The 2017 standard deduction for married couples was $12,700 (compared to $24K in 2018). So the average homeowner also gets an additional $11,300 tax free. Gra

The 2017 standard deduction for married couples was $12,700 (compared to $24K in 2018). So the average homeowner also gets an additional $11,300 tax free. Granted so do non-homeowners. I don't think the "average homeowner" would complain that they can't take as big of a homeowners deduction when the net result is they are exempting a larger portion of their income regardless.