North Carolina closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in North Carolina.

NC excise tax is $1/$500. Attorney required.

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Reference breakdown

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

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (0.2%)$600

Owner's title insurance (0.4%)$1,200

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$700

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

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$23,200

Net to seller$276,800

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in North Carolina, 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.

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Charlotte

Pop. 816,085

Raleigh

Pop. 500,928

Greensboro

Pop. 308,221

Durham

Pop. 263,094

Winston Salem

Pop. 251,918

Fayetteville

Pop. 237,780

Wilmington

Pop. 188,609

Cary

Pop. 136,804

Asheville

Pop. 120,232

High Point

Pop. 116,876

Greenville

Pop. 111,629

Concord

Pop. 106,726

Gastonia

Pop. 103,057

Jacksonville

Pop. 95,109

Chapel Hill

Pop. 93,625

Hickory

Pop. 78,087

Monroe

Pop. 77,895

Salisbury

Pop. 77,328

Lexington

Pop. 76,573

Burlington

Pop. 75,248

Goldsboro

Pop. 73,461

Rocky Mount

Pop. 71,986

Mooresville

Pop. 69,984

Matthews

Pop. 69,907

Sanford

Pop. 69,796

Statesville

Pop. 69,289

Hendersonville

Pop. 67,527

New Bern

Pop. 65,077

Apex

Pop. 61,322

Wilson

Pop. 61,111

Clayton

Pop. 55,980

Morganton

Pop. 55,330

Lumberton

Pop. 55,264

Asheboro

Pop. 54,791

Wake Forest

Pop. 53,860

Shelby

Pop. 53,498

Huntersville

Pop. 52,776

Kernersville

Pop. 51,849

Kannapolis

Pop. 49,145

Thomasville

Pop. 46,756

Lenoir

Pop. 46,444

Waxhaw

Pop. 45,200

Garner

Pop. 43,259

Henderson

Pop. 41,975

Kinston

Pop. 41,617

Fuquay Varina

Pop. 41,460

Elizabeth City

Pop. 40,468

Raeford

Pop. 39,260

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