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Great info really . The Government is doing great job. It will relief thousands of home owners. This is really the Christmas gift from the Government to us
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:39 am Post subject: RE: mortgage tax relief
Hey Shane,
This is indeed good news for all those distressed homeowners who are finding it hard to hold on to their mortgages and their properties. The initial subprime market turmoil did have a disastrous effect on homeowners - several of them faced foreclosures; some went for short sale but the market didn't support, home prices fell, so what could they do.
The homeowners could only sell off their properties at a lower price, and then they had to face the burden of paying taxes on whatever debt they couldn't pay to the lender and just asked for a cancellation. Now even when the lender was good enough to cancel the debt, the homeowners had to pay tax as canceled debt was considered to be income for the homeowner and a loss for the lender. So, in addition to the payment of the mortgage somehow, there was this tax burden!
Now that the law has been passed, it's a great relief to homeowners in mortgage problems. They need not pay such tax and can work towards paying off their home loans and keeping their homes safe.
However, the government aims to terminate the law by 2009 so that within this period the economy gets back on track and the taxes on canceled debt can again be resumed. That's the situation right now and I believe it's a welcome decision to improve the financial situation of homeowners and in a broader sense the economy because the mortgage market is closely linked with other financial markets.
Its good to see that that lenders are being forced to help people that have gotten into stupid loans that were set to adjust in only 2 or 3 years. However they did choose the lower interest rate and payment for in return for an adjustable rate. So basicallly, under this new plan, those that choose the fixed rate and paid a higher rate with higher payments to play it safe are basically getting penalized. Those that took the risk, are now avoiding paying for it. I don't know how much I do agree with this plan. I think it just takes away the risk they customer choose to take. _________________ Irene
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:07 am Post subject: mortgage relief act
What about when the mortgage was not used for improvements or aquisition? Example: What if they used the money to start a business or pay off debt? Is that tax debt forgiven?
If the mortgage was used to start a business or pay off debt, then the tax break for mortgage forgiveness will not apply. You will get the facility of tax break for mortgage forgiveness only when you acquire, construct or improve your home.
shane
. The Government is doing great job. It will relief thousands of home owners. This is really the Christmas gift from the Government to us 
