Over Age 55 Home Sale Exemption

Definition of "Over age 55 home sale exemption"

Colleen   MacCallum real estate agent

Written by

Colleen MacCallumelite badge icon

EXIT Right Realty

The Internal Revenue Code (IRC Sections 1034 and 121) providing that a person over age 55 can sell a principal residence at a gain and exclude once in a life time up to $125,000 of the gain for taxes. It is allowed irrespective of the purchase of another home. The person must have used the property as a principal residence for 3 of the last 5 years.

image of a real estate dictionary page

Have a question or comment?

We're here to help.

*** Your email address will remain confidential.
 

 

Popular Real Estate Terms

The amount of money a developer must directly invest in order to obtain a development loan. It pays for the initial development cost including costs for items such as architectural plans, ...

Predetermined price for a contract that will be the same irrespective of the actual costs incurred to complete it. This contract is advantageous to the buyer because he knows beforehand ...

Persons considered legally capable of entering into a binding contract. ...

Transaction savings realized by setting a fixed and certain price. ...

Gift of real property as stipulated in a will. ...

The result of an act or a fact. ...

Financial statement with amounts or other information that are completely or partially assumed. The assumptions supporting the amounts are usually provided. The statement may be prepared in ...

Enhancement of a property's value even though the improvement is not on it. Lighting in the street would be an example. ...

Skeleton (bones) of a building. ...

Popular Real Estate Questions