How much does it cost to sell a house in Miami Lakes?

Apart from the mortgage payoff, a Miami Lakes seller pays the brokerage commission, the Florida documentary stamp tax on the deed, title and settlement charges, prorated property taxes, any association estoppel fee and unpaid dues, and whatever repairs or credits are agreed after inspection. Everything is deducted at closing; nothing is paid up front. We prepare a written net proceeds estimate for your address before you decide.

How much are documentary stamps on a home sale in Miami-Dade County?

In Miami-Dade County the documentary stamp tax on a deed is 60 cents per $100 of the sale price for a single family home, with an additional 45-cent surtax per $100 on other property types. On the median Miami Lakes single family home sale of $1,062,500, the 60-cent rate is about $6,375. The seller customarily pays it.

Who pays for title insurance in Miami-Dade County, the buyer or the seller?

By local custom the buyer chooses the title company and pays for the owner's policy in Miami-Dade County, as in Miami-Dade and Broward generally. In most other Florida counties the seller pays. It is a custom, not a law, so the contract controls.

Do I pay capital gains tax when I sell my home in Florida?

Florida has no state income tax, so any tax on the gain is federal. If the home was your main residence for two of the last five years you can usually exclude up to $250,000 of gain, or $500,000 for a married couple filing jointly. Second homes and rentals do not qualify. This is general information, not tax advice; confirm it with a CPA.

Do I have to make repairs before I sell?

No. You can sell as is, and the standard Florida as is contract gives the buyer an inspection period rather than a repair obligation. Repairs become a negotiation after the inspection, usually settled with a credit. If you would rather avoid showings and inspections altogether, ask us for the guaranteed cash offer and compare it with the listing estimate.

Cost to Sell a House in Miami Lakes

Know what you would keep from your Miami Lakes sale, line by line, before you decide to sell.

Every cost a Miami Lakes seller pays at closing, what each one is, who customarily pays it in Miami-Dade County, and how to estimate what you keep.

Revisado por Tyson E. Sam, fundador y corredor registrado de BreakThru Realty, Florida License 3565210

Selling a house in Miami Lakes has costs a seller can plan for: the Florida documentary stamp tax, title and closing charges, association estoppel fees, prorated property taxes and the brokerage commission. This page works through each one against the live Miami Lakes sold prices, so the net proceeds are not a surprise at the closing table.

Miami Lakes Market at a Glance

Actualizado en octubre 31, 2026 de BeachesMLS.

Newest Miami Lakes Homes for Sale

The 30 newest homes, condos and townhomes on the market in Miami Lakes, straight from BeachesMLS. The 30 listings on this page run from $390,000 to $1,550,000, with a median of $892,500, about $430 per square foot, and they have been listed a median of 25 days.

The communities with the most listings here are Dunnwoody Lake (6), Miami Lakes (4), Royal Lakes 1st Addn (4), Miami Lakes Golf Course V (2) and Miami Lakes Loch Ness (2), 18 of the 30; the others are spread across 10 more communities.
Por tipo: 21 casas unifamiliares, 7 casas adosadas y villas, y 2 condominios.
Las habitaciones van de 2 a 5, con una mediana de 3; se construyeron entre 1965 y 2021, con una mediana de 1999, y 7 en los últimos diez años.
14 de las 30 tienen piscina y 7 están frente al agua.
Se encuentran en 3 códigos postales: 33014, 33016 y 33018.

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	Casas unifamiliares	Condominios y casas adosadas
Anuncios activos	58	30
Precio de lista mediano	$1,185,000	$435,000
Precio de lista mediano por pie²	$472/pies²	$343/pies²
Promedio de días en el mercado	98 días	96 días
Vendidos en los últimos 90 días	26	13
Precio mediano de venta (90 días)	$1,062,500	$435,000
Precio de venta como % del precio de lista	95.7%	98.2%
Meses de inventario	6.7 meses	6.9 meses
Precio de venta mediano frente al de hace un año	+29.2%	-10.8%

Fuente: BeachesMLS. Anuncios activos al octubre 31, 2026; las cifras de ventas cubren cierres en los últimos 90 días, en comparación con los mismos 90 días del año anterior. No es una tasación. Cómo se calculan estas cifras.

