What It Costs to Sell a House or Condo in Salt Lake City (2026)

DiscountAgent.com Blog • Seller Education

By Aaron Peters • Associate Broker/Owner, DiscountAgent.com • October 2026

Source: Wasatch Front Regional MLS, 1,885 single-family and 536 condo closings in Salt Lake City, October 2025 – September 2026 • Updated quarterly

Salt Lake City has the busiest single-family market of any city in the county. Over the twelve months through September 2026, 1,885 single-family homes and 536 condos closed within city limits — about $1.8 billion in combined volume.

Houses here are smaller and pricier per foot than in the suburbs. The typical single-family home was about 2,000 square feet at roughly $337 per square foot, compared with about $222 in West Jordan. The average sold price, about $816,000, ran about 24% above the median, a sign of how wide the range is between neighborhoods. Every figure below comes from the Wasatch Front Regional MLS and is refreshed quarterly. For how Salt Lake City compares with the rest of the state, see current Utah home prices.

Salt Lake City Market Snapshot

Single-family homes

Condos

Wasatch Front Regional MLS, Salt Lake County, City of Salt Lake City, pulled October 2, 2026. Monthly medians shown rounded. Sale to list compares sold price with original list price. October 2026 excluded as a partial month. September 2026 was pulled two days after month end and may rise slightly as late closings report.

The Full Cost Breakdown

Selling a house

Selling a condo

Excludes prorated taxes, HOA documents, and negotiated concessions, which vary by property and closing date.

One City, Two Very Different Markets

This is what sets Salt Lake City apart from the suburbs, and it should shape how you price.

On a typical condo, the gap between 95% and full asking price is about $19,000 — more than three times what a 1.5% listing saves you on commission. Condo buyers here have choices and time, and listings priced for negotiating room tend to sit, then sell for less. Pricing from your own building’s recent sales, rather than citywide figures, is where most of that money is. Salt Lake City condo buildings and listings.

For houses the risk runs the other way. In a spring market where homes sell above asking within a couple of weeks, an underpriced listing leaves money on the table just as surely as an overpriced condo does. See whether the county is currently a buyer’s or seller’s market.

The One Cost You Negotiate Up Front

Title fees are set by the title company, taxes by the county, and HOA fees by the association. The listing commission is the only major line where you choose the number before the home is listed.

The rate depends on how the buyer arrives: approximately 1.5% when a cooperating broker brings the buyer, 2% if we find an unrepresented buyer, and just 1% when you find your own buyer — common in condo buildings, where a neighbor or a renter in the building is sometimes the buyer. Full service applies at every tier. See how the listing service works.

When Salt Lake City Homes Sell Fastest

Houses followed the countywide pattern closely: 15 days for May closings, 18 for April, and 59 for January. Condos moved on a flatter, slower curve — their fastest months, March, April, and June, still took 32 to 33 days.

Because days on market runs from listing to contract and closing follows about a month later, the fast spring closings came from listings that went live in March and April. For condos the seasonal edge is smaller, so pricing matters more than timing. Seven years of countywide timing data is here.

What a Lower Rate Does Not Change

A discount listing is a pricing decision, not a service tier. Every Salt Lake City listing includes professional photography, full MLS syndication to Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin, pricing built from comparable sales in your neighborhood or building, showing coordination, open houses, offer negotiation, inspection and appraisal management, and closing coordination.

Buyers never see your listing agreement. It is not in the MLS, not on Zillow, and not disclosed in the transaction. A buyer comparing your home to the others on their list is weighing location, condition, and price — not what you agreed to pay your agent.

FAQ: Selling a Home in Salt Lake City