Making Homeownership Affordable Again Act

Section 121(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), and

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

(A) Section 121(c) of such Code is amended—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking, and subsection (b)(3) and all that follows through 2 years and inserting, and subsection (b)(1), shall not apply, and

(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting subsection (b)(1).

(B) Section 121(d) of such Code is amended—

(i) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking in subsections (a) and (c)(1)(B) and inserting in subsection (a), and

(ii) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking in subsections (a) and (c)(1)(B) and inserting in subsection (a).

Section 121(c)(2)(B) of such Code is amended—

(A) by striking exchange is by reason of and inserting exchange is—,

(i) by reason of

(B) by striking unforeseen circumstances. and inserting unforeseen circumstances, or, and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

(ii) to a first-time homebuyer.

Section 121(c) of such Code, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

For purposes of this subsection, the term first-time homebuyer means any individual if such individual (and if married, such individual’s spouse) had no present ownership interest in a principal residence during the 3-year period ending on the date of the sale or exchange of the property to which this subsection applies.

The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges made after the date of the enactment of this Act.