The Surprising Costs of Selling a Home Can Easily Top $15,000

This is supposed to be a "seller's market," with home prices across the country on the rise while the number of homes available for sale dwindles.

Still, that doesn't mean unloading your own home comes cheap.

In fact, the hidden costs of selling a house can run anywhere from $10,000 to as much as $55,000, depending on where you live, according to a study by Zillow and the online services marketplace Thumbstack. Nationally, the average is nearly $15,200.