{"id":22720,"date":"2024-10-25T04:47:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=22720"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:40:52","slug":"typical-closing-costs-for-seller-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/typical-closing-costs-for-seller-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Sellers: Here\u2019s a Round Up of Your Closing Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re selling a modern condo in Atlanta\u2019s Midtown or a century-old property in Savannah\u2019s Historic District, you need to know the closing costs sellers are responsible for in Georgia. The last thing you want is sticker shock when you review these subtractions in your seller\u2019s settlement statement.<\/p>\n<p>Closing costs in Georgia typically range <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-how-much-are-closing-costs-in-ga\/\">5% to 10%<\/a> of the home\u2019s sale price. For example, closing costs for a $366,000 home run between $18,300 to $36,600, depending on your location and arrangement with the buyer.<\/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 House Fast in Georgia With a Cash Offer<\/h3>\n                        <p>Get an all-cash, no-obligation offer on your Georgia home through HomeLight&#8217;s Simple Sale platform whenever you&#8217;re ready. Receive your offer in as little as 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 Cash Offer<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For a deep dive on Georgia closing costs, we partnered with top Brunswick listing agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/valerie-burnett-ga-364875\">Valerie Burnett<\/a>, who completes more sales than the average Brunswick agent by 25%. We\u2019ll break down customary sellers\u2019 closing costs, plus some additional costs that are negotiable.<\/p>\n<h2><div id=\"section--1\" data-toc-header=\"The average cost to sell a home in Atlanta\" data-toc-type=\"head\"><\/div>The average cost to sell a home in Atlanta is $34,170<\/h2>\n<p>HomeLight\u2019s recent study reveals that it costs $34,170 on average to sell a $500,000 home. This total cost includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Prep costs: <\/strong>$6,870 for pre-listing home improvements such as lawn care, painting, staging, and more<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Commission:<\/strong> $15,000 for the listing agent<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Taxes and fees:<\/strong> $12,300 for the transfer, tax, title fees, and escrow fees which we\u2019ll detail below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not in Atlanta? You can estimate your home sale takeaways after closing costs with HomeLight\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/net-proceeds-calculator\">Net Proceeds Calculator<\/a> for whatever city you live in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re selling a home in Georgia, you need to know these typical closing costs that sellers customarily pay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":22722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1295,322,341],"tags":[1296],"class_list":["post-22720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-georgia-real-estate","category-logistics","category-closing","tag-selling-a-house-in-georgia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - 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