President Bush Signs H.R. 3648, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

THE PRESIDENT: The bill I sign today will help this effort by ensuring that refinancing a mortgage does not result in a higher tax bill. Under current law, if the value of your house declines and your bank or lender forgives a portion of your mortgage, the tax code treats the amount forgiven as money that can be taxed. And of course, this makes a difficult situation even worse. When you're worried about making your payments, higher taxes are the last thing you need to worry about. So this bill will create a three-year window for homeowners to refinance their mortgage and pay no taxes on any debt forgiveness that they receive. And it's a really good piece of legislation. The provision will increase the incentive for borrowers and lenders to work together to refinance loans -- and it will allow American families to secure lower mortgage payments without facing higher taxes.....read more

www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/12/20071220-3.html

Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Foreclosure Renegotiation Homeowner Sellers

Associated Press

Bush Signs Mortgage Legislation
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Thursday signed a measure to provide financial relief for financially strapped homeowners facing foreclosure or in bankruptcy.

The bill gives a tax break to homeowners who have mortgage debt forgiven as part of a foreclosure or renegotiation of a loan. No taxes would be owed on the value of any debt forgiven or written off. Currently such debt forgiveness is taxable income....read more

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I am an Illinois native, married with 2 adult children and 4 grandchildren. A retired drag boat racer, my husband & crew chief Bill, 2 pit crew members and I traveled the country campaigning my 16' blown/gas Texas Tunnel (HOT FLASH).

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Born and raised in Buffalo, New York and familiar with all of western New York from Niagara Falls to Rochester, south to Jamestown, west to Ripley and most towns in between. Dale continues to be an avid Buffalo Bills football and Buffalo Sabres fan, rarely missing a game.

Employed by GM for ten years prior to running a small business in Buffalo.

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The new exit strategy: A short sale - Cape Coral Florida

For all the homeowners who are upside down and can no longer make their mortgage payment (because of either a job loss, divorce, or an option ARM that’s resetting higher), up to now the only option was, well, letting the bank foreclose. That’s not a good option since a foreclosure sticks on your credit record for at least 10 years. But some experts are now advocating a “short sale.” This is a case of a distinction with a difference: If your bank agrees to a short sale, you then hire an agent to find a buyer for the house, you sell the house for a loss, and with the bank’s blessing, they agree to eat the loss (although they could still demand the homeowner make some kind of payment or share the loss).

More info in article on Businessweek.com

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