Little Real Estate

What Little Real Estate does

Little Real Estate is an Australian privately-owned real estate agency operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Little Group Pty Ltd, a diversified holding company founded in 2006 by Paul Little AO and Jane Hansen AO. The agency describes itself as Australia's largest privately-owned real estate agency, with branch offices across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and key regional locations, and is the product of a 2014 acquisition of Real Estate Corp (trading as RUN Property, Agentplus and Maintenance Matcher) for $60.7 million, merged with Little Residential. It serves residential and commercial property buyers, sellers, landlords, property investors, tenants, and developers, offering an integrated service spanning sales, leasing, and ongoing property management.

The company's core technology asset is Kolmeo, a proprietary property management platform with a Kolmeo Pro app that supports request tracking, inspection booking, portfolio management, and document templates for agencies, tenants, and owners. Underlying revenue is generated through three primary streams: commission-based fees on real estate sales transactions, recurring management and leasing fees from landlord and tenant relationships, and one-time development revenue from lifestyle subdivisions and property development (the operational development side was divested in January 2019). GTM is sales-led through physical branch offices serving consumers, SMBs, and mid-market landlords and investors, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Little Real Estate is part of a broader Little Group portfolio that includes Melbourne Jet Base, Little Aviation, Port Phillip Ferries, Kolmeo, Hyatt Centric Melbourne, Portarlington Grand Hotel, Good Maintenance, Little Projects, and the Hansen Little Foundation.

Name

Little Real Estate

Legal name

The Little Group Pty Ltd

Website

https://little.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Little Real Estate is a privately-owned Australian real estate agency and subsidiary of The Little Group, providing integrated sales, leasing, and property management services to buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and regional Australia, supported by its Kolmeo property management technology platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Agency

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Residential Property Managers (531311), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Residential real estate
• Property management
• Real estate agency
• Property leasing
• Property sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Hawthorn

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commission: Commission-based revenue from residential and commercial property sales transactions
2. Property Leasing and Management: Ongoing property management and leasing services
3. Property Development: Development of residential and select commercial property solutions including lifestyle subdivisions, apartments, townhouses and student accommodation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Little Real Estate is one of Australia's largest privately-owned real estate agencies, providing an integrated property service for buying, selling, occupying, and leasing residential and commercial properties. The agency operates through direct branch offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and key regional locations, supported by Kolmeo, a proprietary property management technology platform that enables property managers to track maintenance requests, book inspections, and manage portfolios. The offering is complemented by Little Projects, which delivers property development solutions including lifestyle subdivisions, apartments, townhouses, and student accommodation.

Product overview

Little Real Estate is part of the Little Group portfolio and operates as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is Little Real Estate itself (an independently-owned real estate agency offering integrated property services for buying, selling, leasing and management), supplemented by the Kolmeo property management technology platform for digital workflow automation. Additional modules include Lifestyle Subdivision (community development) and Little Projects (development services). The company was formed through the 2014 merger/acquisition of Real Estate Corp (RUN Property, Agentplus, Maintenance Matcher) into what became Little Real Estate, creating Australia's largest privately-owned real estate agency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Little Projects: Property development business delivering innovative and high-quality residential and select commercial property solutions
• Melbourne Jet Base
• Little Aviation
• Port Phillip Ferries
• Kolmeo
• Hyatt Centric Melbourne
• Portarlington Grand Hotel
• Good Maintenance
• Skalata Ventures
• Little Corporate Services
• Brooklands Private Estate
• St Leonards Private Estate
• Elan Private Estate
• Hansen Little Foundation

Products and services

• Little Real Estate An integrated real estate agency service for residential and commercial property buyers, sellers, occupiers, and lessees, operating through direct branch offices throughout Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and key regional locations in Australia.
• Kolmeo Property Management Platform A property management technology platform that reimagines property management for tenants, owners, and managers, enabling agencies to track maintenance requests, book inspections, manage portfolios, and access property marketing and document templates through the Kolmeo Pro app. Agencies using Kolmeo reportedly see improved margins, better growth, and stronger relationships.
• Little Projects Award-winning property development projects delivering innovative and high-quality residential and select commercial property solutions, including apartments, townhouses, commercial subdivisions, retail premises, historic building renovations, hotels, and student accommodation.
• Lifestyle Subdivisions Master-planned community estates focused on creating unique and vibrant locations for liveable communities, including Brooklands Private Estate near Ellenbrook CBD and Swan Valley region, St Leonards Private Estate in Perth Dayton, and Elan Private Estate in Hilbert with access to Bungendore Park and Forrestdale Lake Nature Reserve.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hyatt HotelsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLittle Group developed Hyatt Centric Melbourne, a 25-floor hotel with 277 guest rooms and suites. The partnership involves Little Group developing the property while Hyatt manages the hotel operations under the Hyatt Centric brand.
• Ansett Historical Aircraft SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Ansett Historical Aircraft Society on the Douglas DC-3 Kanana restoration project at Melbourne Jet Base, preserving aviation history.
• SealinkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitially leased EnviroCat ferry from Sealink for Port Phillip Ferries operations while establishing the new ferry service.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Professionals Real Estate: Professionals is an Australian real estate group with national coverage in residential sales, property management and project marketing. It is closely comparable to Little Real Estate on service mix and geographic spread across major east-coast markets.
• Barry Plant Real Estate: Barry Plant is a long-established Victorian-headquartered real estate group with strong Melbourne presence and expanding national footprint. It is a directly comparable peer in residential sales, leasing and property management.
• Raine & Horne: Raine & Horne is a heritage Australian/NZ real estate brand with offices across major cities offering sales, leasing and property management. Directly comparable to Little Real Estate's integrated agency model and multi-city footprint.
• Harcourts: Harcourts operates a large real estate network across Australia and New Zealand focused on residential sales, property management and project marketing. Comparable in scale and integrated service offering to Little Real Estate.
• Ray White: Ray White is the largest residential real estate network in Australia and New Zealand, operating a similar franchise/office model across sales, leasing and property management. It is the most direct competitor to Little Real Estate in the Australian residential brokerage market.
• Belle Property: Belle Property is a premium-positioned Australian residential real estate network with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and regional areas. It competes head-on with Little Real Estate in the upper-end residential sales and property management segment.
• LJ Hooker: LJ Hooker is one of Australia's most recognised real estate brands with a national network offering residential sales, property management and project marketing. It competes directly with Little Real Estate across sales, leasing and management in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
• McGrath Estate Agents: McGrath is a listed (ASX: MEA) Australian residential real estate agency with a heavy concentration in Sydney and other east-coast markets. It is closely comparable on integrated sales, leasing and property management service mix and similar geographic overlap.

Broad incumbents

• REA Group: REA Group (ASX: REA) operates realestate.com.au and related advertising/data platforms that dominate agent listings and consumer demand in Australia. While not a direct agency competitor, its platform is the primary channel through which agencies like Little Real Estate reach buyers and sellers, making it a critical broad incumbent in the space.
• Domain Holdings: Domain Holdings (ASX: DHG) operates domain.com.au and adjacent residential property data and agent advertising products. It is a broad incumbent shaping consumer lead flow and agent tools across the same Australian markets where Little Real Estate operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/little-residential

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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