Canberra Real Estate Career Guide
Government Market and Diplomatic Housing
Canberra is built around federal institutions. Agents prosper by understanding public service relocations, diplomatic tenancy protocols, and prestige suburbs near Parliament.
- Navigate security requirements for embassy leases
- Track public service hiring cycles
- Offer discreet services for high-profile clients
Course Options
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Challenges & Opportunities
Canberra's dynamic real estate market presents both opportunities and challenges for aspiring agents.
Next Steps
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Who Lives Here?
Understanding Canberra's local identities helps agents connect with diverse buyer motivations and market effectively.
Public servants transferred from state offices seeking family suburbs
Diplomatic families requiring short-term furnished rentals
Political staffers purchasing inner-south apartments near Parliament
Heritage & Real Estate Insights
Quirky historical facts that inform modern Canberra property markets and add depth to your local expertise.
Canberra was designed by Walter Burley Griffin with no building over Capital Hill—height restrictions still enforce his 1912 vision, constraining apartment supply and inflating prices
The city's 99-year leasehold system means all land is Crown-owned; 'buyers' only purchase building rights, creating unique legal complexities for agents
Did you know? Canberra has no heritage buildings older than 1913 because the city didn't exist—yet mid-century embassy residences are now heritage-listed at just 60 years old
The suburb of Yarralumla houses 80+ embassies on leasehold land—those diplomatic estates are valued in the billions but cannot be sold, creating a frozen luxury market