REMOVE MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION?

NAR Chief Economist and GURU

Lawrence Yun, said,

According to the

WALL STREET JOURNAL,

that removing the mortgage

interest deduction completely

could cause home prices to

fall by about 15%,

should it be wiped away

entirely.

“”That is,” he said, “an ugly 

scenario, particularly given 

housing’s fragile state.”

While the chances of the 

deduction going away 

are slim, he painted

a grim picture of

what could happen.

“Housing is critical 

to the economy,”

he said in an interview.

“In my view, 

[losing the deduction]

that will surely put us in a

broader economic 

recession.”