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The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
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Still No Justification for the Mortgage Interest Deduction Lower deficits, fewer bubbles? Sign me up.   |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Homeowners' Lucky Day A new tax break could make some homeowners even happier. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Buy a Home, Not a Deduction Tax-deductible mortgage interest may not lower your tax bill as much as you think. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Brian Lawler |
Think Your Mortgage Deduction Is Safe? Wrong! Those buying a home just for the mortgage tax deduction could be in trouble. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How the Government Could Kill These Stocks Ending tax expenditures is in vogue, but companies would suffer. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2010
Morgan Housel |
3 Housing "Truisms" That Make No Sense If you listen to most politicians, you might think there are only two places to live: in a house you own, or in a box under a bridge. As a happy renter, I find this hilarious. |
BusinessWeek
September 24, 2007
Ellen Hoffman |
Is Your Home A Tax Trap? If you've refinanced your mortgage, you may owe the IRS more than you thought. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2008
Mary Dalrymple |
Another Tax Break for Homeowners One more reason to buy a home. Lawmakers have extended a tax deduction for private mortgage insurance. You can now take advantage of this little perk through the end of the decade. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2007
Rich Smith |
This Tax Law Can Affect You! Congress may close the door on your home mortgage interest deduction. |
Inc.
January 2006
Robert E. Litan |
Almost a Tax Plan The budget deficit is deadly serious. Tax reform should be too. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Rent or Buy? Is it time to take the leap into homeownership? |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Double Up on Deductions Make the most of your tax-deductible expenses. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Life After Fannie and Freddie: Canada Edition A modest proposal, modeled after our neighbors to the north. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2009
Rich Smith |
Raise My Taxes, Please Let's play devil's advocate for a moment -- and take a look at Obama's plan to cap income tax deductions for high earners. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Math How long should it take to pay for your home sweet home? How a mortgage fits into your financial plan depends on you -- your goals, your plans, your spending habits, your financial personality. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2009
Julian Block |
A New Standard As the end of the year nears, clients are once again starting to think about their tax returns. Now more than ever, qualified financial advisors should be ready to provide some information on the choices taxpayers must make. |
U.S. Banker
July 2010 |
Mandatory Education To prevent future stress in the housing market at the levels we see now, financial education should be required of anyone who receives a mortgage. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2011
Tony Downs |
The Time for Austerity Measures Is Now Americans need to stop living beyond their means, both in government and their personal lives. For decades, we have spent and consumed much more than we produced, borrowing the difference from abroad. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Really Just Walk Away? Giving up on your mortgage and letting the bank foreclose on your property might seem easy, but how smart is it? |
National Real Estate Investor
February 4, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Mortgage Bankers Association praises new HUD proposal President George W. Bush's proposed HUD budget for next year was roundly praised by the Mortgage Bankers' Association of America. The MBA embraced several of the budget's initiatives that will add new affordable housing and increase homeownership. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Should You Pay Down Your Mortgage? Many people are doing it, but is it the smartest move? |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
Kevin McKinley |
Through the Mortgage Maze The conventional financial planning wisdom is to get out of any debt you may have as soon as possible. But that may not apply to everyone. Here are 10 questions that can help you and your client weigh where that dollar should actually go. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
New Tax Laws For 2009 Taxpayers should pay special attention to tax-law changes, as they can directly affect how much money is kept out of Uncle Sam's hands. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Peter Coy |
When Home Buying by the Poor Backfires The steady push of homeownership to lower and lower income groups by government initiatives, while positive in many ways, is not an unadulterated good. For many families, a house can be a bad investment. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Why the Housing Problem Isn't Going Away Low mortgage rates should be fixing everything. So why aren't they? |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2005
Roy Lewis |
Deduct While You Can For a limited time, you could save big with sales tax deductions. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Falling Into the Subprime Trap If any good comes from the bursting of the housing bubble, it will be that homeowners and borrowers may act more responsibly about buying property and taking on mortgage debt. |
BusinessWeek
September 20, 2004
Gleckman & McNamee |
What A "Fairer" Tax Code Might Look Like A reelected Bush may rework the existing system -- or try for a consumption tax. His previous tax cuts and other ideas offer some hints as to where Bush-style reform might go. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Banks Say No Thanks to Reverse Mortgages Should you do likewise? |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2005
Roy Lewis |
Deduction Dangers of Home Mortgages Think you can deduct all the interest from your home mortgage on your taxes? Think again. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Are You Upside-Down? Falling property values have people owing more than their house is worth. If you're in this situation, don't panic. However, don't expect to find easy answers. |
BusinessWeek
November 5, 2007
Peter Coy |
The Housing Bust's Latest Blow New research shows the recent jump in the rate of homeownership was tied largely to loose lending. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S. Housing: Still Solid, but Creaking a Little Key first-time homebuyers look at steeper prices and mortgage rates. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Tax Presents Under the Tree Among its last acts before heading home to spend the holidays with family and friends, Congress finally reinstated some popular tax breaks that had expired almost a year ago. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
How to Make the Most From Refinancing This analysis of refinancing options serves as a reminder that many financial decisions are more complicated than they seem at first. By jumping at the first opportunity to save small amounts, you could give up the chance to reap bigger savings elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
A New Kind of Refi Maybe homeowners are smarter than some people think. The share of the refinancing market attributable to adjustable-rate mortgages is at its lowest level since mid-2003. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Trillions and Trillions of Dollars Over the coming weeks, a congressional "supercommittee" will try to find more than $1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade. Part of their job will be -- or should be -- a dramatic overhaul to the tax code. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2005
Roy Lewis |
The Truth About Tax Deductions Much ado has been made about the new sales tax deduction. Much of the information disseminated has been false or misleading. Let's take a few minutes to review this new deduction in order to separate fact from fiction. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2011
Sean Williams |
Housing's Catch-22 Things continue to go from bad to worse in the housing sector, and it looks like we may just crash straight through the double-dip floor and head right into the basement. |
BusinessWeek
May 6, 2010
Jody Shenn |
Mortgages: Strategic Defaults Are On the Rise By not making mortgage payments on "underwater" homes, borrowers may be paradoxically helping to boost the economy. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Eric Rasmussen |
Is Home Where The Head Is? Home ownership is baked into the American dream. But after the housing bubble burst, some advisors see it as a recipe for disaster if people stretch their means to do it. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Housing's Frozen Rope The hazards of bailing out borrowers by freezing rates may be worse than proponents realize. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Hey, Obama: Renters Have Feelings, Too! The message from Washington could not be any clearer: If you have a mortgage on the roof over your head, your well-being is backed by the nation's full faith and credit. If you have a lease on the roof over your head, well, best of luck to you. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
You Really Need to Do This Again Mortgage rates are down again. Time to refi? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2006
D.D. Ismail |
Legislative Update The following issues affecting commercial real estate remain open for resolution in the 109th congressional session: Banks in Real Estate... Tax Reform... Health Plan Legislation... |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
9 Mortgage Don'ts But no matter how much you owe, unless you're a lottery winner, you've probably used a mortgage to buy your home. Here are some tips on what not to do when making one of the biggest purchases of your life. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why Are Homeowners Idiots? There's nothing that confuses economists more than people not acting in their own best interest by continuing to pay a large mortgage on a devalued house. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Your Smartest Money Move for 2012 If you have a high-interest mortgage, get rid of it. |
