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