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Mid-Missouri lawmaker proposes tax deduction for first-time home buyers

March 10, 2017 By Missourinet Contributor

By Brad Tregnago of KSSZ

State Senator Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) says a tax deduction he’s proposing would make home buying more affordable. A Senate committee is considering his First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act.

State Sen. Caleb Rowden (photo courtesy; Tim Bommel, Missouri House Communications)

“There’s a lot of statistics and studies out there right now that talk about a really substantive decline in home ownership and there’s any number of reasons for it. I think the millennial group is coming out of college with so much college debt,” says Rowden. “It’s not a realistic assumption more times than not that they’re going to have a chance to buy a home anytime soon. I think if we can do things that at least give them a chance, at least give them an opportunity.”

He wants to let individuals or couples filing jointly open a special savings account and deduct 50% of what is put into it.

“Somebody puts in $10,000 into a savings account that can be used for closing costs or any of the other things involved with buying a home for the first time, then you can get a $5,000 tax deduction,” says Rowden.

The state’s cost would be about $1 million annually.

“I think there’s a huge value to a community when homes are going up and when homes are being bought,” says Rowden.

If the legislation passes, the program would begin in January.

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