For sale by owner homes in Sydney.

Sydney homes listed by their owners on realestate.com.au and Domain. No agent, no commission.

Browse 7 homes for sale by owner in Sydney. Each one is listed on realestate.com.au and Domain by its owner, with no agent commission.

7 homes for sale by owner

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Selling in Sydney

How to sell your own home in Sydney.

Selling without an agent is legal in NSW, and the rules are written down. Here’s how a private sale works in Sydney, step by step.

  1. 1. Price it
  2. 2. Contract
  3. 3. List it
  4. 4. Offers
  5. 5. Settle
A home for sale in New South Wales

Step 1 of 5

Price it against Sydney sales.

Start with sales of similar homes near you from the last six months, then set a range buyers will act on.

At 2.1%, a $1,600,000 Sydney house costs $33,600 in commission before GST. Unreserved Lite is $900.

Agent at 2.1%
$33,600
Unreserved Lite
$900
A period home with a garden path

Step 2 of 5

Get the contract ready before you advertise.

In NSW, a home can’t go on the market until a solicitor or licensed conveyancer has prepared the contract of sale, with the prescribed documents attached.

Book them first. Your listing shouldn’t go live until the contract is ready.

Who prepares it
Solicitor or licensed conveyancer
When
Before you advertise
A home at dusk

Step 3 of 5

List where buyers are looking.

Most buyers search realestate.com.au and Domain, and those portals only take listings from agencies. Private sellers list through a licensed agency.

Unreserved lists your home on both for a flat fee. You keep control of the price, the buyers and the decision.

Listed on
realestate.com.au + Domain
Cost
From $900, no commission
An apartment building with timber balconies

Step 4 of 5

Offers and cooling-off.

On a private sale, the buyer gets 5 business days to change their mind after exchange. You get none. Once you exchange, you are bound.

A buyer who pulls out forfeits 0.25% of the price. On $1,600,000 that’s $4,000. A buyer can waive cooling-off with a section 66W certificate from their own lawyer or conveyancer.

Buyer cooling-off
5 business days
At auction
None
An Unreserved sold sign

Step 5 of 5

Deposit and settlement.

The full deposit is usually 10% of the price. In a private sale it usually sits in your solicitor’s or conveyancer’s trust account until settlement, not with you.

Every NSW settlement runs through the eConveyancing platform, so your solicitor or conveyancer represents you on the day.

Deposit
Usually 10%
Held by
Trust account

Sydney, suburb by suburb

For sale by owner across Sydney.

Every suburb with a home listed by its owner right now. Choose a suburb to see what’s for sale there.

A home for sale by owner in Bradbury

Bradbury NSW 2560

For sale by owner in Bradbury.

1 home listed by its owner in Bradbury right now, on realestate.com.au and Domain with no agent commission.

Selling in Bradbury yourself? NSW rules apply: your contract must be ready before you advertise, and the buyer gets 5 business days to cool off on a private sale.

Homes listed
1
Price guide
$1.1m
Property types
House

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Questions

Sydney sellers ask.

Can I sell my house privately in Sydney?

Yes. In NSW you can sell your own home without an agent. A solicitor or licensed conveyancer must prepare the contract of sale before you advertise.

How long is the cooling-off period?

5 business days on a private sale. A buyer who pulls out forfeits 0.25% of the price. There’s no cooling-off at auction.

Can a buyer waive cooling-off?

Yes, with a section 66W certificate signed by their own lawyer or conveyancer.

Who holds the deposit?

Usually your solicitor’s or conveyancer’s trust account, until settlement. The full deposit is usually 10% of the price.