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What does it really cost to sell your home?

Cover of the Unreserved guide to the real cost of selling your home

The free 12-page guide to every cost of selling in Australia. The ones agents quote, and the ones nobody mentions.

  • Every cost on one page, with typical prices
  • Commission in dollars, state by state
  • The hidden costs that never reach an invoice
  • A worksheet to do your own sums

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What’s inside

Every dollar, before you sign anything.

Guide page with a cost breakdown for a $970,000 sale

The short answer

A $970k sale, line by line.

Guide page listing every cost of selling

Every cost

Ten lines, and which ones you can avoid.

Guide page comparing three ways to sell the same house

Three ways

Same house, very different bills.

Guide worksheet for your own selling costs

Your numbers

A worksheet for your quotes.

A preview from page 9

Same house. A very different bill.

Commission agent2.1% + GST, marketing, legal and bank$27,707
Unreserved Plus$6,900, photos, legal and bank$9,600
Unreserved Lite$900, photos, legal and bank$3,600

Total estimated selling costs on a $970,000 home. An estimate, not a promise. Assumes the same sale price either way. Legal and bank costs ($2,300) are the same in every case; photography at $400 as an example.

“I was an agent for 15 years. Sellers would argue over a $400 clean, then sign a 2.5% commission without one question. This guide puts every cost in front of you, so you can see which one actually moves.”

Ben Williams, Founder, Unreserved
1

Sellers don’t pay stamp duty

The buyer pays it in every state and territory.

2

Marketing is paid up front

With most agents, you pay it even if the home doesn’t sell.

3

One line moves

Commission is about 80% of the bill, and the only cost you can take to zero.

Know the numbers before an agent quotes you.

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Unreserved is a licensed real estate agency. Unreserved Real Estate Pty Ltd T/A Unreserved. ABN 21 690 052 209.

General information about selling residential property in Australia, not legal, financial or tax advice. Rules differ by state and can change. Prices current at November 2026. Privacy policy

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