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  1. Report: Only about 10,000 homeowners so far have received permanent loan modifications under the Obama administration's mortgage relief plan
  2. On Monday, the FHA started limiting the number of buyers in condo buildings that can get loans insured by the agency. Projects getting axed.
  3. Toll Brod. lost $111.4 million in the fiscal Q4, but the luxury homebuilder is seeing signs of a turnaround in the housing market.
  4. Freddie Mac: average rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent this week.
  5. Treasury releases new rules for short sales: http://tinyurl.com/yjrb7yq
  6. NAR: Pending home sales index rose 3.7% from Sept to Oct. to 114.1, the highest reading since March 2006 and almost 32% above a year ago.
  7. Sales of new homes rose in Oct. to the highest level in more than 1 yr as strong activity in the South offset weakness elsewhere.
  8. Home prices rose slightly in Sept., the fourth straight monthly increase and a clear sign that the housing market's recovery is continuing.
  9. The median sales price was $173,100, down 7.1 percent from a year earlier and off 1.6 percent from September.
  10. Home sales surged to the highest level in 2½ years in October as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
  11. NAR: Home sales will total 5.7 million next year, up from an estimated 5 million this year. Prices will climb about 4%.
  12. The FHA says its financial cushion has dipped to a dangerously low level but should remain above zero under "most economic scenarios."
  13. Salt Lake city, with support from the Mormon church, passed a law banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
  14. After a slow start, the Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached 1 in 5 eligible homeowners, a government report says.
  15. Beazer Homes posted a fourth-quarter profit of $33.8 mln despite a plunge in revenue, thanks to a large gain on the prepayment of debt.
  16. Freddie Mac says its losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in Q3 and the company didn't need a federal cash infusion for second quarter in a row.
  17. Fannie Mae is asking for an additional $15 billion in government aid after posting a Q3 loss of $19.8 billion. Total bill so far: $60 bln.
  18. Bill to extend unemployment benefits and expand tax credit for homebuyers goes to president.
  19. Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under plan announced Thurs.
  20. Stanley Works is buying rival Black & Decker for $4.5 billion, bringing together mammoth brands in the toolmaking business.