Australian Property 

 Property Search Engines 

• RealEstate.com.au - largest database, complete portal, easy to use
• Domain - often has the same results as RealEstate.com.au
• HomeHound - nothing fancy. Plenty of different listngs
• YourEstate - basic, smaller
• Real Estate View - only useful for VIC & WA

Here's a quick snapshot of the number of listings available (places chosen randomly):

 General Property Listing sites 

• Real Estate Guide - lots of Byron Bay properties, not much for other localities
• Australian Realty - roughly one new listing per day nationwide. Mostly private sales.
• Hot Properties - roughly 1000 listings nationwide
• Real Estate World - many NSW properties
• Owner.com.au - roughly 2000 listings Australia-wide
• REIQ - roughly 1000 Queensland homes for sale, provided by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland
• Property Sales Direct - - a couple of dozen Sydney properties, all private sales
• DIY Sell - hundreds of listings that you won't find elsewhere

 Niche Property Listings 

• ECO - only lists environmentally friendly or ecological properties. Includes info on how to make your home the same
• Belle Property - specialize in very, very expensive homes
• Commercial Real Estate - many thousands of commercial & industrial listings
• Real Commercial - commercial listings from the predominant real estate service in Australia
• Private Islands Online - for must of us it's just a nice window-shopping site...

 Finance 

• Aussie Mortgages - leading non-bank lenders with low interest rates
• Mortgage Choice - leading mortgage broker
• Your Mortgage - site of the magazine
• Australian Mortgage Brokers - selection of over 150 different home loan products
• InterestRate - compare banking products, including home loans
• Home Loans - award winning broker

 Valuation 

• PropertyValue.com.au - sell reports on past sales and prediction.
• Residex - sell reports.
• RPA Data - sell reports. Free suburb profiles
• Home Price Guide - similar to those above, nothing for free
• Domain.com.au - provides the last sale price (except for VIC) of a property sold, directly to your mobile, for only $6.60

 List your property 

• Australian Realty - listings start from $125. Remains listed until sold.
• Owner.com.au - currently free, which means it is bigger, which means it should get more visitors....
• Sell My Castle - find the best, or multiple agents to sell your home. 2900 to choose from.

 More resources  

• REIA Consumer Info - a comprehensive and independent source of property information, whether you are interested in buying, selling or renting
• Realty Guide - nicely presented, large directory of Australian links and info
• Homeiown - a blog for Australian newcomers on real estate
• First Home Owners Grant - $7,000 for your first home, from the Federal Govt.
• Australia Real Estate Directory - several thousand links
• Complete Home - directory of products & services for building and renovating
• City2See - high-res aerial photos, view online for free! Also try Google Earth
• Melbourne House Painting - I personally recommend this painter, he is an expert at period homes