Sell My Condo in Kirkland
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Adriano Tori
Founder & Designated Broker — RexMont Real Estate · WA Lic. #27660
Adriano leads RexMont Real Estate — the most-reviewed real estate brokerage in Seattle and the Eastside. 1,200+ closed transactions, $1B+ in production, and 1,242 five-star Google reviews.
Selling in Kirkland — the numbers
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What a Kirkland sale costs in Washington
The median asking price in Kirkland is $1.5M (Stats updated October 2026) and Washington excise tax on a sale at that price is $25,755. Asking prices of homes currently listed, not closed sales.
Washington REET tiers for a Kirkland sale
| Portion of sale price | State REET |
|---|---|
| Up to $525,000 | 1.10% |
| $525,001 to $1,525,000 | 1.28% |
| $1,525,001 to $3,025,000 | 2.75% |
| Above $3,025,000 | 3.00% |
| King County local REET — on the full price | 0.50% |
Each rate applies only to the slice of the price inside its tier; the seller pays at closing. Breakpoints move to $551,000, $1,551,000 and $3,051,000 for closings on or after January 1, 2027; rates unchanged.
State schedule (2023–2026 schedule) per the Washington Department of Revenue, verified October 2026. Local rate per DOR’s local REET rate table, rates effective May 2026.
Worked example at the Kirkland median
- Sale price (city median, rounded)
- $1,500,000
- Commission (5% total)
- −$75,000
- Washington REET (state + local)$18,255 state (2023–2026 schedule) + $7,500 local
- −$25,755
- Title and escrow
- −$2,400
- Pre-listing prep
- −$15,000
- Mortgage payoff (example: 35% of price)
- −$525,000
- Estimated net proceeds
- $856,845
Selling costs of $118,155 (7.9% of price), computed with the same function as the calculator below, on the 2023–2026 schedule. An estimate for planning, not a quote; your payoff, prep and title fees replace the example values.
Open the Kirkland net-proceeds calculatorFigures reviewed by Adriano Tori, Designated Broker and Owner, RexMont Real Estate · WA Lic. #27660 · market figures updated , REET schedule per the Washington Department of Revenue.
Selling a home in Kirkland
Sell my house Kirkland: value, cost, commission, speed.
Every Kirkland seller question RexMont gets, answered on its own page with current numbers and a net-proceeds calculator.
- Sell my house Kirkland
Pricing, prep, launch and negotiation for a Kirkland sale.
- Kirkland home value
What your house is worth now, from neighborhood comps.
- Cost to sell a house in Kirkland
Commission, Washington REET, title and escrow, with the calculator.
- Kirkland real estate commission
What sellers pay in 2026 and what each point buys.
- Sell my house fast Kirkland
A cash offer Kirkland sellers can compare against a quick-launch listing, in dollars.
- Listing agent Kirkland
How to choose one, and the questions that separate them.
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- Kirkland property management
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Selling a Kirkland condo is not a smaller version of selling a house — it is a different transaction with its own failure points. The HOA becomes a third party to the deal, lender warrantability can shrink or widen your buyer pool overnight, and pricing depends on same-building comparables rather than neighborhood averages. Handled well, none of that is a problem. Handled late, any one of them can delay or kill a closing.
I am Adriano Tori, Founder & Designated Broker of RexMont Real Estate, WA Lic. #27660. RexMont has 1,242 5-star reviews and $1B+ closed across 1,200+ transactions, including downtown Kirkland and Moss Bay waterfront-adjacent condos. I treat the HOA documents, assessment status, and warrantability as first-week tasks — not closing-week surprises.
Condo costs to sell mirror a house sale — negotiated commission, Washington REET, title and escrow — so model your wire-out number on the net-proceeds calculator. What is unique to condos is the document and association choreography, which is where this page focuses.
What makes a condo sale different
The first move is the paperwork, ordered at listing rather than under contract. The HOA resale certificate, current budget and reserve study, rules and CC&Rs, recent meeting minutes, and any litigation or special-assessment disclosures all need to be in hand early. Buyers and their lenders scrutinize these, and a missing or late document is one of the most common reasons condo deals slip their closing date. Ordering early also lets RexMont frame any soft spots — a planned assessment, a rising dues line — accurately instead of letting a buyer discover them and re-trade.
The second move is pricing from the right comparables. A condo's value tracks its own building and even its own stack — floor, view line, parking, and exposure — far more than a neighborhood median. In downtown Kirkland, a higher floor with a lake or city view can justify a meaningfully different price than the unit that sold last quarter. RexMont prices from same-building and same-line sales, current active competition inside and near the building, and the dues/assessment picture, so the launch price is defensible to both buyers and appraisers.
The third move is targeting the buyer your building actually attracts. Warrantable downtown buildings near the waterfront draw financed professionals and lock-and-leave downsizers; non-warrantable or investor-heavy buildings lean toward cash and specialty-loan buyers. Marketing, photography, and showing strategy follow from that. If you are also buying next, RexMont can coordinate timing so you are not caught between a condo sale and a replacement purchase.
FAQ
Selling a Kirkland condo — FAQs
Is selling a condo in Kirkland different from selling a house?
Yes, in ways that decide whether the sale closes. A condo brings the HOA into the transaction: a resale certificate must be ordered and delivered, the buyer reviews budgets, reserves, rules, and meeting minutes, and lender approval can hinge on the building's warrantability and owner-occupancy ratio. Pricing also leans heavily on same-building and same-stack comparables, not neighborhood averages.
What is a resale certificate and do I need one?
In Washington, condo sellers generally must provide a resale certificate from the HOA disclosing the association's finances, reserves, rules, pending litigation, and any special assessments. Ordering it early matters — associations can take days to weeks to produce it, and a late certificate can delay closing. RexMont coordinates the order at listing so it does not become the bottleneck.
How do special assessments and HOA dues affect my sale?
Both are front-and-center for condo buyers. High or rising dues compress the price a buyer can pay, and a pending or recent special assessment must be disclosed and negotiated — who pays it often becomes a deal point. RexMont helps you get ahead of it: document the assessment status, frame it accurately, and price the unit so the dues and any assessment are accounted for rather than discovered late.
Why does lender 'warrantability' matter when I sell my Kirkland condo?
Many buyers finance with conventional loans that require the building to be warrantable — limits on investor ownership, single-owner concentration, commercial space, litigation, and reserve funding. If a building is non-warrantable, the buyer pool narrows to cash or specialty-loan buyers, which affects price and marketing. Knowing your building's status before listing shapes how RexMont targets buyers.
Which Kirkland condos are in highest demand right now?
Downtown Kirkland and Moss Bay condos — walkable to the waterfront, Marina Park, and restaurants — draw the strongest demand from professionals, downsizers, and lock-and-leave buyers, with a premium for lake and city views. Demand varies by building reputation, dues, views, and parking. RexMont prices from same-building and same-line sales and markets to the specific buyer your building attracts.
Kirkland condo seller representation
Send the building, unit, and your timing.
Tell us the building, floor/line, current dues, and any known assessments. RexMont will price from same-building sales and map the HOA and lender steps so your closing does not stall.