What REA Group told shareholders about AI and its workforce.
ASX: REA. Status: Read. Period: year ended 30 June 2026.
Mentions AI: Yes. Ties AI to efficiency: Plainly. Number for AI doing customer or operations work: 20%. Number of people trained in or using AI: Almost 90%. Workforce reduction in the same period: None found in the documents listed. Connects AI to the workforce reduction: Did not connect them.
What it said
- Mentions AI
Yes
40+ AI-powered features
Appendix 4E and Annual Report, PDF page 9 - Ties AI to efficiency
Plainly
New AI-powered tools, designed to reduce the time brokers spend on administration, underpinned productivity improvements for Mortgage Choice.
Appendix 4E and Annual Report, PDF page 65 The rollout of a new AI support bot resulted in an internal productivity uplift, making it easier for teams to access information, resolve questions quickly and reduce manual effort.
Appendix 4E and Annual Report, PDF page 29 AI is accelerating delivery and releasing capacity to reinvest in growth
REA Group Investor and Analyst Presentation FY26, PDF page 20 - Number for AI doing customer or operations work
20%
The rollout of a new AI support bot resulted in an internal productivity uplift, making it easier for teams to access information, resolve questions quickly and reduce manual effort. This has resulted in an almost 20% reduction in escalated realEstimate valuation support queries.
Appendix 4E and Annual Report, PDF page 29 - Number of people trained in or using AI
Almost 90%
Almost 90% of employees have completed the program and 74% of employees say they are receiving enough AI capability building to use AI confidently and competently in their role.
Appendix 4E and Annual Report, PDF page 36 - Workforce reduction in the same period
None found in the documents listed
None found in the documents listed.
- Connects AI to the workforce reduction
Did not connect them
None found in the documents listed.
Documents read
Appendix 4E and Annual Report. Annual report, lodged 6 August 2026, 194 pages.
AI terms found: 69. Not counted (job titles and team names): 1. Counted: 68.
Chairman and CEO AGM Addresses and Market Update. AGM address, lodged 8 October 2026, 33 pages.
AI terms found: 20. Not counted (job titles and team names): 0. Counted: 20.
REA Group Investor and Analyst Presentation FY26. Results presentation, lodged 6 August 2026, 48 pages.
AI terms found: 24. Not counted (job titles and team names): 0. Counted: 24.
Coded on 25 October 2026.
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Last updated 5 November 2026.