Pausing your listing: Pause vs Pause & Refresh

Need to take your 'for sale' listing off the market for a while? You've got two options. Both live in your account — click "Change Status" on your listing, then Pause, and you'll see a popup explaining each option with pricing before anything is charged. If you change your mind, just close the popup.

You get one Pause per listing. Once you've used it, the $40 Pause option is no longer available — Pause & Refresh still is, and you can contact our team if you need longer.

Here's how to choose between them.

Option 1: Pause — $40 (inc. GST)

Choose this if you're stepping off the market for under 2 months and want to resume your current listing when you're back.

• Your listing comes down from all websites but stays safely in your account.
• Un-pause any time, and it feeds back to every site at no extra charge.
• If you've purchased the Allhomes upgrade, pausing forfeits it permanently. It won't come back when you reactivate, and would need to be purchased again.
• When it returns, it keeps its original listing ID, list date and view count — so it comes back in its original search position.
• Time limit: 2 months maximum. If you haven't reactivated within 2 months, we'll automatically reactivate it for you (if you don't want that, just let our team know and we'll hold it).

Option 2: Pause & Refresh — $500 (inc. GST)

Choose this if you're off the market for at least 3 months and want to come back with a completely fresh start.

Realestate.com.au allows a listing that's been fully offline for three months to relist as a brand-new listing — new ID, new list date, zero "days on market", a 'New' banner, and most importantly, a spot back at the top of standard listings in search results. It can be well-timed over a slower period (like a summer break) so you relaunch with maximum impact.

• The catch: REA requires the full three months offline — you can't un-pause sooner.
• Time limit: 6 months maximum.
• Changed your mind? If you decide not to come back to market, we'll refund the $500 in full, as long as you haven't reactivated the listing.

What about rental listings?

Rental listings can't be paused, except in special circumstances. If you need to take a rental listing down temporarily, have a chat with our support team and we'll find the best option for your situation. (And if a tenancy fell through after marking your property leased, remember our free 30-day relisting guarantee — see How do I mark my property as leased?)

Updated on: 23/09/2026