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'From where we sit, the buyers are definitely back'

Max Mason
Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

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Key Points

  • Revenue ($m) 875, up 8.3%
  • Pre-tax profit ($m) 312, down-28.8%
  • Net profit ($m) 105, down-58.4%
  • Final dividend (c) 0.63, up1.6%
  • Date dividend payableSept 19

REA Group chief executive Owen Wilson is confident the Australian property market is improving and the News Corp-majority owned property classifieds business is well-positioned to capture profits.

REA increased underlying profits in a tough local property market over the last year, which has included a federal election and two state elections in NSW and Victoria, and decreased access to mortgage finance as the financial sector went through the banking royal commission.

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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