mortgage interest tax deduction (MITD)

Essential real estate calculators

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 1, 2017 | Finance, Your Practice | 5

Here are the most useful online calculators for real estate transactions.

Rethinking a lopsided homeownership policy

by Matthew Taylor | Apr 15, 2015 | Economics, Real Estate | 2

Government housing subsidies overwhelmingly favor single-family home ownership. Is this the best way?

Last-minute tax reminders for homeowners

by Matthew Taylor | Apr 14, 2015 | Real Estate, Tax, Your Practice | 0

If your homeowner client hasn’t filed their taxes yet, it’s not to late to review available deductions.

How to fix the home price-income imbalance

by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 7, 2015 | Economics, Feature Articles | 7

The middle class suffocates under taxes Advances in the realm of economics don’t often make the...

Is homeownership racially biased?

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 23, 2015 | Economics, Fair Housing, Real Estate | 2

The racial homeownership gap, explained.

Newsflash: Americans still think we are in recession

by Jeffery Marino | Mar 19, 2014 | Real Estate | 0

Why do most American’s still believe we are in a recession? Perhaps because the standard of living is falling with wages.

Housing policy reform to end stagnation

by Jeffery Marino | Mar 9, 2014 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Tax | 0

California real estate is heavily tax-favored. Is this what the market needs to best perform for California homeowner’s and real estate agents?

Subsidize the down payment, not the mortgage

by Jeffery Marino | Sep 1, 2013 | Real Estate | 1

Hey Congress! Subsidize this!

The MID: Robin Hood in reverse

by Jeffery Marino | May 19, 2013 | Real Estate | 1

Use of the mortgage interest tax deduction (MID) varies widely by zip code, according to a recent report by PEW Charitable Trusts.

The votes are in: 2013 tax code is no good for real estate sales!

by Jeffery Marino | Feb 28, 2013 | Market Watch, Reader Polls, Real Estate, Tax | 4

Readers weigh in on topics affecting the California real estate industry.

Fiscal cliff deal benefits homeowners

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 5, 2013 | Real Estate, Tax | 0

We’re all glad to have averted the recent fiscal cliff debacle. But will Congress’ deal benefit California homeowners? Or will it leave everyone out to dry?

2013 tax landscape: a boon to California real estate?

by Jeffery Marino | Jan 20, 2013 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Tax | 8

The fiscal cliff was technically averted. Does the deal bode well for California real estate?

MID teeters on the fiscal cliff

by Sarah Cantino | Dec 18, 2012 | Real Estate, Tax | 12

Will the MID escape the fiscal cliff?

Sending a sacred cow off the fiscal cliff: the MID

by Jeffery Marino | Dec 16, 2012 | Feature Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate, Tax | 12

Will the mortgage interest tax deduction (MID) become a casualty of the fiscal cliff?

The mortgage interest tax deduction: working class regression

by Sarah Cantino | Nov 12, 2012 | Finance, Real Estate, Tax | 11

What does a tax break for homeowners have to do with the wealth gap in America?

Does America need a new dream?

by Sarah Cantino | Oct 29, 2012 | Real Estate | 0

A recent debate featured in The Economist posed the question: Should homeownership be discouraged?...

Buyers wait on Washington (or The Hague)

by Sarah Cantino | Jul 16, 2012 | Reader Polls, Real Estate, Tax | 1

How many of your buyers ask you about the home mortgage tax deduction? All of them. (38%, 24...

Mortgage interest tax deduction broken?

by Jeffery Marino | May 6, 2012 | Real Estate, Tax | 7

Do you think mortgage interest deductions increase the volume of homes sales to families in...

The MID truth test

by Jeffery Marino | Apr 13, 2012 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Tax | 12

This article examines the arguments for protecting the mortgage interest tax deduction (MID), reveals who truly benefits from the subsidy and questions both its viability and actual use as a marketing tool by real estate brokers and agents.

Why real estate won’t save us this time

by Jeffery Marino | Jan 6, 2012 | Feature Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate | 1

This article lists the top nine reasons why housing will not lead the U.S. economy into recovery and critiques the misconception that housing is an economic driver capable of rescuing a failing economy.