How to list a property For Sale By Owner Victoria
Get the rundown on how to list a property For Sale By Owner Victoria. If you want to know how to list your own property for sale, read on.
Selling your home, or an investment property, can put you on the path to financial freedom or free you up to do the things that add value to your life.
Naturally, you want to keep as much of the sale price as you can. One of the easiest ways is to skip the real estate agent and list it as For Sale By Owner.
Keen to read more? Continue for exactly how to list a house for sale by owner in Victoria, with links to helpful information.
What exactly is the For Sale By Owner Victoria selling method?
The name pretty much says it all. A For Sale By Owner sale (FSBO for short, sometimes called a ‘No Agent’ property sale) is when you, the owner, sell your property without using a traditional real estate agent to facilitate the sale.
Skipping the agent means you won’t need to pay agent commissions or their advertising costs. You could save yourself thousands of dollars.
FSBO isn’t difficult. We can help you every step of the way with guides covering everything from marketing to listing your property for sale.
A real estate agent isn’t the essential part of selling a property. It’s the piece you can leave out. But it is worth hiring independent experts like a property valuer and a conveyancer to make your sale a smooth one.
Are you allowed to FSBO in Victoria?
Yes, it’s entirely legal to list For Sale By Owner in Victoria. The number of owners selling this way in Australia is still quite small, which means there’s plenty of room to grow.
One Victorian requirement to know about: you must prepare a Section 32 Vendor Statement under the Sale of Land Act 1962 and give it to the buyer before they sign the contract. Your conveyancer or solicitor prepares it alongside the contract of sale.
How much does for sale by owner cost in Victoria compared to agents’ fees?
Melbourne commissions are among the lowest in the country, typically 1.6% to 2.5% plus GST and averaging close to 2.1%. Regional Victoria commonly runs 2.5% to 3.5%. Commission isn’t regulated anywhere in Australia and is always negotiable, so get three quotes and ask for the figure in dollars. Our guide to agent commission by state has the comparison.
As at August 2026, Melbourne’s median house value is $920,432. At those rates you’d hand over somewhere between $14,700 and $23,000 in commission to sell through an agent.
Don’t forget the advertising fee your agent charges to promote your property. That’s usually an extra 1% of your asking price, or roughly $9,200 on the median Melbourne home. All up, an agent-assisted sale takes close to $28,500 out of your proceeds.
PropertyNow does the listing and the support for a flat $979. That’s some serious money to think about.
Is it the right time to try and list for sale by owner in Victoria?
Melbourne’s market is falling. Values dropped 3.9% over the three months to August 2026 and are down 4.7% across the year, which leaves the city roughly 6.8% below its March 2022 peak. Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra are the capitals going backwards over the year.
Regional Victoria has held up better, easing 1.4% over the quarter while still sitting 4.6% higher across the year.
As at August 2026, Melbourne’s median dwelling value is $786,718, with houses at $920,432 and units at $629,054.
The median weekly rent across all Melbourne dwellings is $646. Gross rental yields are 3.5% for houses and 5.1% for units.
Homes are taking longer to sell, with a median time on market of 39 days against 32 a year earlier, and a median vendor discount of 3.8%. Across regional Victoria the median is 44 days.
A softer market changes the job rather than the outcome. Buyers have more choice and more room to negotiate, so pricing to what the market is doing now matters more than it did a year ago. It also makes the commission you keep worth more, not less.
You can check out our current FSBO listings here.
We genuinely believe everyone could sell successfully using the For Sale by Owner Victoria method. We have the right expert advice to help you skip the real estate agent and keep more.
Don’t be intimidated by selling your own property. At PropertyNow, we pride ourselves on helping homeowners in Victoria and across Australia sell their homes themselves. Ask us how today.
*Market figures updated September 2026, sourced from Cotality.