Property Portals

Portal Listing Criteria

The following are selected web sites and the criteria which must be followed to enable a listing/rental to display on the site. The criteria for each individual website is set and maintained by their management and OSL IN NO WAY has any influence on these. If you wish to discuss certain criteria set by each site OSL suggest firstly contacting the individual sites management or your franchise regional management.

All notes last updated Thursday, 21 February 2008

New Zealand

  • www.elders.co.nz
  • Google Base
  • www.trademe.co.nz
  • MyPlace
  • www.realestate.co.nz
  • www.raywhite.com
  • www.raywhite.co.nz
  • www.remax.co.nz
  • www.allrealestate.co.nz / www.realcommercial.co.nz


  • Australia

  • www.allhomes.com.au *
  • www.brisrealestate.com.au
  • www.domain.com.au
  • Google Base *
  • www.homehound.com.au
  • www.homesguide.com.au *
  • www.investors.com.au / www.locationlocationlocation.com.au / www.realestatecommercial.com.au
  • www.myhome.com.au
  • www.onthehouse.com.au
  • www.raywhite.com
  • www.realestate.com.au / www.realcommercial.com.au
  • www.realestateOnly.com.au *
  • www.realestateView.com.au
  • www.realestateWorld.com.au *
  • www.reiwa.com.au *
  • Misc
  • * = Coming soon


    TopElders.co.nz (NZ)
      Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
      Residential, Rental, Rural, Land, Commercial & Business
    • At least one image (maximum of 27)
    • Ad title & Ad description
    • Suburb & Postcode must match the official REINZ (Realenz) suburb list
    • Agent names in OSL Office must match what Elders IT (Iugo) has on their record (Case-sensitive). Elders IT (Iugo) will also determine their branch
    • Office details are maintained by Elders, it does not come from OSL Office
    • The "Display Price" field in OSL is not used on this website
    • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
      Residential
      • Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      • Bathrooms value
      • Bedrooms value
      Rental
      • Rent
      • Available From
      • Bathrooms value
      • Bedrooms value
      Rural
      • Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      Land
      • Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      • Land Area
      Commercial
      • commercialListingType (Sale OR Lease OR Sale&Lease)
      • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      • IF Lease: Rent

    TopGoogle Base
    • Listings are redirected back to Myplace
    • Address must be searchable on googlemap.com
    • Auction, Tender & No Price are not sent to Google because price is always displayed regardless of whether it is starting/negotiable/search price
    • Ad title and ad description are compulsory

    TopMyplace (NZ)
    • Images are compulsory
    • Ad tile and ad description are compulsory
    • Address must be searchable on googlemap.com
    • Agency expiry date must be in the future

    TopTrade Me (NZ)
      Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
      Residential, Rental, Rural, Section & Commercial
    • At least one image (maximum of 20)
    • Agent must have First name & Last name
    • At least one of the agent's email, mobile or after-hour number must be provided
      Including prefix for mobile or landline eg 021 or 09
      If after-hour number is not available then the mobile number will be used
    • Suburbs must exist on Trademe’s website otherwise OSL will match it to the nearest
      For a full list of Trademe Suburbs please visit their website, www.trademe.co.nz
    • Office details are maintain by Trademe , it does not come from OSL Office
    • The "Display Price" field in OSL is not used on this website
    • No Business listings are accepted
    • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
      Residential
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Bedroom
      • Bathroom
      • Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      • Auction / Tender Date - When For Sale By = Auction / Tender and must be in the future
      Rental
      • Ad description
      • Bedroom
      • Bathroom
      • Rent – always displayed, cannot be hidden
      Commercial
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Floor area - compulsory for all Commercial listing types
      • Rateable value (RV)
      • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      • IF Lease: Rent – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price. Rent does Not include any outgoings
      • Auction / Tender Date - When For Sale By = Auction / Tender
      Rural
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Land area
      • Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      • Auction / Tender Date - When For Sale By = Auction / Tender
      Section
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Price / Low Price – hidden when it is For Sale By: Auction / Tender / No Price
      • Auction / Tender Date - When For Sale By = Auction / Tender

    Export is Snapshot style of data, incremental images.


