The Mortgage Interest Deduction in 6 Charts
The Mortgage Interest Deduction in 6 Charts
Is Mortgage Interest Tax-Deductible?
Is Mortgage Interest Tax-Deductible?
How Do Mortgage Fees Work?
Obtaining a mortgage can be a confusing and stressful process, particularly when your mortgage banker first shows you the laundry list of mortgage fees you are required to pay at closing. For the typical
Mortgage rates for April 2, 2015
A week of inconsistent economic results and plenty of stock market volatility to close out the first quarter helped keep mortgage rates in check.
Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates little changed, 30-year fixed at 3.7%
Home mortgage interest rates were little changed this week, with Freddie Mac's survey showing lenders offering conventional 30-year loans at an average of 3.7%, up from 3.69% last week.
Mortgage rates expected to stay low this year
Long-term mortgage interest rates are expected to continue even if the Federal Reserve begins raising short-term rates.
CalHFA Announces Details of 2015 Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
The California Housing Finance Agency announced today the details of its 2015 Mortgage Credit Certificate program, a statewide program that enables first-time homebuyers to convert a portion of their annual mortgage interest into a direct dollar-for-dollar tax credit on their U.S.
Why the mortgage tax break isn't helping
For generations of U.S. homeowners, the tax deduction on mortgage interest has been a sacrosanct loophole that no one in Congress dare touch. But the collapse in interest rates is producing a bizarre and, so far, underappreciated result. It is making that loophole less and less valuable.