REA Group has reported its monetary outcomes for the half-year ended December 31, 2022, posting a 5% YoY income improve to $617 million amid strained market situations brought on by rising rates of interest.

This progress was pushed partly by a 3% YoY core income improve in Australia, the place REA Group operates PropTrack, Mortgage Alternative and its flagship actual property listings web site, realestate.com.au.

At REA Group’s Australian operations, residential income elevated by 5% to $425m, with an 11% purchase yield hike offsetting the 9% drop in nationwide listings. Industrial and developer income additionally recorded 5% progress to $72m, whereas income from media, knowledge, and different was flat at $49m.

Within the firm’s ASX announcement on February 10, the one lower was in monetary providers, the place income fell 14% YoY to $35m on the again of market exercise and an 11% discount in settlements.

In Australia, REA Group additionally reported a 7% improve in core working prices because of increased worker prices from wage inflation and continued funding to ship strategic initiatives, together with elevated advertising and journey prices.

This, mixed with elevated prices in REA India, noticed the group’s general working prices up by 15%.

Moreover, the half-year outcomes confirmed a lower in EBITDA excluding associates of two% to $359m, together with a 9% lower in internet revenue to $205m.

Moreover, the board decided to pay a ultimate dividend of 75c per share totally franked, flat YoY.

REA Group CEO Owen Wilson (pictured above) commented on the Australian property market and the way it had been impacted by “unprecedented consecutive rate of interest hikes.”

“Whereas underlying demand remained wholesome, uncertainty round future rate of interest actions brought about some sellers to pause and patrons to re-calibrate as borrowing capacities fell,” Owen mentioned.

“Regardless of these situations, REA continued to ship income and yield progress in the course of the half. This efficiency underscores the energy of our merchandise and viewers, with clients more and more counting on our premium merchandise to maximise the influence of their campaigns.”