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The Cost of Selling a Home in Tempe, Arizona (2027 Seller Fee Breakdown & Net Proceeds Guide) If you’re planning to sell your Tempe home in 2027, the number that matters most isn’t your sale price — it’s what you actually keep after the loan payoff, agent compensation, title and escrow, concessions, repairs, and prorated taxes. Arizona has no state transfer tax, which helps, but several other costs still add up quickly. Redfin showed a median sale price near $470,000 in Tempe for the three months ending August 2026, with homes selling in about 51 days and sellers receiving about 98% of asking price on average. Using $470,000 as an example: agent compensation (listing plus any buyer-agent compensation) typically runs 4-6% combined, or about $18,800 to $28,200. Owner’s title policy, escrow, and recording run roughly $2,000 to $3,700. Seller concessions range from 0-2% of price ($0 to $9,400) depending on negotiation and inspection results, and repairs/prep/staging run about 0.5-2% ($2,350 to $9,400). HOA transfer and resale document fees add $300 to $1,000 if applicable. Running the full net proceeds math on a $470,000 sale with a $250,000 mortgage payoff: a lean scenario totals $23,150 (4.9%) in selling costs for an estimated net before taxes of $196,850; a typical scenario totals $36,200 (7.7%) for a net of $183,800; and a higher-cost scenario totals $51,700 (11.0%) for a net of $168,300. That’s roughly a $28,000 gap between the lean and higher-cost scenarios on the same sale price — and most of that gap comes from decisions sellers can influence, like negotiating compensation, prepping the home, and handling buyer credit requests. Arizona property taxes are paid in arrears, which surprises many sellers: the first half is due October 1 (delinquent after November 1) and the second half is due March 1 (delinquent after May 1). Since taxes accrue from January 1, sellers owe their share through the closing date — for example, a $2,400 annual tax bill with a June 30 closing means roughly $1,200 is the seller’s share, credited to the buyer or paid from proceeds. Other costs depend on the specific home: Arizona buyers submit a Buyer Inspection Notice and Seller Response after inspection, and older homes in neighborhoods like Mitchell Park or Maple-Ash may draw longer repair requests, which is why a pre-listing inspection can help. Tempe’s location east of Sky Harbor also means buyers receive airport noise disclosure information. On taxes owed on gains, federal rules allow many homeowners to exclude up to $250,000 of gain ($500,000 for married couples filing jointly) if they owned and lived in the home as a primary residence for at least two of the five years before the sale. Dawn’s tip: ask for a written net sheet at three different sale prices before you list, and update it as each offer arrives — the highest price isn’t always the one that leaves you the most money, since concessions, repair credits, closing dates, and financing terms all change what you keep. Dawn Forkenbrock, Tempe Realtor w/ Real Broker

The Ultimate Guide to Gilbert’s Public, Charter, and STEM-Focused Schools For many families, the search for a Gilbert home starts with a school question. Gilbert is served by more than one public district, has a strong set of charter and classical options, and sits next to Chandler and Mesa, two cities known for major tech employers. That mix gives families real choice, and the right answer depends on the address, the grade level, and what your child wants to study. Most of Gilbert is served by Gilbert Public Schools, which school-listing data shows operating about 38 schools and roughly 32,000 students, or by Higley Unified School District, with about 16 schools and about 13,000 students — both districts have earned A grades from the Arizona Department of Education. A few Gilbert addresses fall under other districts, including Chandler Unified, which operates Perry High School on East Queen Creek Road, and small areas sit in Mesa Public Schools. Arizona law allows open enrollment in public schools based on available space, so a boundary school is a starting point, not a limit — schools of choice and charters run their own separate applications, lotteries, or waitlists. On rankings: Gilbert Classical Academy (grades 7-12) has drawn the strongest marks, including a 2025 U.S. News recognition as the second-highest-ranking public school district high school in Arizona, and Niche placed it among the top 20 public high schools in the state in 2026. Neely Traditional Academy has been named a Blue Ribbon school. Higley High School has been the top-rated Higley Unified high school in U.S. News rankings, and American Leadership Academy Gilbert North has been the highest-ranked charter in town. Gilbert’s STEM story is spread across several pathways rather than one flagship program. Gilbert Public Schools has been aligning STEM learning from kindergarten through high school with Project Lead The Way and biomedical courses, plans new STEM courses at several junior highs for 2026-2027, and runs 21 career and technical education programs serving more than 5,500 high school students in Gilbert and Mesa — including sports medicine, agriscience, and digital photography. The East Valley Institute of Technology, serving students from 11 East Valley districts, offers a STEM Academy developed with Boeing, Honeywell, and Intel on its Mesa campuses, tuition-free for students in participating districts. Higley Unified’s CTE options include criminal justice, with EVIT satellite courses at both Higley and Williams Field high schools. By neighborhood: downtown and central Gilbert near the Heritage District have both zoned and choice options close together, with Gilbert Classical Academy and Neely Traditional Academy near North Burk Street and North Greenfield Road. Southeast Gilbert’s newer communities near Higley Road are served by Williams Field and Higley High Schools. Some southwest Gilbert addresses fall into Chandler Unified via Perry High School. And Gilbert borders Chandler’s Price Road Corridor and Mesa’s Elliot Road Tech Corridor, so commute times are worth testing against your school plans. Dawn’s tip: before you write an offer, look up the home’s boundary schools on the district’s boundary tool and call the schools you care about to confirm current capacity and enrollment steps — a listing description isn’t a guarantee, and boundaries can change. Dawn Forkenbrock, Gilbert Realtor w/ Real Broker