Louisiana Seller Closing Costs & Net Proceeds Calculator
Estimate exactly what you'll walk away with after selling a home in Louisiana. Defaults below reflect typical Louisiana transfer-tax treatment, title custom, and seller closing costs.
Data last reviewed: September 2026
Estimated net proceeds — Louisiana
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Net Proceeds Calculator — Louisiana
Defaults reflect typical Louisiana practice. Edit any field to match your transaction.
Figures last updated: September 2026
Sale & loan
Commission
Post-NAR settlement: the buyer-agent share is negotiable. Switch to listing-only if you're not offering buyer-agent compensation.
Title & closing costs
In Louisiana, the buyer customarily pays this. Informational only — the premium amount isn't included in the totals below.
Optional adjustments
Breakdown
| Gross sale price | $0 |
| Agent commission | − $0 |
| Mortgage payoff | − $0 |
| Title / escrow services | − $0 |
| Transfer / excise tax | − $0 |
| Recording fees | − $75 |
| Attorney fee | − $1,000 |
| Home warranty | − $0 |
| Repairs / concessions | − $0 |
| Property tax proration | − $0 |
| HOA dues owed | − $0 |
| Total deductions | − $1,075 |
| Estimated net proceeds | $0 |
Selling a home in Louisiana: what to expect
Transfer / excise tax
No state transfer tax — New Orleans flat ~$325 doc fee.
Title & closing custom
Attorney/notary-state: closings are handled by a Louisiana notary (who is an attorney). Title insurance customarily paid by BUYER.
Recording fees ~$100-$200 depending on parish.
Typical commission
Around 5.5% of the sale price in Louisiana, combining the listing-side commission and anything the seller agrees to offer the buyer's brokerage. Always negotiable — there is no set rate.
Typical total seller closing costs
About 0.6%-1.5% of sale price (excluding agent commission).
Notes specific to Louisiana
- Louisiana has no statewide real estate transfer tax; only Orleans Parish charges a small flat documentary tax.
- Louisiana follows civil-law tradition: closings are conducted by a notary (who is also a licensed attorney), not a title company.
- Buyers customarily pay for the owner's title insurance policy in Louisiana.
A real example: selling a median-priced home in Louisiana
Louisiana's median sale price was $265,083 in June 2026 (Redfin), up 1.2% year-over-year, with homes spending a median of 59 days on the market — the second-slowest in this batch, behind only Nevada's 61. Louisiana runs on civil law rather than the common-law system most U.S. states use, so closings are conducted by a notary — who is also a licensed attorney — rather than a title company, and Louisiana has no statewide real estate transfer tax at all (only Orleans Parish charges a small flat documentary fee). Running the median price through the numbers: a 5.5% commission comes to $14,580, transfer tax is $0 outside Orleans Parish, and closing costs of 0.6%–1.5% add roughly $2,783 at the midpoint — total deductions near $17,363, about 6.55% of the sale price.
If you're selling in New Orleans specifically, budget for that parish-level documentary fee (roughly $325 flat) — everywhere else in the state, the $0 transfer-tax line item is real, not a rounding error.
Frequently asked questions — Louisiana
Who pays the transfer tax in Louisiana?
No state transfer tax — New Orleans flat ~$325 doc fee.
What are typical seller closing costs in Louisiana?
Excluding the real estate agent commission, sellers in Louisiana typically pay about 0.6%-1.5% of the sale price in closing costs. Attorney/notary-state: closings are handled by a Louisiana notary (who is an attorney). Title insurance customarily paid by BUYER.
What is the typical real estate commission in Louisiana?
Commission in Louisiana is negotiated between the seller and the listing brokerage — combined rates commonly land in the mid-single digits, but there is no set rate. Since the 2024 NAR settlement, what the seller offers the buyer's brokerage (if anything) is negotiated in the purchase contract, not advertised on the MLS.
Do I need an attorney to sell a home in Louisiana?
Louisiana follows civil-law tradition: closings are conducted by a notary (who is also a licensed attorney), not a title company.