Relocatable Homes Expression of Interest (EOI) now closed
The EOI closed on 14 February 2025 for 31 selected buyback homes in Lismore and Murwillumbah.
EOI now closed
The EOI closed on 14 February 2025 for 31 selected buyback homes in Lismore and Murwillumbah. PRD Northern Rivers received over 300 enquiries and welcomed over 250 visitors to open homes.
Next steps in the EOI process
- Submissions are evaluated by the Evaluation Panel.
- If your EOI submission is selected, you will be invited to enter a contract with NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) for the purchase of a home.
- Notifying unsuccessful submissions will take place after homes have been sold.
Relocation of EOI homes will be undertaken by buyers within 12 months of purchase. This process is outlined in the RA’s sale contract.
Evaluation of EOI submissions
EOI submissions will be assessed by an evaluation panel. This process will be overseen by an Independent Probity Advisor.
All eligible EOIs will be assessed against the following weighted criteria:
- buyer type (40% weighting),
- buyer readiness (40%); and
- financial offer (20%).
The highest scoring EOI submission for each home will be invited to enter a contract with RA to purchase the home.
Buyer type
Will be scored from highest to lowest in this list, with the highest at the top:
- participants of the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program Home Buyback stream or flood impacted Northern Rivers residents in temporary accommodation who are looking to purchase a home for their primary residence
- Northern Rivers residents who wish to use the home for their primary residence in the Northern Rivers
- non-residents who wish to use the home for their primary residence in the Northern Rivers
- buyers who wish to use the home for other purposes within the Northern Rivers, e.g. to rent or for a commercial premises
- buyers who wish to relocate the home outside the Northern Rivers.
Buyer readiness
- Potential buyers who have access to suitable land to move the home to, and/or those who have the money to purchase the home and fund the relocation process, will be scored higher than those who are yet to secure land and/or obtain finance.
- Suitable land is land outside of a Priority Level 1, 2 or 3 area on the Resilient Homes Program prioritsation mapping.
Financial offer
The value of a buyer’s financial offer will also be considered in the evaluation process. The highest offers will achieve the highest score for this criteria.
Frequently Asked Questions
Following the close of the EOI period, the RA evaluation panel will review submissions against the evaluation criteria. The time it takes for the panel to evaluate submissions, will depend on the number of submissions received. Everyone who makes an EOI submission will be contacted to let them know their outcome in the process.
Once EOI submissions are evaluated, RA will select a submission to enter a sale contract for each home. The sale contract will set out the agreed purchase price and conditions. Conditions will include the timeframe for the buyer to relocate the home, site access arrangements, and the buyer’s responsibilities to leave RA’s site clean, tidy and safe. The EOI process is non-binding. Participants can withdraw their submission at any time before signing a purchase contract.
RA intends to reuse as many buyback homes as possible through a variety of mechanisms, including the release of more homes for community purchase. The RA website will be updated as information on future rounds is released.
RA is investigating a number of options for the reuse of buyback homes. Any homes not sold through the EOI will be considered as part of future EOI rounds or other relocation initiatives.
Any NSW Government funds remaining from the sale of relocatable buyback homes after costs, will be reinvested into the Resilient Homes Program as it continues to be rolled out across the region.
For more information
RA has resources available to help you understand more about the process of relocating a home and the things that you should consider before deciding if a relocatable home is right for you.
Please contact our team for more information at:
T: 1800 844 085
E: resilienthomesprogram@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au
W: nsw.gov.au/resilienthomesprogram
Fact sheets and guidance
Find resources about the Resilient Homes Program in our publications and reports library
