The number of taxpayers taking the mortgage interest deduction this year will decline by more than 50 percent compared with 2017, according to new estimates from the federal government. The mortgage interest deduction will be a lot less useful due to a large increase to the standard deduction.
The Mortgage Bankers Association this week called upon its members to tailor their state advocacy and lobbying strategies to whatever opportunities they see in the increasingly incendiary political environment.
The senator disagreed with comments made earlier in the day by HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude, who said there aren’t enough legislative days left...