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Re:Renting is Throwing Money Away, Right? (2015) by scarface74 on Monday April 23, 2018 @06:05AM (#16902004)
Not really. The average home price in the US is $200K (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/29/what-the-median-home-price-o...). You would have to buy a house with a mortgage of over $500K as a couple to make the interest more than the standard deduction. If you include the $10K cap on state taxes and property taxes, still with the average household income being 60K, most people won't be taking advantage of the mortgage interest deduction.

The standard deduction is $24K for a couple.

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