The 5 best builders in Sydney to bring your dream home to life
A house is probably going to be the single most significant investment you’ll ever make — not just in a financial sense, but because you’ll be living in it every day for years to come. You need to put a lot of thought into how you want that house to look and feel.
For such an important investment, why not get help from the best house builders in Sydney? With decades of expertise and tons of options available, you’re sure to find your forever home.
How much does a builder cost in Sydney?
Builders in Sydney price new homes, including the land, from around $1,150,000+. Factors such as house size, solo vs duplex, and urban vs acreage will influence the final price. You might be able to get financing, deals, or discounts in certain circumstances, such as homes that are still under construction.
1. McDonald Jones Homes
Address: 2 Solent Circuit, Norwest
Phone: 1300 555 382
Business hours:
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Saturday and Sunday: Closed
McDonald Jones Homes is a home-building company operating across Sydney, the Canberra Region, and several other locations. The business has existed since 1987, works with thousands of subcontractors and tradespeople, and has won awards for its display homes.
They offer both “House Only” packages (if you already own land and just want to build a house) as well as house and land bundles.
What about if you like your current location, but want a new home in the same place? McDonald Jones Homes has a “Knockdown Rebuild” offering that lets you build a whole new house — right down to appliances and utilities — in your old spot.
Financing is available for home mortgages. The company has a standing offer to pay up to $12,000 of interest on customers’ loans during the construction period. This offer is available for fixed-rate and variable loans.
Lastly, McDonald Jones Homes has structural guarantees and warranties on all their projects, giving you peace of mind from start to finish.
While we realize it isn’t easy to quote an upfront price for an entire home, it would have been nice to see more of these estimates on the business website.
Incredibly happy with our experience
“We had a brilliant salesperson, and then a wonderful studio consultant. For the build we had an amazing site supervisor who surpassed all of our expectations. We built The Retreat Encore and could not be happier. Thanks MJH!”
– Jodi Devine, Google review
The quality of the build was amazing
“Building with Mcdonald Jones Homes was a really great experience for us. The whole team from designing, pre-construction, construction and handover went very smoothly for us as a homeowner. Our site supervisor was the best and handled everything for us, which made us thoroughly enjoy building our dream home.”
– Skye Clarke, Google review
2. Allcastle Homes
Address: 96-100 Toongabbie Rd, Girraween
Phone: 1300 255 999
Business hours:
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm every day (Sales and Display locations)
- Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (Head Office)
Allcastle Homes has a strong industry presence and reputation; it was presented with an Excellence in Housing Award from NSW’s Master Builders Association in 2024, as well as many other accolades over the years.
What makes this company shine is its breadth of options for building homes. Whether you need single- or double-storey construction, a duplex house, or building a home on an existing plot — Allcastle Homes has multiple options for each of these.
It was a pleasure browsing the available homes on the Allcastle website, and we were glad to see listed pricing for complete homes there (even if seeing the prices just reminded us that we aren’t millionaires).
A new, fully built Allcastle home starts at around $1,330,000. You can also choose to buy a home early, while it’s still under construction.
While we heard mostly rave reviews from former clients, there were occasional complaints about home defects and unprofessional customer service, so make sure to communicate with the team to mitigate such incidents.
Still awesome!
“Built our house with Allcastle nearly 20 years ago — still awesome!”
– Steve Clifford, Google review
Very smooth process
“Luckily, we had Brad Miller helping with initial design and consulting. He has been very patient with my picky requirements and long delayed registration process. He carefully advised the best solution in balancing cost and values. We’ve also done the first session for exterior colouring and some other amendments in head office. Justine and another lady helped me through lots of details and quickly made other amendments I requested, very smooth process.”
– DD L, Google review
3. Metricon Homes
Address: Level 4, Building E, 32 Lexington Dr, Baulkham Hills
Phone: 1300 786 773
Business hours:
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Metricon Homes has been building houses of all types and sizes for over 40 years. The business was recognised as Australia’s top home builder by the Housing Industry Association for nearly a decade straight.
They’ve also earned various other awards for their display homes.
Metricon lets you buy a home to live in, or purchase one as an income-generating asset with tax deductions. You can go for an entirely new home, a freestanding house, or dual-occupancy and multi-unit properties.
