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Real estate tip: Uncle Sam lax on loan points

Three closing costs are tax-deductible in the year of the sale: loan points (one point equals 1 percent of your loan amount), prorated mortgage interest and prorated property taxes. After that, your mortgage interest and annual property taxes are the only deductible costs.

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