ShieldBox
Secure email for Real Estate industry Australia
Secure Email for Real Estate

Secure email for
Australian real estate agencies and property managers

Email purpose-built for real estate agencies — protects client trust account details, satisfies REIA and state licensing obligations, and eliminates the BEC fraud risk that cost Australian agencies millions last year.

2,100+
Real estate offices
$8M+
Annual BEC fraud exposure
Industry-wide target
100%
Australian data residency
5-yr
Trust record retention

BEC fraud alert: Real estate trust account fraud via Business Email Compromise is one of Australia's fastest-growing cyber crimes. Attackers spoof agent email domains to redirect settlement funds. DMARC at p=reject is the single most effective control — included free on every ShieldBox plan.

Regulatory Landscape

Real Estate email compliance in Australia

Every compliance obligation that applies to real estate email — and how ShieldBox satisfies each one.

State Licensing
Property Stock & Business Agents Act & State Equivalents

All states require real estate agents to maintain trust account records and client communication records for 5 years. Email archiving with tamper-proof storage directly satisfies this requirement.

Privacy Act
Privacy Act 1988 — APP 8

Real estate agencies handle highly sensitive client information — buyer and vendor identity documents, financial pre-approval letters, trust account details. Storing these in offshore email creates serious APP 8 exposure.

OAIC / NDB
NDB Scheme

Real estate is in the OAIC's top 10 NDB notification sectors. A compromised agent email account with access to trust account communications and buyer identity documents is automatically a notifiable data breach.

Professional Standards
REIA & State REI Codes

State Real Estate Institutes require member agencies to maintain professional conduct standards including secure client communication handling and record retention aligned with licensing requirements.

Platform Features

Everything real estate needs

Built from the ground up for Australian compliance requirements specific to real estate.

DMARC domain protection — stops BEC

p=reject DMARC enforcement prevents domain spoofing. Attackers cannot send emails appearing to come from your agency domain — the primary BEC attack vector for trust account fraud.

Client data stays in Australia

Buyer identity documents, vendor authorities, and trust account communications stored exclusively on Australian servers. Privacy Act APP 8 satisfied by design.

5-year trust record archiving

Automatic WORM archiving of all trust account communications. State Fair Trading audits satisfied without manual record retrieval.

NDB breach detection

Instant alerts when an agent email account shows compromise signs — before attackers can monitor incoming trust account instructions.

Shared team inboxes for PM

Property management team shared inboxes with individual audit trails. Tenants email the PM team — not an individual agent's personal mailbox.

Custom domain for every office

Every office, principal, and property manager on their own @youragency.com.au domain. Consistent professional branding across all client communications.

Real Estate Verticals

Every real estate setting, covered

Franchise Networks
85+ networks

Ray White, Harcourts, LJ Hooker and independent franchise networks with centralised compliance but agency-level email management.

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Independent Agencies
1,400+ agencies

Independent real estate agencies with enterprise-grade security that matches the franchise brands on client trust.

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Property Managers
480+ PM divisions

Dedicated property management operations handling tenant communications, maintenance orders, and rent trust account correspondence.

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Commercial Real Estate
130+ offices

Commercial, industrial, and retail property agencies handling significant lease negotiations and trust account movements.

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Customer Stories

Trusted by Australian real estate professionals

“A competitor agency had a trust account BEC fraud costing their clients $320,000. We moved to ShieldBox within 48 hours and DMARC p=reject was live on our domain before the end of the day.”
Karen Whitfield
Karen Whitfield
Principal
Whitfield Property Group, Brisbane QLD
“Our property management team shared inbox was on Gmail with no audit trail. ShieldBox's team inbox means every PM can see the same tenant communications with full audit logs — our PI insurer loves it.”
Marcus Hunt
Marcus Hunt
Head of Property Management
Hunt & Associates Property, Perth WA
Free migration — we do everything

Our team migrates your complete email history from Gmail, Outlook, or any provider. Overnight, zero downtime.

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Common Questions

Real Estate email FAQ

DMARC at p=reject enforcement, included on every ShieldBox plan, ensures attackers cannot send emails appearing to come from your agency domain. Combined with account compromise alerting, ShieldBox provides defence-in-depth against BEC fraud targeting trust accounts.

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