The Costs of Selling a House in Miami Lakes, in Order of Size

For most Miami Lakes sellers the list runs: the mortgage payoff, the brokerage commission, the Florida documentary stamp tax on the deed, title and settlement charges, property taxes for the part of the year you owned the home, association fees and estoppel charges where there is an association, and whatever you agree with the buyer after inspection. None of them is paid up front. They are deducted from the sale price on the closing statement, and what is left is wired to you.

Impuesto de sellos documentales en Miami-Dade County

Florida charges a documentary stamp tax on every deed, customarily paid by the seller. In Miami-Dade County the rate is 60 cents per $100 of the sale price for a single family home; other property types pay an additional county surtax of 45 cents per $100. On the median Miami Lakes single family home sale of $1,062,500, the 60-cent rate comes to about $6,375. The rest of Florida pays 70 cents per $100, so a Miami-Dade single family seller pays slightly less than a seller across the county line.

Seguro de título y cargos de cierre en Miami-Dade County

Who pays for the owner's title insurance policy is a matter of local custom, and it is written into the contract. In Miami-Dade County the buyer customarily chooses the title company and pays for the owner's policy, which is the opposite of most of Florida and saves a Miami Lakes seller a meaningful line on the closing statement. The seller still pays a settlement fee, the title search where the contract assigns it, a municipal lien search, and the cost of clearing anything it turns up, such as an open permit or an unpaid utility balance. All of it is negotiable, so read the contract rather than relying on custom.

Impuestos a la propiedad, tarifas de asociación y evaluaciones especiales

Los impuestos a la propiedad de Florida se pagan por adelantado, por lo que al cierre el vendedor acredita al comprador los impuestos desde enero 1 hasta la fecha de cierre; cuanto más tarde en el año cierre, mayor será ese crédito. Si la casa está en un condominio o en una asociación de propietarios, la asociación cobra por un certificado estoppel que muestra lo adeudado, con un cargo limitado por la ley de Florida, y cualquier cuota pendiente se liquida al cierre. Una evaluación especial que haya sido impuesta pero no pagada por completo es un asunto negociable: el contrato determina si el vendedor la paga por completo o el comprador la asume.

Reparaciones, créditos y preparación de la vivienda

After the inspection, most buyers ask for repairs or a credit. South Florida insurers care about four things, the roof, the electrical panel, the plumbing and the air conditioning, so a buyer's four point inspection tends to decide what is asked for. Knowing the roof's age and having permits closed before you list removes most surprises. Preparation costs (cleaning, paint, landscaping, staging) are optional, and we tell you which ones the Miami Lakes comparables say will come back in the price and which will not.

Impuestos sobre la ganancia y vendedores extranjeros

Florida no tiene impuesto estatal sobre la renta, por lo que cualquier impuesto sobre su ganancia es federal. Los propietarios que hayan vivido en la vivienda como residencia principal durante dos de los últimos cinco años generalmente pueden excluir hasta $250,000 de ganancia, o $500,000 para una pareja casada que presenta una declaración conjunta; las propiedades de inversión y las segundas viviendas no califican, que es donde entra un intercambio 1031. Si el vendedor es una persona extranjera, por lo general el comprador debe retener, conforme a FIRPTA, 15% del precio de venta para el IRS, a menos que corresponda una excepción o un certificado de retención, algo que debe planificarse meses antes del cierre. Esta es información general, no asesoría tributaria; confirme su situación con un CPA.

Calcular cuánto conserva

Net proceeds are the sale price less the mortgage payoff and the costs above. We prepare a written estimate for your address before you decide anything, using a valuation from matching Miami Lakes sales and the actual Miami-Dade County charges, and we put a guaranteed cash offer beside it if you want to compare a certain, as is sale with a listing. Request it with the form on this page.

