Monthly Archives: January 2016
Think you can’t afford to buy a house? Here are 10 reasons why you’re probably wrong
A new survey shows that 81% of the renters would rather own their home if they could, so what is holding them back? A lot of it is perception and lack of knowledge, data reveals. Of course home ownership isn’t for everyone and some people just can’t afford it, but increasingly, owning a home can […]
The Mortgage Interest Deduction provides tax relief for millions of homeowners.
Every April as Americans file their personal income tax returns, they breathe a collective sigh of relief when they get to the section where they can deduct the interest they paid on their mortgage. In fact, the Mortgage Interest Deduction – or MID – is one of the biggest federal government distributions, only behind the […]