Home Administration Cohn: 'People don't buy homes because of the mortgage deduction' Administration Cohn: 'People don't buy homes because of the mortgage deduction' By america1 - September 28, 2017 19 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn on Thursday pushed back against criticisms that the GOP’s tax plan could hurt the real-estate market, saying that “people don’t buy homes because of the mortgage deduction.””The number one…