Mortgage rates and tax deductions: How to get the most benefit when filling out your taxes

Elevated mortgage rates remain above 7%, putting the squeeze on potential US homebuyers who are already feeling inventory and price pressures. But is there a tax benefit that takes into account and deducts home mortgage interest?
Yahoo Finance Reporter Rebecca Chen explains the concept of mortgage interest deductions that taxpayers can itemize as the housing market is compounded by higher rates and average home prices.
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