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For over‑50s lifestyle communities

Every lead.
Every portal.
Every follow-up.

We manage your listings and enquiry pipeline, turning more of your enquiries into buyers.

sunsetridge.utula.com.au
🔒 sunsetridge.utula.com.au/pipeline
Lead Pipeline
Sunset Ridge · 47 active leads · Updated just now
12
New this week
↑ 3 vs last week
4
Hot leads
↑ 1 new today
8
Inspections
Next: Tue 10am
6
Re-engagement
↓ 2 reactivated
Awareness18
M. Thompson
REA · 2bed · $450–500k
REAequity-releaser
R. & H. Davies
Domain · browsing
Domainhesitant-downsizer
Research11
S. Walsh
Downsizing · 6–12mo
Downsizingfreedom-seeker
K. Nguyen
YLC · Adult child
YLCsocial-rebuilder
Village Visit8
P. Morrison
REA · Finance ✓ · 0–6mo
REA🔥 Hot
Alan & R. Peters
REA · Family consult
REAurgent-mover
AI response sent
2 hrs after enquiry · Personalised
🔥 Hot & Active Leads 47 total · 4 hot
D. Hamilton Score 88
Domain · Decision Stage · Finance ✓ · 0–6 months
Domain🔥 Hot⚡ AI briefed
P. Morrison Score 74
REA · Village Visit · Finance ✓ · 0–6 months
REA🔥 Hot
S. Walsh Score 38
Downsizing · Research · 6–12 months
Downsizingfreedom-seeker
AI response sent2 hrs after enquiry · Personalised
72 hrs When most leads go cold without structured follow up
18–24 mth Sweet spot buyer decision window
1–5 yrs The longest buyer journey in retirement

Listing portals we manage on your behalf

REA Group Domain Downsizing.com.au YourLifeChoices Retirement Living Online
The Platform

Built for retirement living.
Not retrofitted for it.

Your own dedicated dashboard: pipeline, leads and listings, all in one place. Utula manages it. You own it. Access and edit at any time.

7-segment buyer insightFreedom Seeker, Equity Releaser, Hesitant Downsizer and more. Every lead tagged and nurtured differently
AI-assisted first responsePersonalised reply within 2 hours of every portal enquiry, while most operators are still manually checking their inbox
Weekly pipeline reportDelivered every Monday: new leads, hot leads, where each lead has moved to and one recommended action
sunsetridge.utula.com.au
sunsetridge.utula.com.au
🔒 sunsetridge.utula.com.au/pipeline
Lead Pipeline
Sunset Ridge · 47 active leads · Updated just now
12
New this week
↑ 3 vs last week
4
Hot leads
↑ 1 today
8
Inspections
Tue 10am
6
Re-engagement
↓ 2 back
Awareness18
M. Thompson
REA · 2bed · $450–500k
REAequity-releaser
R. & H. Davies
Domain · browsing
Domainhesitant-downsizer
Research11
S. Walsh
Downsizing · 6–12mo
Downsizingfreedom-seeker
K. Nguyen
YLC · Adult child
YLCsocial-rebuilder
Village Visit8
P. Morrison
REA · Finance ✓
REA🔥 Hot
Alan & R. Peters
REA · Family consult
REAurgent-mover
🔥 Hot & Active47 leads · 4 hot
D. Hamilton88
Domain · Decision Stage · Finance ✓ · 0–6 months
Domain🔥 Hot⚡ AI briefed
P. Morrison74
REA · Village Visit · Finance ✓ · 0–6 months
REA🔥 Hot
S. Walsh38
Downsizing · Research · 6–12 months
Downsizingfreedom-seeker
AI response sent2 hrs after enquiry · Personalised
Hot Lead — Dorothy Hamilton
Score: 88 · AI brief generated 34 mins ago · Decision stage
⚡ Utula AI — Lead Brief
Dorothy Hamilton, 72 — Domain enquiry, $550–600k, 0–6 months. Finance pre-approved. Visited twice, second visit with daughter Cathy. Score 62 → 88 after inspection.

