Total selling cost
Editable estimateCost to sell a house in NZ calculator
Put commission, marketing, property preparation, legal, moving and mortgage-related assumptions into one editable New Zealand sale-proceeds worksheet.
Replace every starting value with a current written quote before treating the result as a plan.
Editable assumptions
Build your sale-cost plan
Photography and staging begin with named current vendor examples — not national averages. Replace every value with your quote.
Published examples require service availability for the property. Use the commission calculator for location-aware comparisons.
Other selling costs
Enter the itemised agency proposal
$390 source-backed vendor example
$2,400 source-backed 3-bedroom starting example
Replace zero with your quote
Only if applicable
Use work you intend to approve
Optional planning cost
Ask your lender; excludes balance repayment
Estimated financial position
Sale proceeds worksheet
- Mortgage
- $400,00050.0%
- Commission
- $14,4331.8%
- Other costs
- $2,7900.3%
- Net proceeds
- $382,77847.8%
- Total selling cost
- $17,223
- Cost as % of sale price
- 2.15%
This estimate is incomplete: legal/conveyancing and marketing remain at zero. Add written quotes before using the result.
The $390 photography example is from The Way Home. The $2,400 staging example is a published starting price from Staged. Prices and inclusions vary.
What does it cost to sell a house in New Zealand?
There is no single national total. The main categories are agency commission and GST, marketing, photography or staging, legal work, repairs and presentation, moving, and possible lender or auction costs. This calculator keeps them separate so a missing quote is visible rather than hidden in an average.
Model the complete outcome
Commission is only one part of the sale. The worksheet separates agency commission, marketing, photography, staging, legal work, auction-related expenses, repairs, moving and lender costs so missing assumptions are visible.
Starting examples are not averages
The prefilled photography and staging values are named vendor examples, not national prices or recommendations. Set any item to zero when it does not apply, then use actual quotes for your property and location.
Net proceeds are still an estimate
The result excludes tax, rates adjustments and any item not entered. Confirm mortgage repayment and discharge costs with your lender, and legal costs and settlement adjustments with your lawyer or conveyancer.
Make the commission input comparable
Use the agent fees and commission guide to identify tiers, minimums, administration fees, GST and marketing exclusions before copying a quote into this worksheet.