Selling a Home in Yakima, Washington
Yakima sits in Yakima County, where home sellers pay Washington State's graduated Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) plus a local REET of 0.25%. Combined with agent commissions, owner's title insurance, escrow, and recording fees, these costs determine what you'll actually walk away with at closing.
Yakima REET & Closing Costs
Our calculator applies Washington's graduated state REET brackets (1.10% up to $525,000, scaling up to 3.00% above $3,025,000) and automatically adds the Yakima County local REET of 0.25%. Sellers in Yakima typically also pay the owner's title insurance policy and split escrow fees with the buyer.
How to Estimate Your Yakima Net Proceeds
- Sale Price: Start with the agreed contract price for your Yakima property.
- Mortgage Payoff: Subtract your remaining loan balance and accrued interest.
- REET: Apply the graduated state brackets plus Yakima County's 0.25% local REET.
- Closing Costs: Deduct commissions, escrow, owner's title insurance, and recording fees.
Yakima Net Proceeds = Sale Price − Mortgage Payoff − Commissions − REET − Closing Costs