Lead with: Unit 12A (2bed, north-facing, $565k). Address Cathy's emergency call questions early.
Utula AI · Generated 34 mins ago
Contact Timeline
Score reached 88 — Hot flag triggered, AI brief generated.
Today 9:30am
2nd inspection — Dorothy + daughter Cathy.
Thu 17 Apr · 11am
Financial comparison clicked — 2nd time in 7 days.
Wed 16 Apr · 2:14pm
Contact Details
Name
Dorothy Hamilton
Phone
0412 000 111
Budget
$550,000 – $600,000
Finance
✓ Pre-approved
Tags
status:hot0–6mofinance:ok
⚡ Utula AI — Lead Brief
Dorothy Hamilton, 72 — Domain, $550–600k, 0–6 months. Finance pre-approved. Two visits (2nd with daughter Cathy). Score 62 → 88 after inspection.

Lead with: Unit 12A, 2bed, $565k. Address Cathy's emergency call questions early.
Utula AI · 34 mins ago
Phone
0412 000 111
Source
Domain
Budget
$550–600k
Finance
✓ Pre-approved
Score 88 reached — Hot flag triggered.Today 9:30am
2nd inspection — Dorothy + daughter Cathy.Thu 17 Apr · 11am
Financial comparison clicked — 2nd time.Wed 16 Apr · 2pm
Contacts
Sunset Ridge · 312 contacts · 47 active pipeline
All🔥 HotWarmRe-engagement
NameSourceStageTimelineScore
Dorothy Hamilton
hello@utula.com.au
DomainDecision0–6 mth88
Patricia Morrison
hello@utula.com.au
REAVillage Visit0–6 mth74
Susan Walsh
hello@utula.com.au
DownsizingResearch6–12 mth38
Margaret Thompson
hello@utula.com.au
REAAwareness12–24 mth22
Alan & Ruth Peters
hello@utula.com.au
ReferralFamily Consult.0–6 mth45
All Contacts312 total · 47 active
NameStageScore
Dorothy HamiltonDomain · 0–6 mo
Decision 88
Patricia MorrisonREA · 0–6 mo
Village Visit 74
Susan WalshDownsizing · 6–12 mo
Research 38
M. ThompsonREA · 12–24 mo
Awareness 22
Alan & Ruth PetersReferral · 0–6 mo
Family 45
+ Add Lead
12New this week
4Hot leads
8Inspections
6Re-engagement
Awareness
M. Thompson
equity-releaser
R. & H. Davies
hesitant-downsizer
Research
S. Walsh
freedom-seeker
K. Nguyen
social-rebuilder
Village Visit
P. Morrison
🔥 urgent-mover
What we do

Three services. One system.

You run the village. We handle everything else. Three fully managed services that keep your listings sharp, your pipeline moving and your leads followed up. Without adding to your workload.

01

Listings that convert

Written for the retirement buyer. Optimised for every portal. Lifestyle copy, photos ordered to tell the right story, and consistent placement across REA, Domain and 3 more. With monthly performance reporting included.

REA & DomainLifestyle copy5 portals
02

A pipeline that works

Purpose-built for the retirement buyer journey. Six steps in the buyer journey, automated lead scoring and weekly pipeline review. Your sales team always knows who to call and when.

Utula CRMLead scoring6 stages
03

Enquiries that become sales

Email and SMS sequences built for the full 1–5 year journey. AI-assisted responses within 2 business hours, and re-engagement campaigns across all 7 buyer segments, because ‘not yet’ still means ‘eventually.’

AI response7 segmentsRe-engagement
Buyer Segments

Where your leads come from.
What happens to them.

Every enquiry carries signals: source, urgency, buying stage, motivation. Utula reads them automatically and routes every lead so the right response reaches the right person at the right time.

Couple enjoying retirement lifestyle
The opportunity

The leads are there.
The difference is in
how you follow them up.

Volume vs conversion quality

Lead source mix · indicative data · Utula analysis, 2024; CBRE Retirement Living Survey 2023; ARQRLA Industry Report 2023

Volume share
Highest quality
Medium
Lower
REA & Domain
34%
Medium
Word of mouth
28%
Highest
Specialist portals
13%
High
Direct / website
11%
High
Facebook / social
9%
Lower
Prof. referral
4%
Exceptional
Events / open days
2%
Highest

Key insight: Word of mouth and open day leads convert at 3× the rate of portal leads, yet most operators invest zero in managing them systematically. Utula tracks every source.

7 segments. 7 different journeys.

