Mortgage Credit Certificate Program for first time homebuyers survives the new tax reform!
A Mortgage Credit Certificate gives qualified home buyers a dollar for dollar tax credit for part of the mortgage interest paid each year. It directly reduces a homeowner’s federal income tax liability.
Benefit of a Mortgage Credit Certificate
Other than the obvious benefit of saving you money by paying fewer tax dollars to the IRS, the MCC can actually help borrowers qualify for a larger loan than when not using a Mortgage Credit Certificate.
MCC tax credit savings can be real dollars applied to reduce your monthly Principal and Interest, taxes and insurance payment when using it with FHA financing to reduce the DTI ratio. The effective lower monthly house payment is what allows you to qualify for a more expensive home!
Conventional financing requires MCC tax credit be ADDED to a borrowers income.
VA financing requires the MCC tax credit be deducted from the VA’s residual income calculation.
Example of How the MCC Increases Your Buying Power
(For example purposes only…not an actual estimate of current rates or payments)
MCC Eligibility
- Must be a first time homebuyer (not owned a home in last 3 years)
- Exceptions to this rule for those buying a home in a Federally designated area or you are a Qualified Veteran
- Cannot exceed the county income limits. Income limits can vary between which MCC provider is being used and whether you are buying in a federally ‘targeted’ area or non-targeted area.
- Primary residence owner occupied homes only
- Other requirements may apply
To find out if you or someone you know can benefit from this program, please call me.