SHARE Act

119 HR 8116 IH: Shared Home Appreciation for Residential Equity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2026 Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself, Mr. Panetta , and Mr. Barr ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain proceeds of shared appreciation mortgage contracts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shared Home Appreciation for Residential Equity Act or the SHARE Act . 2. Exclusion of certain proceeds of a shared appreciation mortgage contract (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139I the following new section: 139J. Certain proceeds of a shared appreciation mortgage contract (a) In general Gross income shall not include— (1) any amount received by a lender as repayment of a shared appreciation mortgage which exceeds the original principal obligation of such mortgage if— (A) the income of the borrower did not exceed 140 percent of the area median income for the census tract in which the real property is located for the calendar year in which such loan was issued, and (B) the real property is a residential property which was the principal residence (as such term is used in section 121) of the borrower, or (2) any gain from the disposition of so much of a capital asset as is composed of or secured by mortgages described in paragraph (1). (b) Shared appreciation mortgage For purposes of this section, the term shared appreciation mortgage means a mortgage secured by a second lien on a property upon which there is located a dwelling designed principally for occupancy by one to four families which— (1) provides for the mortgagee to share in a predetermined percentage of the property's net appreciated value which does not exceed the percentage which is the quotient of— (A) the amount of such mortgage, divided by (B) the purchase price of such property, (2) does not require the mortgagor to make any payment other than the payment described in paragraph (1), (3) the amount of which does not exceed 49 percent of the purchase price of such property, (4) is subordinate to a first lien that is a qualified mortgage as such term is defined under section 129C(c)(2) of the Truth in Lending Act, and (5) does not require repayment before— (A) the scheduled maturity date of the mortgage secured by the first lien on the property; (B) the sale of the property; (C) repayment in full of the mortgage secured by the first lien on the property; (D) the scheduled maturity date of the mortgage secured by the first lien on the property as altered by any acceleration of such mortgage in accordance with the terms of such mortgage; or (E) a default under the mortgage. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139I the following new item: Sec. 139J. Certain proceeds of a shared appreciation mortgage contract. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2025.