REA Group Extends Lead Over Domain on Pricing Miscalculations in Queensland and Western Australia

We expect REA Group’s near-term challenges to center around navigating significant volatility in the Australian housing market. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, REA Group received a substantial boost to revenue and profit margins from the booming housing market. We estimate that residential transactions were around a third above trend levels during fiscal 2021 and 2022. With the normalization of interest rates, we expect an eventual return to trend, which has started in fiscal 2023.