If you had the house rented, then you should deduct the property taxes as a rental expense. Otherwise, it is an itemized deduction, assuming you used the house for personal purposes. The only time you would tie the property tax to the sale of the house would be if you purchased the house solely as an investment, and as such had no personal use of the property.
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