You know, the National Association of Realtors does work to protect the integrity of real estate. With all this talk about the new tax reform from our President, it has farther reaching implications than you realize. Do you know how it would affect you?
Check out this comprehensive list put out by the NAR:
The National Association of Realtors is OPPOSED to the tax reform legislation unveiled in the House last week. NAR will be actively pursuing means to prevent this from happening. You the public through the CFA partnership can click on this link and take action.
What the Legislation Would Do:
• Caps the mortgage interest deduction at $500K for new mortgages
o Cap applies to new mortgage debt (but not refinancing) incurred after November 2, 2017.
o Limit is not indexed to inflation causing its value to even further diminish over time.
• Increases the standard deduction
o Puts homeownership tax incentives beyond the reach of more than 90% of American families.
• Limits the exemption on Capital Gains Tax from the sale of a primary residence
o New rules would require homeowners to live in their home for 5 of 8 years before a sale to qualify for the exemption, versus just 2 of previous 5 years today. This will create a hardship to homeowners who have to move inside that five-year window.
o Exemption phases out for single filers with incomes over $250K ($500K for joint returns).
• Eliminates the deduction for state and local income or sales taxes.
• Eliminates the Mortgage Interest Deduction for second homes.
• Eliminates the deduction for moving expenses.
• Eliminates the deduction on interest on student loans.
• Eliminates the deduction for medical expenses, even for the elderly.
All this from a bill that is supposed to improve the current system. Not only is this legislation a clear and present danger to American homeownership, it will cost our children and grandchildren $1.5 trillion in new federal debt.
• Millions of middle class homeowners would see a tax hike under this plan.
• This plan attacks homeownership and sticks future generations with a $1.5 trillion price tag.
• America's homeowners should not pay for corporate tax cuts.
• Hard-working homeowners will lose money when their home values fall, while corporations will get a huge tax break.
• Homeowners in all 50 states would be double-taxed on the money they pay for state/local taxes.
• If you buy a home and then have to move within 5 years, you could be hit with a big tax bill under this plan.
Check out this comprehensive list put out by the NAR:
The National Association of Realtors is OPPOSED to the tax reform legislation unveiled in the House last week. NAR will be actively pursuing means to prevent this from happening. You the public through the CFA partnership can click on this link and take action.
What the Legislation Would Do:
• Caps the mortgage interest deduction at $500K for new mortgages
o Cap applies to new mortgage debt (but not refinancing) incurred after November 2, 2017.
o Limit is not indexed to inflation causing its value to even further diminish over time.
• Increases the standard deduction
o Puts homeownership tax incentives beyond the reach of more than 90% of American families.
• Limits the exemption on Capital Gains Tax from the sale of a primary residence
o New rules would require homeowners to live in their home for 5 of 8 years before a sale to qualify for the exemption, versus just 2 of previous 5 years today. This will create a hardship to homeowners who have to move inside that five-year window.
o Exemption phases out for single filers with incomes over $250K ($500K for joint returns).
• Eliminates the deduction for state and local income or sales taxes.
• Eliminates the Mortgage Interest Deduction for second homes.
• Eliminates the deduction for moving expenses.
• Eliminates the deduction on interest on student loans.
• Eliminates the deduction for medical expenses, even for the elderly.
All this from a bill that is supposed to improve the current system. Not only is this legislation a clear and present danger to American homeownership, it will cost our children and grandchildren $1.5 trillion in new federal debt.
• Millions of middle class homeowners would see a tax hike under this plan.
• This plan attacks homeownership and sticks future generations with a $1.5 trillion price tag.
• America's homeowners should not pay for corporate tax cuts.
• Hard-working homeowners will lose money when their home values fall, while corporations will get a huge tax break.
• Homeowners in all 50 states would be double-taxed on the money they pay for state/local taxes.
• If you buy a home and then have to move within 5 years, you could be hit with a big tax bill under this plan.
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