CALL FOR ACTION: TAX REFORM

Amy Fennell • October 19, 2017
The National Association of REALTORS® and Louisiana REALTORS® strongly encourages REALTORS® to TAKE ACTION. Pending tax reform plans threaten to wipe out the tax benefits of owning a home for 95% of American families.

CONGRESSIONAL ACTION NEEDED
Congressional Republicans and President Trump have promised the first comprehensive tax reform bill in more than 30 years.
REALTORS® need to remind Members of Congress and their staffs that tax reform must not dilute the current real estate tax provisions vital to the housing market and the economy.

REALTORS® reject proposals that repeal or weaken tax incentives to encourage homeownership. We need tax reform, but it must first do no harm.

CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS TO DATE

Pending proposals would lower tax rates (including for corporations) and raise the standard deduction but pay for these changes by scaling back existing real estate tax provisions.

Proposals that limit itemized deductions — even if not directly changing rules applicable to mortgage interest — could have serious negative consequences for homeowners.

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