07/11/2026
Did you renovate your home yourself? There are a few extra steps before you sell.
If you did the building work yourself as an owner-builder and sell within six and a half years of finishing, you need a report from a building inspector on that work. This is called a Section 137B report. If the work cost more than $16,000, you also need insurance that protects the buyer.
Both need to be ready before the buyer signs. If they are not, the buyer may be able to pull out of the sale.
Thinking of selling? Talk to MREC before you list.
03 9464 6732
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First, you need a Section 137B report from a building inspector →
Spent over $16,000? You also need insurance for the buyer →
Miss these and the buyer may be able to walk away. Talk to MREC before you list.
03 9464 6732
[email protected]