Miami Lakes Costs Beyond the County Norms

A Miami Lakes house sale carries costs a countywide average leaves out. Buyers of lakefront homes order surveys that show the boundary at the water and any lake maintenance easement, and older houses in the original sections often carry enclosed patios or additions whose permits must be found or closed with the town before closing. Sellers budget for repairs the inspection or the insurer flags, such as an older roof, for the presentation of the yard and the lake bank, and for the documentary stamp tax a Florida seller customarily pays on the deed in Miami Lakes.

Selling a Miami Lakes Condo or Association Home

Selling a Miami Lakes townhome, condominium or gated home means working with the association from the start. Gated enclaves and condominium communities run their own buyer application and approval, and the buyer's lender asks for the budget, the reserves, the insurance and the status of any assessment. An assessment already voted is usually settled at closing. Estoppel and transfer fees belong in the net sheet, and where a house belongs to both a master and a section association, both letters are needed, so ask the managers early to keep a Miami Lakes closing on time.

When Miami Lakes Sellers Close Fastest

Miami Lakes sells on the family calendar. Houses listed in late winter and spring meet the families who want to move over the summer and settle before school starts, while townhomes and condominiums sell more evenly through the year. The paperwork sets the pace near the end: the association approval, the lender's appraisal and any open permit with the town. Hurricane season can slow the binding of insurance, so a Miami Lakes seller should have the roof age and the wind mitigation report ready before the first offer arrives.

Recently Sold in Miami Lakes

The newest closings in Miami Lakes, with the sale price, closing date and days on market for each.

Recently sold homes in Miami Lakes

What Is Your Miami Lakes Home Worth?

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Preguntas frecuentes sobre el costo de vender

How much does it cost to sell a house in Miami Lakes?: Apart from the mortgage payoff, a Miami Lakes seller pays the brokerage commission, the Florida documentary stamp tax on the deed, title and settlement charges, prorated property taxes, any association estoppel fee and unpaid dues, and whatever repairs or credits are agreed after inspection. Everything is deducted at closing; nothing is paid up front. We prepare a written net proceeds estimate for your address before you decide.
¿Cuánto cuestan los sellos documentales en una venta de vivienda en Miami-Dade County?: In Miami-Dade County the documentary stamp tax on a deed is 60 cents per $100 of the sale price for a single family home, with an additional 45-cent surtax per $100 on other property types. On the median Miami Lakes single family home sale of $1,062,500, the 60-cent rate is about $6,375. The seller customarily pays it.
¿Quién paga el seguro de título en Miami-Dade County, el comprador o el vendedor?: Según la costumbre local, el comprador elige la compañía de títulos y paga la póliza del propietario en Miami-Dade County, al igual que generalmente en Miami-Dade y Broward. En la mayoría de los demás condados de Florida paga el vendedor. Es una costumbre, no una ley, por lo que prevalece el contrato.
¿Pago impuestos sobre las ganancias de capital cuando vendo mi vivienda en Florida?: Florida no tiene impuesto estatal sobre la renta, por lo que cualquier impuesto sobre la ganancia es federal. Si la vivienda fue su residencia principal durante dos de los últimos cinco años, generalmente puede excluir hasta $250,000 de ganancia, o $500,000 para una pareja casada que presenta una declaración conjunta. Las segundas viviendas y las propiedades de alquiler no califican. Esta es información general, no asesoría tributaria; confírmelo con un CPA.
¿Tengo que hacer reparaciones antes de vender?: No. You can sell as is, and the standard Florida as is contract gives the buyer an inspection period rather than a repair obligation. Repairs become a negotiation after the inspection, usually settled with a credit. If you would rather avoid showings and inspections altogether, ask us for the guaranteed cash offer and compare it with the listing estimate.

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