People working in real estate — what part of your job is still ridiculously manual in 2026?
I’m curious to hear from people who actually work in real estate — agents, brokers, property managers, investors, transaction coordinators, photographers, marketers, etc.
There’s so much noise right now about AI supposedly changing every industry, but I’m more interested in what’s happening in the real world.
What are you still doing every week where you think:
“There has to be a better way to do this.”
Could be lead follow-ups, responding to enquiries, CRM updates, preparing listings, property research, comparing properties, scheduling, writing emails, chasing documents, inspection notes, reports, social media, client updates or just general admin.
Also curious about people who are actually using AI:
What have you tried that genuinely saves you time?
And equally interesting — what AI tool sounded great but ended up being useless?
If you could completely automate one annoying/repetitive part of your real-estate work tomorrow, what would you choose?
Not selling anything. Just genuinely curious about where the biggest workflow headaches still are.
People working in Australian real estate — what part of your job is still ridiculously manual in 2026?
Curious to hear from people actually working in property — agents, property managers, buyers agents, brokers, conveyancers, investors etc.
There’s obviously a lot of talk about AI changing real estate, but I’m interested in what is happening in the real world, not the LinkedIn version.
What tasks are you still doing every week that make you think:
“Surely there should be a better way to do this.”
Could be things like chasing documents, preparing listings, comparing properties, responding to enquiries, following up leads, inspection notes, reports, CRM updates, tenant communication, research, compliance/admin etc.
Also curious whether anyone here is genuinely using AI tools in their workflow.
What have you tried?
What actually saves you time?
What sounded good but turned out to be useless?
And if you could magically automate one annoying part of your property workflow tomorrow, what would you choose?
Not selling anything — genuinely interested in understanding where the repetitive work still is.