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by faisalkhalid80 3081 days ago
Limited by data here unfortunately. The data source I'm using is Land Registry, which only shows successful deals. Regarding transaction costs, in the UK its around 1.5% for broker fees, plus moving and legal costs. There's also capital gains tax on profits generated on the sale, which is a complex mathematic, and applies if its 'not your first home'. And stamp duty (varies by price) which you pay on purchase.

I understand all of your points, and from what you're saying, with the fee levels you've described, it does sound like the UK is different from Canada.

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1.55B * 0.03 = 46M in realtor fees. This reduces the expected profit by 1/4.