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Friday, November 20, 2009



For Home Equity Line of Credit and Home Equity Loan, the interest is up to 100% tax-deductible. Tax benefits on interest on housing loans are allowable only for the original loan and for a second loan taken to repay the first loan and not for subsequent loans. This means that if you have already availed of one loan to refinance the original loan and want to now avail a third loan to refinance the second loan, tax rebate on interest payments will not be permissible.

In addition, The interest on home loans taken for repairs, renewals or reconstruction, also qualifies for the deduction. Your biggest tax break is reflected in the house payment you make each month since, for most homeowners, the bulk of that check goes toward interest. And all that interest is deductible, unless your loan is more than $1 million. The other major deduction in connection with your home is property taxes. A word of caution: If your settlement statement shows any money you paid into an escrow account for future taxes, this amount is not deductible. You can only deduct the taxes in the year your lender actually pays them to the property tax collector.




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Current Mortgage Rates*

Loan Type
National Average
30-yr. fixed4.75%
30-yr. fixed jumbo5.25%
15-yr. fixed4.25%
15-yr. fixed jumbo4.75%
7/1 ARM4.38%
5/1 ARM4.00%
3/1 ARM4.00%
1-yr. ARM3.62%
1-yr. LIBOR ARM4.38%
10/1 ARM4.62%
*Mortgage Rates Updated: 11/20/2009