If anyone knows how to shake up the fortunes of online real estate stalwart Domain, it is Andy Florance, the founder and chief executive of US giant CoStar, who has built a $US32 billion property tech empire from scratch, with plenty of controversy along the way.
The man loves a corporate fight, and last year expressed disappointment at being denied the chance to “bankrupt” Domain’s main rival, REA Group, when it pulled out of a £6.2 billion ($12.3 billion) takeover bid for UK’s Rightmove.
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