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The National Association of Homebuilders voted to approve a new policy calling for a tax incentive for homeownership, but not specifically the mortgage interest deduction. (David Kent/Star-Telegram via AP)
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Homebuilders open door to changing mortgage interest deduction

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Republicans aren't planning to get rid of the deduction for mortgage interest, but doubling the standard deduction, as they propose, would moot the mortgage deduction for most homeowners. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Beltway Confidential

Gary Cohn is correct: People don’t buy homes because of the mortgage deduction (even Obama’s top economist agrees)

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The National Association of Homebuilders weighed in Wednesday with a conciliatory statement on the GOP tax framework. But the National Association of Realtors, another key housing group, was more critical. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Economy

Homebuilders show early support for tax reform, but real estate agents critical

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The National Association of Realtors is not lobbying mostly to preserve their special tax carveout -- they are mostly lobbying against a tax break for middle-class taxpayers. And they are doing this not out of concern for the federal deficit, but because they want to be the gatekeepers of middle-class tax cuts. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Columnists

Down with the Realtors

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One reason why Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused so much damage is that people keep building and rebuilding in areas where floods are likely. They keep doing it, Matt Welch noted this week in the Los Angeles Times, because they are often being subsidized by the federal National Flood Insurance Program. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Fixing flood insurance — now’s the time

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is an
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Maxine Waters: Ben Carson is an ‘educated fool’

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Several whistleblowers have alleged that while they were doing claims work for a company that was lowballing payouts for victims of Hurricane Sandy, they were pressured in various ways to lower their claims totals. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Top FEMA official was executive at company accused of hurricane claims fraud

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According to a May 2016 Gallup poll, 55 percent of Americans under the age of 30 have a positive view of socialism. So, this Labor Day, as leftists invite you to step along their pathway to a workers' utopia, let us consider what capitalism has already achieved for this country, and especially for its wage earners. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Finance and Economy

Labor Day, freedom, and the wreck of socialism

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Writer’s Seat

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Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey surround homes and businesses in Texas. A White House aide said Thursday roughly 100,000 homes have been affected. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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White House: 100,000 homes affected by Hurricane Harvey flooding

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