U.S. mortgage debt rises to $8.8 trillionBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Jana KasperkevicFebruary 13, 2018JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe housing market is turning around.POSTED IN: mortgage foreclosure housing crisis Federal Reserve Great Recession Divided Decade Economy read
Low-income and middle-class homeowners might see their tax refunds shrink come 2018By Jana KasperkevicFebruary 12, 2018Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesHere is why. POSTED IN: tax bill mortgage interest deduction private mortgage insurance mortgage Homeowner's insurance homeowners Taxes Money read
What will happen to all the abandoned homes in Puerto Rico?By Jana KasperkevicJanuary 25, 2018Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesA foreclosure wave is coming. POSTED IN: hurricane irma Hurricane Katrina hurricane maria hurricane mortgage crisis mortgage Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Debt foreclosed foreclosed homes Economy disaster recovery Money ListenreadDownloadDownload
Taxes shape our behavior. Here's what to look for in the new billBy Kai Ryssdal and Sabri Ben-AchourDecember 21, 2017BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Republican tax bill moves away from using the tax code as social engineering, though some behaviors are still incentivized. POSTED IN: Economy gop tax bill tax reform Taxes social engineering 529 college savings plan Earned Income Tax Credit home mortgage interest deduction ListenreadDownloadDownload
Key differences in the House and Senate tax bills, and who is likely to winBy Jana KasperkevicDecember 04, 2017Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe Senate and House have now both passed their own versions of a tax bill. Now comes the difficult part — reconciling the differences.POSTED IN: tax reform tax cuts Economy President Donald Trump business mortgage interest deduction Tuition Congress read
Here’s how homebuyers and brokers are reacting to the tax bill By Reema KhraisNovember 21, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesReal estate brokers say the proposed tax changes would hit expensive cities the hardest. POSTED IN: Economy Taxes mortgage interest deduction Congress republican tax bill ListenreadDownloadDownload
The National Association of Home Builders opposes the Republican tax billBy Kai Ryssdal, Emily Henderson, and Sean McHenryOctober 30, 2017Scott Olson/Getty ImagesJerry Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, discusses why the group is against the tax bill. POSTED IN: Paul Ryan Kevin Brady tax credits mortgage interest deduction Housing ListenreadDownloadDownload
Homeowners might have to start paying taxes on forgiven debt againBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerOctober 13, 2017Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesIf the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act isn't extended, homeowners with forgiven debt will have to pay taxes on that debt. POSTED IN: homeowners Congress debt mortgage ListenreadDownloadDownload
New rules limit equity seniors can take out of their homes in reverse mortgagesBy Dan GorensteinOctober 02, 2017POSTED IN: business Economy news reverse mortgage loans ListenreadDownloadDownload
