Washington closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in Washington.

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

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Reference breakdown

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

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (1.78%)$5,340

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

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$800

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

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$28,190

Net to seller$271,810

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in Washington, 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.

Washington cities

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Seattle

Pop. 856,022

Spokane

Pop. 345,603

Tacoma

Pop. 328,428

Vancouver

Pop. 305,425

Olympia

Pop. 172,697

Everett

Pop. 169,172

Renton

Pop. 147,179

Kent

Pop. 146,467

Bellevue

Pop. 133,079

Puyallup

Pop. 131,214

Yakima

Pop. 127,242

Bellingham

Pop. 118,851

Bothell

Pop. 109,967

Auburn

Pop. 106,900

Lynnwood

Pop. 95,263

Federal Way

Pop. 94,095

Kennewick

Pop. 91,226

Bremerton

Pop. 83,511

Redmond

Pop. 81,638

Marysville

Pop. 73,730

Pasco

Pop. 71,473

Kirkland

Pop. 70,736

Lakewood

Pop. 63,197

Snohomish

Pop. 61,923

Port Orchard

Pop. 61,302

Edmonds

Pop. 54,931

Issaquah

Pop. 53,963

Gig Harbor

Pop. 51,958

Richland

Pop. 50,127

Longview

Pop. 48,786

Sammamish

Pop. 47,566

Mount Vernon

Pop. 46,615

Bonney Lake

Pop. 44,930

Spanaway

Pop. 44,393

Walla Walla

Pop. 41,513

Wenatchee

Pop. 41,416

Arlington

Pop. 40,833

Moses Lake

Pop. 40,819

Oak Harbor

Pop. 37,484

Woodinville

Pop. 37,255

Port Angeles

Pop. 35,918

Shelton

Pop. 35,611

Lacey

Pop. 35,316

Battle Ground

Pop. 34,033

Maple Valley

Pop. 33,468

Pullman

Pop. 32,148

Lake Stevens

Pop. 31,339

Ellensburg

Pop. 30,484

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