Michigan closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in Michigan.

MI state + county transfer tax totals about $8.60/$1,000.

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Reference breakdown

On a $300,000 Michigan home sold the traditional way.

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (0.86%)$2,580

Owner's title insurance (0.45%)$1,350

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$750

Pre-listing repairs (1%)$3,000

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$25,380

Net to seller$274,620

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in Michigan, the buyer typically pays all closing costs and there's no agent commission — so the discount from retail is your only "fee." Many sellers net more after the math, especially when repair budgets are factored in.

Michigan cities

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Detroit

Pop. 666,068

Grand Rapids

Pop. 352,304

Lansing

Pop. 162,142

Ann Arbor

Pop. 160,982

Kalamazoo

Pop. 160,690

Flint

Pop. 160,164

Saginaw

Pop. 134,380

Warren

Pop. 134,376

Sterling Heights

Pop. 130,160

Muskegon

Pop. 127,513

Jackson

Pop. 103,864

Ypsilanti

Pop. 100,779

Rochester

Pop. 97,610

Clinton Township

Pop. 97,464

Dearborn

Pop. 97,140

Livonia

Pop. 96,233

Battle Creek

Pop. 91,688

Holland

Pop. 89,815

Canton

Pop. 89,488

Farmington

Pop. 88,632

Westland

Pop. 83,476

Troy

Pop. 81,700

Macomb

Pop. 80,635

Utica

Pop. 79,267

Southfield

Pop. 76,538

Waterford

Pop. 71,934

Traverse City

Pop. 70,868

Bay City

Pop. 67,413

West Bloomfield

Pop. 66,621

Midland

Pop. 64,987

East Lansing

Pop. 63,509

Taylor

Pop. 62,592

Pontiac

Pop. 60,221

Saint Clair Shores

Pop. 59,817

Royal Oak

Pop. 58,067

Howell

Pop. 57,509

Dearborn Heights

Pop. 57,291

New Baltimore

Pop. 56,307

Monroe

Pop. 55,793

Wyoming

Pop. 54,485

Redford

Pop. 53,457

Novi

Pop. 52,077

Mount Pleasant

Pop. 49,502

Grand Blanc

Pop. 48,594

Portage

Pop. 48,089

Roseville

Pop. 47,499

Grosse Pointe

Pop. 47,218

Brighton

Pop. 46,678

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