Straight answer for sellers

What does it cost to sell a home in Ontario?

Common seller-side amounts can include the mortgage payout, real estate commission, 13% HST on commission, legal fees and disbursements, a mortgage discharge fee, moving and preparation costs, and adjustments at closing. The exact amounts depend on your agreements and circumstances.

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What changes the answer

Commission is negotiable and should be entered from the listing agreement or scenario you want to test.

The net proceeds calculator is an estimate, not a payout statement, legal account, tax calculation, or promise of sale price.

A practical order

  1. 01

    Choose a sale-price scenario

    Use a reasonable low, central, or high estimate rather than one hoped-for number.

  2. 02

    Enter mortgage information

    Request a current payout or discharge estimate from the lender.

  3. 03

    Enter transaction costs

    Use the agreed commission, HST, legal estimate, discharge amount, and known preparation or moving costs.

  4. 04

    Review tax and legal questions

    Ask qualified professionals about capital gains, estate, non-resident, spousal, or title issues.

What this answer cannot decide

Property value, financing, legal rights, tax, insurance, inspection, environmental, engineering, and mortgage questions can require current documents and qualified professional advice. This page is a decision framework, not a guarantee or substitute for those reviews.

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