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  2. Mortgage Interest Deduction: Limits and How It Works - AOL

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    To understand how it works, take a look at this mortgage interest deduction example: If you purchase a $400,000 home with a 20% down payment and take out a 30-year, fixed-rate loan with a 7% ...

  3. Mortgage interest deduction: What it is and what qualifies - AOL

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    If the home was purchased between Oct. 13, 1987 and Dec. 16, 2017, single and joint filers can deduct the mortgage interest paid on their first $1 million in mortgage debt ($500,000 if those ...

  4. Home mortgage interest deduction - Wikipedia

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    Because the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 increased the standard deduction to a level where far fewer taxpayers itemized their expenses (which is where they deduct mortgage interest), the cost to the federal government of the mortgage interest deduction was decreased by 60%, from approximately $60 billion in 2017 to $25 billion in 2018. [44] [45]

  5. IRS Form 1098: Mortgage Interest Statement - AOL

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    Using Form 1098 to Deduct Mortgage Interest. The IRS allows homeowners to deduct home mortgage interest on the first $750,000 of indebtedness. The limit drops to $375,000 if you're married and ...

  6. Mortgage Credit Certificate - Wikipedia

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    Mortgage Interest Paid (1st Year): $11,933; x MCC Credit: 30% = Total Credit: $3579; Because the total credit in this example exceeds the IRS limit of $2000, the homebuyer would report a $2000 credit on their tax return. The buyer may continue to receive a tax credit for as long as they live in the home and retain the mortgage.

  7. A silver lining from high mortgage interest rates: Bigger ...

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    A single filer paying a 4% rate on a $500,000 home loan — equating to monthly interest payments of about $1,667, or $20,000 a year — could thus end up seeing substantial savings. And many ...

  8. Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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    The United States Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (commonly referred to as HERA) was designed primarily to address the subprime mortgage crisis.It authorized the Federal Housing Administration to guarantee up to $300 billion in new 30-year fixed rate mortgages for subprime borrowers if lenders wrote down principal loan balances to 90 percent of current appraisal value.

  9. What percentage of your income should go to a mortgage? - AOL

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    For example, if your monthly take-home pay (after taxes) is $4,000, that means up to $1,000 can be spent on your mortgage payment. $4,000 x 0.25 (25%) = $1,000 (maximum monthly mortgage payment)