You can even upgrade or downgrade your existing property to a larger or smaller house.
Finally, Metricon hosts Studio M, an inspiration and design centre for budding homeowners. The centre includes a showroom that lays out all your options for fixtures, appliances, colours, and everything else.
Despite these offerings, not all clients were pleased, as some complained about unhelpful team members, and home-building timeframes that went way beyond what was reasonable.
We couldn’t be more impressed
“From the very first meeting, Alex was warm, professional, and incredibly knowledgeable. She took the time to understand exactly what we were looking for and made us feel supported throughout the entire process. If you’re building with Metricon, we can’t recommend Alex highly enough. Her dedication, honesty, and passion for what she does truly set her apart.”
– Sharon Peebles, Google review
I have only had a good experience with Metricon Homes
“I have been speaking with Alex Best and she’s been amazing. Very easygoing, thorough, and has excellent communication skills. She always comes back to me in an efficient manner when I’ve asked questions and she’s very warm, easy to speak to, and knowledgeable about their products.”
– Mel Wilson, Google review
4. Masterton Homes
Address: Sappho Rd & Hume Highway, Warwick Farm
Phone: 1300 44 66 37
Business hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Every day)
Masterton Homes boasts an impressive six decades in the home-building industry, providing all kinds of housing for Australian locals. The company was a finalist for several home awards in 2025 and many years prior, awarded by NSW’s Housing Industry Association.
They offer to do one- and two-storey homes, duplex lots, and acreage properties with a natural setting and wide-open spaces. Whether you like the homey feel of a neighbourhood or the solitude of rural living, there’s something for you.
You can get a fully bespoke house (with the option to draw up and use your own plans), highly upgradeable and flexible designs, and even Masterton’s “Evolve” tier of affordable housing.
Investment homes start at $1,150,000; though we couldn’t find much more in the way of pricing details on the business website. Financing is available, including a “build now, pay later” plan that lets you pause repayments on land and house for 12 months.
Unfortunately, a few clients complained about the low quality of some completed houses.
Commitment, professionalism, and customer-focused approach
“We’ve had a great experience with Wes, the building manager of our property. Wes is incredibly professional, with a sharp eye for detail and extensive knowledge of industry standards. Throughout the entire build, he handled every issue and hiccup with calm expertise, always finding solutions and ensuring the project stayed on track.”
– Sam D, Google review
We had an amazing experience with Masterton
“We are so pleased with the services we received from the business. They went above and beyond to finish our brand new house. Thanks to the high quality of work completed by the company. They did a great job. Extremely professional behaviour was showcased at every stage.”
– Tazeem Muhammad, Google review
5. Rawson Homes
Address: Level 7, 5 Rider Boulevard, Rhodes
Phone: 1300 223 345
Business hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Rawson Homes was established way back in 1978, giving it decades of longevity in the building industry. It offers all types of housing, including corner lots, split-level houses for uneven land, large houses of up to 5 bedrooms, and private but spacious acreage homes.
You can purchase a ready-built home that’s just waiting for you to move in, or one that’s under construction. For the latter, you need only pay a 5% deposit, with the rest to follow upon completion.
Rawson Homes also offers knockdown-rebuild plans that let you get a new house on familiar land.
At the time of writing, Rawson Homes is offering discounts on many of its properties, sometimes up to $80,000 off. With this deal active, you can get certain homes starting at around $300,000 — a pretty great deal, we think.
Despite these offerings, Rawson Homes does have a number of unsatisfied clients. These people mentioned problems such as unclear or even deceptive pricing, lack of communication, and poor workmanship.
Be sure to communicate clearly with the team to avoid these problems yourself.
I won’t be hesitate to choose them again
“I can say my experience of working with Rawson Homes to build my new house (knockdown and rebuild) in Sydney was a very satisfying one. Rawson Homes as a company has been acting ethically with integrity. Almost everyone I dealt with in this company is professional, friendly and caring.”
– Mag T, Google review
Rawson Homes were helpful and informative from day one
“I had the pleasure to build my Benham 30 home with Rawson Homes. It was a knockdown and rebuild project as I wanted to stay in my suburb. Rawson Homes were helpful and informative from day one. The selection process was very exciting and the staff members were polite and responsive, and the building process was fairly smooth and consistent.”
– Wass Akka, Google review