Buyer decision timelines · Property Council of Australia Retirement Census 2023; JLL Seniors Housing Research 2024

Critical
High
Medium
May stall
Long horizon
Now
1 yr
3 yrs
5 yrs
Urgent Mover
0–6 mo
Critical
Adult Child
0–12 mo
High
Guided Mover
0–12 mo
High
Social Rebuilder
1–2 yrs
Medium
Equity Releaser
1–3 yrs
Medium
Hesitant Downsizer
1–3 yrs (stalls)
Low
Freedom Seeker
2–5 yrs
Low
Most operators treat all leads the same. A Freedom Seeker and an Urgent Mover need completely different responses. Utula’s 7 buyer profiles ensures every lead gets the right content at the right pace, automatically.
Why Utula

The gap no one
else is filling.

Everything managed for you at a fraction of what full-service agencies charge, built specifically for this market.

72 hrs When most leads go cold without follow-up
2 hrs Utula’s first response time, every enquiry
18 mth Sweet spot buyer decision window
1–5 yrs The longest buyer journey in retirement
1 settlement Costs less than one sale. Returns more than you'd expect.

How every lead is handled

01 Enquiry in All portal leads captured automatically Auto
02 Sorted & tagged Sorted by buyer type and timeline Auto
03 AI responds Personalised reply within 2 hours AI
04 Nurture begins Sequences tailored to buyer segment Ongoing
05 Consultant called Handed to your team at exactly the right moment Result

Why it matters

The gap most operators
don't know they have

Five years in retirement living advertising. Five more at Domain watching how property developers run their buyer pipeline. And a front-row seat to how much the retirement sector was leaving on the table. Utula exists because the gap was too obvious to ignore.

Without Utula
Leads expire quietly72 hrs without follow-up. Most go cold before anyone picks up the phone
20 min per lead, manuallyPortal email arrives. Staff copy details into a spreadsheet. Then forget to follow up.
"Not yet" means abandonedOne unanswered call and the lead disappears, even if they were 18 months from buying
Listings set and forgottenPublished at launch, never touched again. Copy, photos and placement go stale.
Adult children get nothingThey research, find silence from you, and quietly move your competitor up the list.
With Utula
Response within 2 hoursAI-assisted, personalised to source and buyer type, while most operators are still checking the inbox
Zero manual entryEvery portal lead captured, organised and staged automatically. Your team focuses on closing.
12–18 month re-engagementEvery "not yet" lead stays in an active nurture sequence until they're ready to move
Listings maintained monthlyCopy, photos and portal placement actively managed. Performance reported every month.
Dedicated family nurtureAdult children get their own thread, keeping your village front of mind.
Without Utula
With Utula
18-month lead journey Cold
Day 0 Day 3 Week 2 Month 3 18 months
18-month lead journey Nurturing
Day 0 2 hrs Month 1 Month 6 18 months
Day 0 Enquiry arrives via REA. Lands in inbox. No one sees it yet.
Day 0 Captured automatically. Sorted by buyer type, pipeline stage set. Consultant notified.
Packages

Two packages. Everything included. Pricing is confirmed on your demo call so we can tailor it to your villages and portfolio size.

Essentials For operators starting out
  • Listings across REA, Domain, Downsizing, YourLifeChoices & RLO, up to 10 active
  • Listing copy written and maintained by Utula
  • Purpose-built CRM & retirement living pipeline
  • Automated lead intake. Zero manual entry
  • Lead tagging, pipeline management & 2-hour SMS first response
  • Weekly pipeline review & Monday pipeline report
  • Monthly portal performance report
Book a Demo
6-month minimum term One-off setup fee applies Moving from your existing setup, handled for you Own CRM welcome at service premium
01
Book a Demo
20 minutes. We learn your setup, find the gaps and tell you honestly if we’re the right fit.
No obligation
02
Package & Setup
We deploy your CRM, configure your pipeline and connect your portal accounts. Live within days.
Done for you
03
Submit Your Listings
One form in your Utula portal. We handle all uploads, copy, photos and ongoing maintenance.
One form only
04
Ongoing Delivery
Within a week: your listings are live, your pipeline is running and your first AI response has already gone out. From there, we manage everything and you just close.
Fully managed
Get Started

Stop losing leads you’ve
already paid for.

Most operators are sitting on 12–36 months of cold leads in a spreadsheet. Utula can re-engage them within a week of onboarding.

Tell us about your villages

We respond within one business day. We’ll tell you honestly if we’re the right fit.

We respond within
one business day.