Advocacy

Advocacy

Your Voice For Our Industry

The real estate sector’s contribution to the Victorian economy is significant; larger than the mining, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors combined.

Buyers, sellers, owners and renters directly contribute billions of dollars in stamp duty, land tax and other state government charges, accounting for more than 40 per cent of government revenue.

Real estate businesses employ more than 15,000 people in Victoria in a market that handles around $76 billion in transactions annually, totalling 20 per cent of Gross State Product.

REIV strives to work with policy makers, legislators and regulators, collaboratively, to ensure that informed regulatory policy is developed so that the sector has certainty and fairness.

Current Issues

Housing Affordability and Availability

REIV response and engagement on Victoria’s Housing Statement

Property Tax Reform

Proposals and discussion on tax reform to attract and retain private investment in Victoria.

Interim Certificate IV

Creating a pathway for employment in the sector

Sector Legislation & Regulation

Estate Agents Act

Operation and management of real estate agencies including business broking

Residential Tenancies Act

Leasing and management of rental housing including rooming houses

Owners Corporation Act

Management of common property across all real estate in Victoria

Retail Leases Act

Leasing and management of retail premises

Sale of Land Act

Matters relating to the buying and selling of land

Estate Agents Education Regulations

Qualifications and licensing requirements to work in the real estate sector

Latest News

Mandatory CPD for all real estate professionals to begin later this yea

As announced under the Housing Statement in November 2023, mandatory CPD will begin later this year. Mandatory CPD will apply to all agents and be accompanied by new training and licensing requirements across the real estate sector.

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Positive quarterly house price results reflect ongoing stabilisation of diverse Victorian property market

Positive quarterly price results across metropolitan and regional Victorian houses, and units and apartments for the first time since December 2021, reflect a stabilising Victorian property market, offering diverse opportunities for enabled buyers.

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Paul Tzamalis wins 2025 REIV Senior Auctioneer of the Year

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) congratulates Paul Tzamalis of the Auction Company as the 2025 REIV Senior Auctioneer of the Year. Greg Brydon of Apollo Auctions was awarded runner-up.

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RBA Update April 2025

Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision

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