A premium architectural home of the kind a David Reid Homes franchisee builds in Melbourne
Franchise opportunity · Melbourne

A custom home builder franchise opportunity in Melbourne

You already know how to build. A David Reid Homes franchise gives you the brand, the plans, the systems and the buying power to win better projects across Melbourne, lift your margins, and run a custom-home business that doesn't depend on you alone.

  • A recognised premium brand, so you compete on reputation, not the cheapest quote.
  • 300+ market-ready luxury and custom designs, plus proven building systems.
  • A capped royalty: past $2.2M of build value, the rest is yours to keep.

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20
Years raising the standard
300+
Designs in the library
150+
Years of combined craft
$2.2M
Build-value royalty cap
The Melbourne opportunity

Build the homes your city is known by.

Melbourne is one of Australia's deepest custom and architectural home markets. The established inner east, bayside and the Mornington Peninsula sustain a steady flow of premium, design-led builds for owners who care about how a home is made.

A David Reid Homes franchise lets an established Melbourne builder compete on reputation rather than the cheapest quote, with a premium national brand, 300+ designs and the systems to run several builds at once.

Looking wider than Melbourne? See the Victoria franchise opportunity.

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A premium architectural home built by a David Reid Homes franchisee
Where you could build

Areas across Melbourne

We agree a defined territory with you. These are the kinds of markets in and around Melbourne can cover.

The inner east (Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell) Bayside (Brighton, Sandringham) The Mornington Peninsula The Yarra Valley The eastern growth corridor The Bellarine and Geelong
What you receive

A complete operating system, from day one.

Brand & marketing

A premium national brand, a managed digital marketing system, a conversion-focused website and professionally produced sales collateral.

Plans & design

300+ standard and luxury working drawings, construction details and inclusions, plus the online plan library.

Systems & software

The DRH platform keeps leads, builds, plans and compliance in one place, plus approved estimating and construction management.

Sales & administration

A full sales process and manual, letters and forms, colour and specification selection, and client reporting.

People & training

Intensive onboarding over 2.5 days, structured induction, ongoing mentoring and the annual network conference.

Suppliers & buying power

National supplier agreements and trade pricing negotiated across the network, on materials and the premium finishes your clients specify.

A premium opportunity, a smart entry

A royalty well below what you'd expect, and capped.

You operate at the high end with a royalty that sits well below what you'd expect for a franchise of this calibre, and it's capped. The royalty applies up to a build value of $2.2 million; on any build worth more than that, you pay nothing on the value above the cap.

In practice the cap sits comfortably above most builds, so for the bulk of your work the royalty is simply what you'd expect. It's on the occasional high-end home past $2.2M where the cap really pays: your largest projects reward you the most.

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A premium architectural home built by a David Reid Homes franchisee
Your roadmap

From first enquiry to opening your doors

1

Enquiry

Register and receive the overview.

2

Qualifying call

Goals, licence, territory.

3

Overview meeting

A day at head office, Brisbane.

4

Review

With your own advisors, in your time.

5

Agreement

Sign and secure your territory.

6

Onboarding

2.5-day training, then mentoring.

Common questions

Franchise questions, Melbourne

Yes. Many Melbourne-based builders also cover nearby lifestyle markets like the Mornington Peninsula and the Bellarine. We agree a defined territory with you.
Our royalty sits well below what you'd expect for a franchise of this calibre, and it is capped. It applies up to a build value of $2.2 million; on bigger builds you pay no royalty on the value above that, so the better you build, the more you keep. The exact rate, the franchise fee and the working capital you'll need are in the information pack and walked through with you directly.
Yes. You hold, or have a business partner who holds, a current building licence. We confirm the details for your state on the qualifying call.
A complete operating system: a premium national brand, managed marketing and sales collateral, the DRH platform, the 300+ design library, national supplier agreements and buying power, full sales and construction systems, training over 2.5 days and ongoing mentoring.

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The next step

The next step is a conversation.

Request the information pack. There's nothing to prepare. Just come ready to talk about what you want to build in Melbourne.

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A tangible overview of the opportunity, the model and the support, yours to review in your own time.
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(07) 2142 5788

franchise@davidreidhomes.com.au