[Claim for Real Estate Expenses]

The Department of Agriculture requested a decision regarding a transferred Federal Communications Commission employee's claim for reimbursement for closing costs he incurred incident to the sale of his residence. GAO held that the claimant was not entitled to reimbursement for the buyer's closing costs, since there was no evidence that the seller was customarily required to pay such costs in the locality at that time. Accordingly, the claim was denied.