Seattle, WA local closing costs

Cost to sell a house in Seattle, WA.

On a typical $295,000 Seattle sale, total seller costs to list and close traditionally run about $29,229 roughly 9.9% of the sale price. Here's the line-item breakdown.

Median DOM: 24 days
Median income: $84,852
Total transfer rate: 2.28%

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$295,000 sale price

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,225
State + local transfer tax (2.2800000000000002%)$6,726
Owner's title insurance (0.45%)$1,328
Recording / settlement / attorney$800
Pre-listing repairs (1%)$2,950
Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$29,229

Net to seller$265,772

Time to close varies with market demand, financing, inspections, and title work.

Home Posted cash offer

$230,100 offer (~78% of retail)

Agent commission$0
Transfer tax(Buyer pays)$0
Title insurance(Buyer pays)$0
Closing / attorney fees(Buyer pays)$0
Repairs(As-is, buyer's problem)$0
Staging / photography(Not needed)$0

Total costs$0

Net to seller$230,100

Timing, contingencies, and seller costs are stated in the written offer.

Net difference

Listing nets you more: $35,672

The trade is time, certainty and effort vs the last few percent of retail. If your house needs repairs or you can't wait 90 days, the cash path usually wins on the math too.

Attorney required?

Not required in Washington, but title companies handle most closings.

Transfer tax

WA REET is graduated from 1.1% to 3%, usually 1.78% effective.

Repair credits

On a traditional listing, post-inspection repair credits in Seattle commonly cost sellers another $2-8k beyond the budget above.

Seattle adds a local surtax

King County REET, +0.50%

King County REET runs above the state baseline once the sale price clears $525K; effective rate in Seattle often reaches ~2.28%.

Result: on a $295,000 sale, Seattle's transfer tax line is $6,726 instead of $5,251 at the state baseline.

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