    TopRealestate.co.nz (NZ)
    • Suburb must have an REI suburb code (subdivision number). View suburb codes
    • Must have a street loaded
    • Office must have a RealENZ code (assigned by RealENZ) loaded by OSL Support
    • Auction/Tender date must be greater than current date
    • Must be Current (Available) listing
    • Agency Expiry date greater than today
    • Maximum 10 images will display
    • Office and agent details are maintained by RealENZ (not OSL Office)
    • The "Display Price" field in OSL is not used on this website

    TopRaywhite.co.nz (NZ)
      Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
      Residential, Rental, Rural, Land, Commercial & Business
    • At least one image (maximum of 20)
    • Ad title & Ad description
    • Full address which consist of streetNumber, street, suburb, state and correct postcode
      For NZ: Suburb & Postcode must match the official REA suburb list
    • Agent names in OSL Office must match what RW Support has on their record (Case-sensitive)
    • Office details are maintained by RW Support, it does not come from OSL Office
    • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
      Residential
      • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
      • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
      • Bathrooms value
      • Bedrooms value
      Rental
      • Rent
      • Available From
      • Bathrooms value
      • Bedrooms value
      Rural
      • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
      • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
      Land
      • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
      • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
      • Land Area
      Commercial
      • commercialListingType (Sale OR Lease OR Sale&Lease)
      • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
      • IF Lease: Rent

    TopRealestateView.com.au (Aus)
    • Street name is compulsory for any type of listing
    • Suburb is compulsory for any type of listing, suburb & postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list
    • Price is compulsory for any type of listing. This is only used as an indicator, see DisplayPrice
      For Commercial Lease this is Rent
      otherwise it is Price / Low price field
    • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price.
    • Advertising copy
    • Maximum of 20 images
    • Agent must have First name, Last name, Mobile & Business number including area code
    • Office details are maintain by realestateView.com.au, it does not come from OSL Office

    TopRemax.co.nz (NZ)
    • Listing must be Available or Conditional
    • At least one image
    • Must have Ad title & Ad description
    • Price is compulsory. If it is Commercial For Lease then Rent is compulsory
    • Agent must have a associate ID
    • Office & Agent's details are maintained by remax.co.nz

    TopBrisRealestate.com.au (Aus)
      Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
      Residential, Rental, Rural & Land
    • At least one image (maximum of 25)
    • Ad title & Ad description
    • Full address which consist of streetNumber, street, suburb, state and correct postcode
      Suburb & Postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list

    • Agent names in OSL Office must match what REA has on their record (Case-sensitive)
    • Office details are maintained by BrisRealestate, it does not come from OSL Office
    • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
      Residential
      • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
      • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
      • Bathrooms value
      • Bedrooms value
      Rental
      • Rent
      • Available From
      • Bathrooms value
      • Bedrooms value
      Rural
      • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
      • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
      Land
      • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
      • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
      • Land Area
      TopDomain.com.au (Aus)
      • Only 5 images sent per listing
      • Image size maximum 500kb
      • Suburbs:
        Suburb/State/Postcode combinations will be validated at upload time by Domain. If a suburb is not found in their location table the region and area cannot be set (postcode may be used to attempt a region/area match however searches that include suburbs will not find the property). Region and Area categorization is required due to the structure of the Domain search. Domain uses the Australia Post postcode locality database (www.auspost.com.au) as a starting point. All spellings need to concur with this list e.g. "Mount Pleasant" not "Mt Pleasant".
      • Must be a registered Domain Agency
      • Agent must have First name and Last name
      • Image names must not contain '&' or space characters

      TopHomehound.com.au (Aus)
        Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
        Residential, Rental, Rural, Land, Commercial & Business
      • At least one image (maximum of 25)
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Full address which consist of streetNumber, street, suburb, state and correct postcode
        Suburb & Postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list

      • Agent names in OSL Office must match what homehound has on their record (Case-sensitive)
      • Office details are maintained by homehound, it does not come from OSL Office
      • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
        Residential
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rental
        • Rent
        • Available From
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rural
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        Land
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Land Area
        Commercial
        • commercialListingType (Sale OR Lease OR Sale&Lease)
        • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
          Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • IF Lease: Rent

