$6.4M mortgage loan that saved Kerry may also drain him - 2004-02-09
Once disregarded as a Democratic presidential contender, John Kerry survived to become the front-runner thanks to a $6.4 million Christmas Eve loan he contributed to his campaign.

Kerry's campaign says he intends to pay off the 30-year mortgage, which carries annual interest payments of about $200,000. But that is more than his $158,000 Senate salary and all his other income put together, according to his financial disclosure statement.
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Experts Say Careful Taxpayers Can Find Slew of Deductions in Their Homes - 2004-02-09
Frankly, "Home is where the deductions are" doesn't have quite the same ring as "Home is where the heart is."

The year 2003 was marked by a record number of mortgages being refinanced because of low interest rates. House sales set records -- and the low interest rates helped many people become homeowners for the very first time.
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