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Cost to Sell a House in Sewall's Point

Know what you would keep from your Sewall's Point sale, line by line, before you decide to sell.

Every cost a Sewall's Point seller pays at closing, what each one is, who customarily pays it in Martin 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 Sewall's Point 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 Sewall's Point sold prices, so the net proceeds are not a surprise at the closing table.

Sewall's Point Market at a Glance

Actualizado en octubre 30, 2026 de BeachesMLS.

Newest Sewall's Point Homes for Sale

The 15 newest homes, condos and townhomes on the market in Sewall's Point, straight from BeachesMLS. The 15 listings on this page run from $838,000 to $22,950,000, with a median of $1,595,000, about $668 per square foot, and they have been listed a median of 73 days.

  • The communities with the most listings here are Lucindia (4), Arbela (2), Heritage Place (2) and High Point (2), 10 of the 15; the others are spread across 5 more communities.
  • Todas son casas unifamiliares.
  • Las habitaciones van de 2 a 4, con una mediana de 3; se construyeron entre 1965 y 2024, con una mediana de 1985, y 3 en los últimos diez años.
  • 11 de las 15 tienen piscina y 4 están frente al agua.

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Casas unifamiliaresCondominios y casas adosadas
Anuncios activos150
Precio de lista mediano$1,595,000—
Precio de lista mediano por pie²$668/pies²—
Promedio de días en el mercado100 días—
Vendidos en los últimos 90 días90
Precio mediano de venta (90 días)$1,750,000—
Precio de venta como % del precio de lista92.3%—
Meses de inventario5 meses—
Precio de venta mediano frente al de hace un año-25.5%—

Fuente: BeachesMLS. Anuncios activos al octubre 30, 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 Sewall's Point, in Order of Size

For most Sewall's Point 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 Martin County

Florida charges a documentary stamp tax on every deed, customarily paid by the seller. In Martin County, as in every Florida county except Miami-Dade, the rate is 70 cents per $100 of the sale price. On the median Sewall's Point single family home sale of $1,750,000, that comes to about $12,250. It is calculated on the full price, not on your gain, and it is due at closing.

Seguro de título y cargos de cierre en Martin County

Quién paga la póliza de seguro de título del propietario depende de la costumbre local y queda establecido en el contrato. En Martin County, el vendedor normalmente elige la compañía de títulos y paga la póliza del propietario; lo contrario ocurre en Miami-Dade y Broward, donde la paga el comprador. Florida establece las primas del seguro de título mediante una tarifa publicada, por lo que la póliza cuesta lo mismo con cualquier compañía y aumenta según el precio. El vendedor también paga un cargo de liquidación, una búsqueda de gravámenes y el costo de resolver cualquier asunto que esta revele, como un permiso abierto o un saldo pendiente de servicios públicos. Todo es negociable, así que lea el contrato en lugar de depender de la costumbre.

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 Sewall's Point 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 Sewall's Point sales and the actual Martin 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.

Sewall's Point Costs Beyond the County Norms

Selling a Sewall's Point house brings costs that a countywide average does not show. Waterfront buyers order surveys that locate the seawall and the mean high water line, elevation certificates, seawall and dock inspections and wind mitigation reports, and an open permit or an unpermitted addition on an older house can hold up the closing until the town closes it out. If the home is still on septic, buyers ask about the cost and timing of a sewer connection, and how any sewer assessment is handled becomes part of the negotiation. Sellers also budget for presentation and for the documentary stamp tax a Florida seller customarily pays on the deed in Sewall's Point.

Selling a Sewall's Point Condo or Association Home

Sewall's Point has no condominiums for sale, but several neighborhoods carry an association, and selling there adds a few steps. Listings in High Point and Castle Hill show association fees, and some streets, Palm Row among them, hold deeded docks with their own annual fee and rules. Expect the buyer's title company to ask for the association's estoppel letter, its rules on exterior changes and any assessment, and for a deeded dock, the document that conveys it. Ask the association early how long its letters take, and budget for the estoppel fee, so the Sewall's Point closing date holds.

When Sewall's Point Sellers Close Fastest

Sewall's Point sells fastest when a waterfront home is ready as winter buyers arrive, because many of them walk the docks in person between the holidays and spring, and a home that comes to market in late autumn meets the whole season. Families buying inland houses move on the school calendar instead, so spring listings suit them, with closings aimed at the summer. Hurricane season slows the binding of insurance on the coast and can delay a closing on a waterfront house, so start the survey, the elevation certificate and the dock paperwork early for a Sewall's Point sale.

Recently Sold in Sewall's Point

The newest closings in Sewall's Point, with the sale price, closing date and days on market for each.

Recently sold homes in Sewall's Point

What Is Your Sewall's Point Home Worth?

Request a free valuation built on recent Sewall's Point sales, or a full comparative market analysis before you list. No fee, no obligation, and a licensed broker answers within one business day.

Preguntas frecuentes sobre el costo de vender

How much does it cost to sell a house in Sewall's Point?
Apart from the mortgage payoff, a Sewall's Point 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 la venta de una casa en Martin County?
In Martin County the documentary stamp tax on a deed is 70 cents per $100 of the sale price, the rate in every Florida county except Miami-Dade. On the median Sewall's Point single family home sale of $1,750,000, that is about $12,250. The seller customarily pays it.
¿Quién paga el seguro de título en Martin County, el comprador o el vendedor?
Según la costumbre local, el vendedor elige la compañía de títulos y paga la póliza del propietario en Martin County. En Miami-Dade y Broward la costumbre es la contraria y paga el comprador. 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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