mortgage interest deduction

Feb 12, 2018
Low-income and middle-class homeowners might see their tax refunds shrink come 2018
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Here is why.
Dec 4, 2017
Key differences in the House and Senate tax bills, and who is likely to win
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The Senate and House have now both passed their own versions of a tax bill. Now comes the difficult part — reconciling the differences.
Nov 21, 2017
Here’s how homebuyers and brokers are reacting to the tax bill
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Real estate brokers say the proposed tax changes would hit expensive cities the hardest.
Oct 30, 2017
The National Association of Home Builders opposes the Republican tax bill
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Jerry Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, discusses why the group is against the tax bill.
Nov 27, 2012
Congress eyes limit to mortgage interest deduction
As Congress tries to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, lawmakers are considering a cap on the mortgage interest deduction.
Nov 16, 2012
Whither the mortgage interest tax deduction?
Tweaks to homeowner deduction — seen as cornerstone of American Dream — could be part of 'cliff' deal.
Dec 6, 2011
Focusing on debt, but which one
My husband and I have extra money each month, a healthy emergency savings account, and we save for retirement through our work plans. (I should point out we are in our 20s.) We recently bought a home and now have a mortgage of $130,000 at 4 percent interest. We also have approximately $80,000 in student loan debt for our graduate degrees at 6.8 percent interest. With our extra spending money each month, should we tackle the student loan debt first? Pay down the mortgage? Both? Or some other option? Carolyn, Duluth, MN
Nov 13, 2010
MID-DAY UPDATE: Ireland, quantitative easing and mortgage interest deductions
The Federal Reserve plans to invest $600 billion buying U.S. and corporate debt — learn why Republicans worry that the Fed may be a wee-bit too…

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