APREF is pleased to support academic research exploring topics critical to the Australian Property Industry. Each year APREF releases defined call topics open to Australian property researchers to apply for research grants.
2026 APREF Research Grants are now open
Applications for the 2026 APREF Research Grants are now open from 6th July 2026 and close on 30 September 2026.
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Who Can Apply
- The chief investigator must be affiliated with one of the API accredited courses.
- There is a requirement for a member of the research team to be an API Member.
- The research aims must include an outcome to benefit the Australian property industry.
New Research Grant Topics
Topic 1
The AI Paradox: Sustainability and Real Estate.
Topic 2
Tax reform, investor behaviour, and housing supply.
Topic 3
The future of property valuation – changing practice and building tomorrow’s workforce.
Topic 4
Open topic – researcher-proposed.
2025 APREF Research Grant Winners
Congratulations to Associate Professor Lucy Cradduck (QUT) on being awarded an APREF research grant for “Developing Valuers’ Court-related GenAI Literacy”.
Congratulations to Dr Mona Salam and Associate Professor Hera Antoniades (UTS) on being awarded an APREF research grant for “Advancing Circular Economy in Commercial Property Refurbishment: Evidence from Industry Surveys”.
We look forward to viewing your Research results in the coming year.
For any enquiries, please contact APREF.
- RMIT (Dr Leah Li and Dr Woon-Weng Wong), M3Property (Jane Wyndham and Brendon Wood):
“Building trust: Exploring AI and ethical practices in the property profession” - UNSW (Professor Chyi Lin Lee), WSU (Dr. Sharon Yam), QUT (Associate Professor Connie Susilawati):
“Future-Proofing Property Education: Integrating Emerging Technologies to Meet Industry Expectations”
- RMIT (Dr Neville Hurst and Dr Dulani Halvitigala):
“Developing a toolkit to estimate the value implications of sustainable characteristics on residential property valuations.” - Curtin University (Amity James and the Curtin Research team):
“Industry-ready property graduates – A critical skills pulse check for Australian Universities.”
- University of NSW (Associate Professor Chyi Lin Lee):
“Future Workforce for the Property Industry – Are We Ready for the Change?”
- Deakin University: “Housing market resilience in Australia: 2000 – 2021”
- RMIT: “Towards more inclusive equality and diversity for the Australian valuation industry”
- University of New South Wales and University of South Australia:
“Towards understanding the dynamics of the regional property markets of Australia: Spatio-temporal analysis, predictive modelling, and visualising of sales in regional SA and NSW”
- QUT: “Big Visual Data Analysis using Artificial Intelligence for Mass Valuation of Residential Properties in Australia”
- QUT and University of Melbourne: “Valuation @ Risk”
- University of Melbourne: “Urban densification through private land assembling in inner and middle suburbs for decentralised mixed/single-use build to rent development”
- RMIT: “Black Swan Events, Quantitative Easing and the Australian Residential Property Market”
Scholarships
The Australian Property Research and Education Fund offers tertiary education scholarships to support students in accessing and completing their desired property economic and valuation degrees.
Awards
The Peter Barrington Gold Medal Award encourages research and excellence in the study of land economy.
