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STATE · REET · RCW 82.45

WA State Real Estate Excise Tax (graduated)

Graduated state REET on real-property sales. Paid by seller. Higher AVs = higher REET.

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1.1% < $500K · 1.28% to $1.5M · 2.75% to $3M · 3.0% > $3M
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About this revenue source

Graduated state REET on real-property sales. Paid by seller. Higher AVs = higher REET.

Authorization

Statutory or ballot basis for this revenue source.

Statutory citation: RCW 82.45

Collection history

Year-by-year amount collected as documented in the source ledger (Annual Tax Books for property-tax sources; CAFRs and revenue schedules for others).
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Funds it feeds

Every governmental fund that this revenue source flows into. Allocation percentages are documented where the source materials specify them.
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Real-estate relevance

Direct — scales with property values

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Sources: Annual Tax Books (Whatcom County Assessor); Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports; statutory text (RCW); ballot results; agency revenue schedules. Real Record renders the published numbers in plain language; we don't change the figures. Where the source uses a different label or category than ours, both are shown.