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Ten relocatable homes from Lismore will go up for auction on July 8 from 5.30pm with a 6pm start at the Lismore Heights Sports Club. A total of 30 flood-affected homes are now available for purchase across the Northern Rivers.

‘Anyone can walk in and bid on the homes,’ said a spokesperson for the NSW Reconstruction Authority (NSW RA). 

‘This is the second round of relocatable, buyback homes, up for purchase. Under the first round it was a private treaty that was focused on people who were part of the buyback program and had registered interest in a buyback house. This round is an auction and open to everyone.’

The release is part of a rolling program to relocate and reuse flood-affected homes purchased through the Resilient Homes Program (RHP).

The buyback home at 213 Magellan Street, Lismore is up for auction. Photo supplied

No reserve price

‘This is removing unsafe homes from the floodplain and helping create more affordable housing in the region. 

‘There is no reserve price on any of these relocatable homes. That means potentially anyone could purchase a buyback home for one dollar if there are no other bidders.’

A condition of the purchase is that homes are relocated to sites outside of Priority 1, 2 and 3 areas as mapped by NSW RA. Mapping can be accessed from the NSW RA website by clicking here together with additional information on the purchase and relocation process.

The buyback home at 185 Magellan Street, Lismore is up for auction. Photo supplied

To view the HAZMAT report and auction contract for a home you will need to contact the listing agent.

Twenty homes were made available online in May. More information about the program, homes for sale and details of the open for inspection schedule can be found here.

‘We are really trying to roll through as many as relocatable homes as we can. There will be future upcoming releases of buyback houses as more more houses come online,’ the NSW RA spokesperson told The Echo. 

‘All people need is some land to relocate the house to. Because there is no reserve price on any of these relocatable homes potentially anyone could purchase a buyback home for one dollar if there are no other bidders.’

Wal Murray & Co First National Real Estate has been appointed to manage the sale of these 10 homes, which will be sold via public auction on 8 July 2025. You can view the homes here.



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