TODAY'S TOP STORIES Congress extends higher mortgage loan limits The extension still needs Pres. Obama's signature, expected shortly, to keep limits at current levels through 2010. Read more.
House committee weighs scrapping HVCC It could be replaced with rules developed through usual federal procedures that include public comment periods. Read more.
Pending home sales rise again Sept. reflects eight straight months of increases; the year-over-year increase is the highest on record, says NAR. Read more.
Citizens gets 5.4% Fla. insurance rate hike The increases, which don't include high-risk property, average 8.8% for rentals and 10.2% for condo associations. Read more.
New fed rule on commercial loan modifications Prudent banks that modify loans "will not be subject to criticism (by regulators) for engaging in these efforts." Read more.
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