Hidden Home Sale Costs Will Cost You

LOOK OUT! HIDDEN HOME SALE COSTS WILL COST YOU!

 

These expenses associated with property sales are common, yet often overlooked. Don’t let them catch you by surprise.

 

You stand to make a pretty penny selling a home these days. The median price for existing homes for sale reached $241,700 in February, marking 72 consecutive months of year-over-year price increases, says the National Association of Realtors.

Just don’t expect to keep all the money when you unload your home. Selling costs will eat up a big chunk of it — $18,342, on average, according a recent analysis from Zillow.

These selling costs are common but often overlooked by sellers. They include expenses associated with preparing a home for sale — for example, painting, staging, carpet cleaning and yard work — as well as real estate agent commissions and transfer or sales taxes.

Folks in the U.S. who hire professional help spend an average of $4,985 preparing their property for sale, according to the analysis. Once the house sells, they spend an average of $13,357 on commissions and taxes.

Like property prices themselves, though, these costs associated with selling a home can vary widely across the U.S.

Within the 35 largest metropolitan areas, selling costs are highest in three California cities. Selling expenses total:

1. $81,507 in San Jose, California
2. $63,087 in San Francisco
3. $44,251 in Los Angeles

 

Keep in mind that these figures are all averages, though. This means you can walk away from a home sale with more money after selling costs if you do your homework.

For example, sellers who make shrewd choices about the home improvement projects they pursue before selling can increase their profit. And sellers who learn how to negotiate discounts on closing costs like real estate commissions likely will spend less than average on selling expenses.

 

Source: https://www.moneytalksnews.com/these-hidden-home-sale-costs-will-steal-18000-from-you/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=email-2018-03-29-pm&utm_medium=email&subscriber=yes

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