      TopInvestors.com.au / LocationLocationLocation.com.au / Realestatecommercial.com.au (Aus)
        Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
        Residential, Rental, Rural, Land, Commercial & Business
      • At least one image (maximum of 25)
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Full address which consist of streetNumber, street, suburb, state and correct postcode
        Suburb & Postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list
      • Agent names in OSL Office must match what Investors has on their record (Case-sensitive)
      • Office details are maintained by Investors, it does not come from OSL Office
      • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
        Residential
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rental
        • Rent
        • Available From
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rural
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        Land
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Land Area
        Commercial
        • commercialListingType (Sale OR Lease OR Sale&Lease)
        • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
          Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • IF Lease: Rent

      TopRayWhite.com (Aus/NZ)
      • Site uses the same criterias as Realestate.com.au (Aus) / Allrealestate.co.nz (NZ)
      • Please see below

      TopMyhome.com.au (Aus)
        Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
        Residential, Rental, Rural, Land, Commercial & Business
      • At least one image (maximum of 25)
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Full address which consist of streetNumber, street, suburb, state and correct postcode
        Suburb & Postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list

      • Agent names in OSL Office must match what myhome has on their record (Case-sensitive)
      • Office details are maintained by myhome, it does not come from OSL Office
      • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
        Residential
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rental
        • Rent
        • Available From
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rural
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        Land
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Land Area
        Commercial
        • commercialListingType (Sale OR Lease OR Sale&Lease)
        • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
          Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • IF Lease: Rent

      TopOnTheHouse.com.au (Aus)
        Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
        Residential, Rental, Rural, Land, Commercial & Business
      • At least one image (maximum of 25)
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Full address which consist of streetNumber, street, suburb, state and correct postcode
        Suburb & Postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list

      • Agent names in OSL Office must match what onTheHouse has on their record (Case-sensitive)
      • Office details are maintained by onTheHouse, it does not come from OSL Office
      • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
        Residential
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rental
        • Rent
        • Available From
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rural
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        Land
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Land Area
        Commercial
        • commercialListingType (Sale OR Lease OR Sale&Lease)
        • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
          Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • IF Lease: Rent

      TopREA - Realestate.com.au (Aus) / Allrealestate.co.nz (NZ) / Realcommercial.com.au (AUS) / Realcommercial.co.nz (NZ)
        Elements listed in the following are required for all listing types:
        Residential, Rental, Rural, Land, Commercial & Business
      • At least one image (maximum of 25)
      • Ad title & Ad description
      • Full address which consist of streetNumber, street, suburb, state and correct postcode
        For AUS: Suburb & Postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list

      • For NZ: Suburb & Postcode must match the official Allrealestate.co.nz suburb list
      • Agent names in OSL Office must match what REA has on their record (Case-sensitive)
      • Office details are maintained by REA, it does not come from OSL Office
      • Elements listed in the following applies to specific listing types only
        Residential
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rental
        • Rent
        • Available From
        • Bathrooms value
        • Bedrooms value
        Rural
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        Land
        • Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
        • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • Land Area
        Commercial
        • commercialListingType (Sale OR Lease OR Sale&Lease)
        • IF Sale OR Sale&Lease: Price / Low price – This is always used as an indicator
          Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price
        • IF Lease: Rent

      TopRealestateView.com.au (Aus)
      • Street name is compulsory for any type of listing
      • Suburb is compulsory for any type of listing, suburb & postcode must match the official Australia Post suburb list
      • Price is compulsory for any type of listing. This is only used as an indicator, see DisplayPrice
        For Commercial Lease this is Rent
        otherwise it is Price / Low price field
      • Display Price is compulsory – This is always used for display rather than Price.
      • Advertising copy
      • Maximum of 20 images
      • Agent must have First name, Last name, Mobile & Business number including area code
      • Office details are maintain by realestateView.com.au, it does not come from OSL Office

      TopMisc
      • Tick box on advertising tab must be checked for the specific website (This is checked by default for new listings)
      • Office must be set to be exporting in the related exporter
      • Property type of listing must be mapped (OSL manages this process)