PRESS RELEASE: NSW business buyer enquiries up 43% on a year earlier
New South Wales drew the largest share of buyer enquiries on Bsale in the September 2026 quarter, and buyers are asking for financial information earlier.
Buyer enquiries for New South Wales businesses advertised on Bsale.com.au rose about 43% in the September 2026 quarter compared with a year earlier, according to Bsale’s latest quarterly market report.
NSW attracted about 30% of all buyer enquiries on the marketplace, the largest share of any state. Nationally, enquiries rose about 28% on a year earlier and 12% on the June quarter.
“We focused on NSW this edition because it is the biggest business sales market, with everything from tiny
cafes to large manufacturers,” said Bsale CEO Vanessa Lovie-Yousaf.
Sydney up, regional NSW mixed
During the quarter, 109 NSW businesses were marked as sold on Bsale, about a quarter of the national total of 444. Sydney accounted for 70, up from 44 a year earlier. Across the state, however, fewer NSW businesses were marked as sold than a year earlier, with the falls concentrated in regional markets such as Newcastle & Hunter Valley and the Mid North Coast.
Asking prices vary widely across the state. Wagga Wagga & Riverina averaged $1.48 million, the Mid North Coast $908,610, Newcastle & Hunter Valley $789,871 and the Central Coast $559,198. Averages may include plant, equipment, stock or freehold property, so they are not directly comparable.
Buyers want the numbers earlier
Across Bsale nationally, almost one in four buyers who wrote a message (23%) asked for financials or an information memorandum, up from about one in six a year earlier. Nearly one in five (18%) asked about finance or vendor finance, up from 13%, and one in ten mentioned a confidentiality agreement, up from 6%.
“We are increasingly hearing about the scrutinising nature of buyers,” Mrs Lovie-Yousaf said. “They are getting more educated and want businesses that have dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s.”
Ms Lovie-Yousaf said Bsale is also hearing of investors looking beyond property.
“With property appearing to slow down, we’re hearing of more investors moving towards business,” she said.
This is market commentary rather than a trend measured in Bsale’s data.
Full report
The findings are from Bsale’s September 2026 quarter Australian Business Sales Insights coming soon.
NSW is also the focus of the October–December 2026 Bsale eMagazine (Edition 104):
https://www.bsale.com.au/magazine
About the data
Figures are based on listing and enquiry activity on Bsale.com.au, not all business sales in Australia. Listings are entered by brokers and sellers and are not independently verified. Asking prices are advertised prices, not sale prices, and listings marked as sold do not confirm a completed transaction. Figures should be read as indicators of activity on Bsale.
About Bsale
Disclaimer: Statistics are based on Bsale.com.au marketplace data and do not represent the entire Australian business sales market. Listing information is supplied by advertisers and is not independently verified by Bsale. Data may contain errors, duplicates or outdated information. Listings and asking prices may not be directly comparable, including those advertised as WIWO, plus SAV or including freehold property. Asking prices are not confirmed sale prices, and listings marked as sold do not verify completed transactions. Figures are indicative only. This article is general information, not professional advice. Readers should conduct independent due diligence before making business or investment decisions.
