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Limits lifted on US-backed mortgages

Government raises maximum in Boston area to $523,750

By Binyamin Appelbaum
Globe Staff / March 7, 2008

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The federal government gave a boost to the local housing market yesterday, announcing it would let people borrow up to $523,750 at low interest rates to buy a home in the Boston area or to refinance an existing loan. (Full article: 719 words)

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