Lodi / Stockton CA Homes For Sale & Real Estate Information

Well, we’re getting down to the wire on the deadline for the tax credits.  If you purcase your home last year and haven’t filed your taxes, then here is the much needed info on how to get your benefit:

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The tax deductions you’re eligible to take for mortgage interest and property taxes greatly increase the financial benefits of homeownership. Here’s how it works.

Assume:

$9,877 = Mortgage interest paid (a loan of $150,000 for 30 years, at 7 percent, using year-five interest)
$2,700 = Property taxes (at 1.5 percent on $180,000 assessed value)
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$12,577 = Total deduction

Then, multiply your total deduction by your tax rate.

For example, at a 28 percent tax rate: 12,577 x 0.28 = $3,521.56

$3,521.56 = Amount you have lowered your federal income tax (at 28 percent tax rate)

It’s never been a better time to purchase a home.  Low home prices and low interest rates.  At Realty World-Davis Homes & Properties we specialize in making the dream of owning a home become a reality.  If you’ve got any questions, we’ll have the answers.

With only weeks left to get your new purchase under contract before the deadline of the $8,000 and $6,500 tax credits end, time is of the essence.

There are many. Among the most appealing: you own it, which gives you, instead of a landlord, control of your living space, and the ability to do what you want with it.  Other benefits include potential tax savings and the build up of equity as your property likely appreciates in price over time once again.  Equity can be used to help put children through college, purchase a second home, or make home improvements.

The mortgage interest paid on a home loan is tax deductible, as is the local property tax. If you get a fixed-rate home mortgage loan, you also can invest more wisely knowing your monthly mortgage payment, unlike rent, will not change substantially.

With mortgage loan interest rates as low as they are now, and expected to go higher in 2010, it might be a better idea to invest in Lodi real estate and Stockton real estate now more than ever.  Having a low interest assumable mortgage loan may become very attractive in the future.

Make it a great day!