Tax credits & rebates — news for homeowners
Federal and state credits and rebates for your house — efficiency upgrades, heat pumps, renovations — and the deadlines that make or break them.
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Energy & Solar
The Federal Solar Credit Is Gone. Here's Why the Math Still Works.
The federal tax credit for home solar just vanished. But with utility rates climbing, the math for rooftop power still works for many homeowners.
Energy & Solar
The New Math on Solar and Heat Pumps
Government incentives are shifting fast. The perks for buying your own solar panels are drying up, but heat pumps are getting the VIP treatment.
Energy & Solar
The AI Utility Tax
Data centers are pulling massive amounts of power from the grid, and everyday homeowners are quietly footing the bill for the upgrades.
Energy & Solar
The Efficiency Paperwork Is Finally Here
Wondering if those new windows will actually pay for themselves? The government is finally rolling out tools to help you calculate the real ROI of energy upgrades.
Market & Mortgage
A Push to End the Home-Sale Tax Penalty While Lenders Brace for a Bumpy Fall
Congress is trying to thaw the housing market's deep freeze by doubling capital gains tax exclusions, just as the mortgage industry prepares for a slowdown.
Energy & Solar
The Heat Pump Bottleneck
Upgrading your home's climate control is getting a lot cheaper thanks to stacked government rebates. But finding someone to install it is another story.
Energy & Solar
Funding the Green Home: New Loans and a Solar Supply Chain Fight
Upgrading your home's energy efficiency is getting easier with new federal tools and state loans. Meanwhile, a trade dispute over solar panels is brewing.