By Christian Murray, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 10--Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has a plan that would help 900,000 households statewide qualify for federal loans to help them buy average-priced homes in the metropolitan area.
Clinton announced the proposed legislation yesterday at the New York Housing Conference in midtown Manhattan. Her proposal would relax the mortgage amount limits required for home buyers shopping for Federal Housing Authority (FHA) loans.
These loans help lower-income home buyers, si