RP Data Pty Ltd). It consists of a primary consumer website enabling property search (buy/rent/sold/off-market), suburb research with market data, and an agent directory. A companion Agent Centre portal allows real estate professionals to manage listings and profiles. The platform covers properties across all Australian states and territories with listings categorized by type (houses, townhouses, apartments, land, rural, commercial).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onthehouse Main Website All-in-one consumer-facing Australian real estate research site enabling property search across homes for sale, apartments for rent, recent sales, off-market properties, suburb insights, markets and trends, property value estimates, renovation ideas and agent discovery across all eight Australian states and territories.
• Agent Centre Administrative portal for real estate agents and agencies to manage member accounts, edit agent profiles, manage agency office profiles and add/remove agency office users.
• Suburb Research Suburb-level market intelligence tool providing median prices, real estate market data and demographic information for Australian suburbs to support property research and buying/selling decisions.
• Find an Agent Directory service allowing users to search and connect with local real estate agents and agencies across Australian cities, with agent profiles showing listings, sales history and contact information.
• Off-Market Property Reports Property reports for off-market listings available by state, territory, city, suburb and property type (houses, townhouses, rural, apartments, land, commercial).
• Property For Sale Listings Active listings of properties for sale across Australian states, cities and suburbs, filterable by property type including houses, townhouses, rural, apartments, land and commercial.
• Property For Rent Listings Active rental listings across Australian states, cities and suburbs, filterable by property type including houses, townhouses, rural, apartments, land and commercial.
• Property Value Estimates Estimated property value ranges for properties in major Australian cities and suburbs, providing indicative market prices to support buying, selling and research decisions.

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RateMyAgentminorOthersAgent and agency ratings, reviews, and results are provided by RateMyAgent on Onthehouse.com.au agent listing pages. The views and opinions expressed do not reflect the views or opinions of Cotality. Cotality accepts no responsibility for the reviews and to the maximum extent permitted by law excludes all liability for any loss or damage that may arise in connection with their publication.
• CotalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnthehouse.com.au is operated by RP Data Pty Ltd trading as Cotality (ABN 67 087 759 171). Cotality provides the property data infrastructure, technology platform, and operational support for the Onthehouse.com.au website and Agent Centre portal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Rightmove: Rightmove is the UK's dominant property portal connecting buyers and renters with estate agents via subscription listings. It is the international structural analogue to Onthehouse's two-sided marketplace and agent membership model in a mature market.
• Zillow: Zillow is the largest U.S. real estate marketplace combining property search, agent directories, and property value estimates (Zestimate). It serves as a structural analogue to Onthehouse's consumer-facing portal + agent directory + property value estimates offering.
• Realtor.com: Realtor.com is a major U.S. property portal operated by Move (News Corp subsidiary), the same parent as REA Group. It shares both the consumer property search + agent directory model and the international strategic backing relevant to Onthehouse's positioning versus REA.

Direct peers

• PropTrack: PropTrack is the data-led property insights and listings arm of REA Group and competes directly with Cotality/Onthehouse on Australian property data, market analytics, and suburb-level research — overlapping with Onthehouse's Suburb Research and property value estimate functionality.
• REA Group (realestate.com.au): REA Group's realestate.com.au is the dominant Australian property portal and operates the same two-sided marketplace model connecting property seekers with real estate agents via subscription listings. It is the market leader that Onthehouse directly competes against for both consumer traffic and agent membership spend.
• Domain Group (domain.com.au): Domain operates a two-sided Australian property marketplace connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with real estate agents — the closest direct competitor to Onthehouse's consumer portal + agent subscription model. Both platforms monetize agent relationships and compete for property search traffic in Australia.

Emerging players

• PriceFinder: PriceFinder is an Australian property data and search platform offering property reports, sold history, and market data to real estate professionals. It overlaps with Onthehouse's data-driven value proposition and competes for agent subscription dollars in the Australian market.
• SQM Research: SQM Research provides Australian residential property data, vacancy statistics, and market research — overlapping with Onthehouse's suburb research and market analytics feature set for both consumers and professional subscribers.
• Real Commercial (REA Group): Realcommercial.com.au is REA Group's commercial property portal, paralleling Onthehouse's commercial property listings segment. It represents a competing property-type-specific channel within the broader Australian portal ecosystem.

Others

• PropertyMe: PropertyMe is an Australian cloud-based property management platform for real estate agencies. While it operates in a different product category (property management vs. listing portal), it sells into the same Australian real estate agency customer base that Onthehouse targets for membership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/onthehouse_au
• Facebookfacebook.com/10940521346
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onthehouse-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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