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Selling your New York home<\/a> can be a bittersweet experience, whether you’re saying goodbye to a Brooklyn brownstone or leaving behind a longtime family home in one of Buffalo’s peaceful residential neighborhoods. But between repairs<\/a>, updates, and stressful negotiations<\/a>, the costs of selling<\/a> can be the most nerve-racking part of the process. One cost that can catch sellers off guard is taxes on selling a house in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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These taxes can affect how much money you actually walk away with after closing, so it’s worth understanding what you might owe before you put that For Sale sign in the yard. From capital gains taxes to state and local transfer taxes, let’s break down what to expect and how to prepare to sell your New York home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taxes on selling a house in New York can be tricky. Learn what to expect, how to calculate them, and how to save on your sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":365,"featured_media":51841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[343,1270,319,2518],"tags":[1461,1271,1462],"class_list":["post-51839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finances","category-new-york-real-estate","category-selling-advice","category-top-blog-posts","tag-new-york-property-taxes","tag-selling-a-house-in-new-york","tag-taxes-when-selling-your-new-york-home"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTaxes on Selling a House in New York<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Taxes on selling a house in New York can be tricky. 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