While buying a home isn't easy, especially as home prices and mortgage rates have risen in recent years,

homeowners enjoy more than just a roof over their heads.

Owning a home can be one of the most powerful ways to build wealth, even while you sleep in it.

This podcast will review how home ownership supercharges your finances and also offers

non-financial benefits. I'll review eight ways a home builds your wealth and wellness,

including new and updated tax rules. Welcome back, everyone. This is episode 992 of

Money Girl. I really appreciate you being here and downloading the show. I'm Laura Adams,

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All right, let's talk about eight ways home ownership

builds wealth in 2026. While home ownership isn't right for everyone, it can improve your

financial life when the time is right. And if you want to compare the pros and cons of renting

and owning a home, I've podcasted about this

before. You might want to check out number 894 called Will Renting or Owning a Home Make You Wealthier?

A significant advantage of homeownership can come in tax benefits. So let's start there.

So the first way you can build wealth is, number one, claiming the mortgage interest deduction. So every year, taxpayers can choose to claim

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