Filing taxes is never what most rational folks would call “fun,” but if you own a home, the onerous process may at least lead to a nice bit of delayed gratification down the road. Because if you have ...

This tax season, my household is claiming the mortgage tax deduction. So we're doing that dreaded thing everyone whispers about: itemization. Like most taxpayers, our household usually takes the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — When the Tax Cuts and Jobs ...

Paying off your mortgage early might seem like a good idea, but it also involves financial risks that must be considered.

At a time when millions of would-be homebuyers are locked out of the market, a select group of homeowners is claiming a huge tax break—for second homes. Known as the mortgage interest deduction, this ...

Policymakers in Washington are being called on to scrap the universal federal tax deduction for mortgage interest, and instead to target the write-off solely to first-time home buyers. The proposal is ...

The New Republic’s Jonathan Chait, admirably trying to make trouble, draws attention to a recent comment, which he probably already regrets, by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, whose ...

(NewsNation) — When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which President Donald Trump signed in 2017, expires at the end of the year, current caps on mortgage interest deductions would end as well. Trump has ...