Would increasing loan limits help low- and moderate-income homeowners pay for very needed repairs and renovations?

It also might trigger some of the tax incentives that are built in now for home energy efficiencies, which would be sort of a double benefit.

I am told the cost of, well, this year's funding is $4 million, which seems to be a reasonable investment in such efficiency.

So your conclusion would be that it really saves taxpayers' monies and efficient use of taxpayer' dollars.

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