Property selling costs

What does it cost to sell?

Sale price $800,000

Agent commission — example rate 2.00%

Commission quote already includes GST

Marketing and advertising — example $3,000

Conveyancing / legal — example $1,500

Mortgage discharge fee — example $350

Every dollar amount and the commission rate above are examples, not averages — use your agent’s and lender’s quotes.

Cost to sell

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Capital gains tax is not included — it depends on what you paid, how long you owned it, whether it was your home and your tax rate. Work it out with the CGT calculator.

Commission is charged on the sale price. If your quote is “plus GST”, GST of 10% is added on top (A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 s 9-70, checked 28 September 2026); if it already includes GST, the GST inside it is 1/11 of the commission. Proceeds shown are before repaying any loan and before capital gains tax. Indicative only. Not financial or tax advice.