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Understand listing categories for REA and Domain portals

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Summary

Learn how to select the correct category for residential and commercial listings based on REA and Domain portal standards.

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About listing categories

When creating a property for portal upload, listings must follow REA (realestate.com.au) and Domain classification standards. These categories define how properties are displayed and searched on external portals.

Selecting the correct category ensures your listing appears in the appropriate search results and aligns with portal requirements for residential, commercial, and rural properties.

Residential categories

Residential listings must be assigned one of the following property types:

  • House
  • Unit
  • Townhouse
  • Villa
  • Apartment
  • Flat
  • Studio
  • Warehouse
  • Duplex Semi-detached
  • Alpine
  • Acreage Semi-rural
  • Block of Units (only available for Residential Home sale listings)
  • Terrace
  • Retirement
  • Serviced Apartment
  • Other

Residential Land

  • Cropping
  • Dairy
  • Farmlet
  • Horticulture
  • Lifestyle
  • Livestock
  • Viticulture
  • MixedFarming
  • Other (Any type of rural property that does not fit into the above categories.)

Commercial categories

Commercial listings must be assigned one of the following property types:

  • Commercial Farming
  • Land/Development
  • Hotel/Leisure
  • Industrial/Warehouse
  • Medical/Consulting
  • Offices
  • Retail
  • Showrooms/Bulky Goods
  • Other

Additional classifications include:

  • Commercial Land
  • Commercial
Note: These category options are defined by REA portal standards and cannot be customised.

Rural categories (REA and Domain)

REA Rural

  • Cropping
  • Dairy
  • Farmlet
  • Horticulture
  • Lifestyle
  • Livestock
  • Viticulture
  • MixedFarming
  • Other (Any type of rural property that does not fit into the above categories.)

Domain Rural

  • Rural
  • Farm
  • Specialist farm
  • Acerage/semi rural
  • Cropping
  • Viticulture
  • Mixed farmin
  • Grazing
  • Farmlet
  • Orchard
  • Rural Lifestyle
  • Livestock
  • Dairy farming

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