Posts with tag mortgage deduction

Mortgage Deduction: The Lobbyists Strike Back

In his mission to lower the deficit, President Obama has proposed snipping high-income earners' tax deduction for mortgage interest payments. And yet, here he is, two years into his presidency, a truly scary unemployment rate not budging, and he has yet to meet with representatives of the nation's major home building... Continue Reading »

Mortgage Deduction: Its Days Numbered?

The almost overwhelming size of the nation's debt -- $1.3 trillion for 2010 -- is influencing policy-makers from from both sides of the political aisle. Come Dec. 1, when a bipartisan presidential deficit-reduction commission releases a report on how we can fix this deficit, we could all be in for the surprise of our... Continue Reading »

#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-0 {width:300px;height:250px;background:black url(http://pthumbnails.5min.com/3418683/170934110_3_300_250.jpg) no-repeat center center;float:left;} The need for more space was what got Kim and Jason Fitzsimmons thinking about buying their first home. They'd been married for a year and... Continue Reading »

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