{"id":22430,"date":"2024-10-25T05:45:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=22430"},"modified":"2025-07-24T08:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:41:57","slug":"closing-costs-for-sellers-in-washington-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/closing-costs-for-sellers-in-washington-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Settling Up: Sellers in Washington State Pay These Closing Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calculating your net home sale proceeds involves many subtractions: home preparation expenses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/real-estate-agent-commission\/\">real estate agent commission<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-much-escrow-cost\/\">escrow fees<\/a>, title search insurance, recording fees, and on, and on, and on. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/what-fees-are-associated-with-selling-a-house\/\">Fees for selling a house<\/a> in Washington can seem endless, but if you learn what closing costs sellers are responsible for ahead of time, the final tally won\u2019t come as such a shock.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke with a top local real estate agent and dug through state laws to round up all of the closing costs sellers are on the hook for at the end of the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Sell Your Washington House Fast With an All-Cash Offer<\/h3>\n                        <p>Get an all-cash, no-obligation offer on your Washington home through HomeLight&#8217;s Simple Sale platform whenever you&#8217;re ready. Receive your offer in 24 hours and close in as few as 7 days. No showings, no repairs, no open houses.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/simple-sale\/quiz#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Step 1: Request Offer<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section--1\" data-toc-header=\"The average cost to sell a home in Seattle \" data-toc-type=\"head\"><\/div>\n<h2>The average cost to sell a home in Seattle is $59,200<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s expensive to sell a house and even more so in Washington state. HomeLight\u2019s recent study reveals that it costs $59,200 on average to sell a $800,000 home. This total cost includes:<\/p>\n<p>Seattle\u2019s high total closing cost includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Prep costs: $11,200 \u2014 these costs include home improvements like lawn care and staging.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Commissions: $24,000 \u2014 for the listing agent\u2019s commission of around 3%<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Taxes and fees: $24,000 \u2014 we\u2019ll detail these closing costs below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A detailed list of the closing costs for home sellers in Washington, according to a top local real estate agent and current state 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