Senior Economist Location: Sydney or Melbourne (Cremorne).

Responsibilities - Develop and maintain forecasting models and residential housing market indicators, including nowcasting and forward‑looking metrics.

- Undertake in‑depth analysis of economic, statistical and demographic data across Australian residential property markets.
- Conduct policy‑focused research, assessing the impact of government, central bank and regulatory changes on housing markets.
- Translate complex analysis into clear, concise and compelling narratives for internal stakeholders, media and industry audiences.
- Construct and manage economic datasets, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely delivery of insights.
- Produce high‑quality reports, briefings and commentary on key economic releases (including RBA, ABS and government announcements) and residential market trends.
- Contribute to Domain’s public‑facing research and thought leadership, engaging with media and representing Domain at events and conferences (including travel and occasional out‑of‑hours activity).
- Collaborate with Analytics, Content, PR and Product teams to ensure insights are aligned and effectively delivered.
- Maintain strong awareness of macroeconomic conditions and emerging trends, identifying implications for the residential property market.
- Ensure all outputs meet high standards of accuracy, integrity and methodological rigour.
- Continuously improve research methodologies and workflows, leveraging current tools and technologies to enhance efficiency and impact.

Essential Qualifications - Proven experience in economics, econometrics or quantitative analysis, with a strong track record in economic modelling,



forecasting and research.

- Residential Property Expertise: demonstrated experience in residential property or housing market research.
- Demonstrated Analytical Thinking: advanced analytical capability, with experience interpreting economic, statistical and demographic data to generate clear and robust insights.
- Communication and Influence: strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, accessible and engaging narratives.
- Technical Capability: experience working with economic data frameworks (including ABS, national accounts and CPI) and applying quantitative methods.
- Collaboration: experience working within research or analytics teams and contributing to shared outcomes.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Econometrics, Statistics or a related field (Masters or first‑class honours preferred).

Preferred Qualifications - Experience developing and maintaining forecasting models and economic indicators.

- Familiarity with Australian housing market dynamics and policy environment.
- Experience contributing to published research, reports or commentary.
- Experience using tools such as Tableau, Python, R or similar analytical platforms.

Benefits - Work from home flexibility.

- Up to 20 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers.
- Wellbeing leave.
- Novated leasing through Autopia.
- Leadership development programmes and LinkedIn Learning access.
- Regular social events, including Innovation Days and annual BBQ.

Equal Employment Opportunity CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.

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