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Mortgage rates fell to new record lows, yet again, last week. The 30-year fixed rate hit 3.56% and the 15-year fell to 2.86% as U.S. Treasury bond yields eased after a disappointing jobs report for June.

The average 30-year rate has now been below 4% for 16 weeks. The low rates look better and better for those who aim to refinance, qualify and aren't stuck in bank backlog. Unfortunately, conditions have prevented many homeowners from taking advantage.

Cheap Mortgages Aren't Helping Housing Market

Posted by Benzinga on November 25th, 2011

They might have to bring in Bob Barker to give some of these houses away.

Despite near-record lows for interest rates and a glut of houses available for sale, Americans simply are not lining up to purchase new or used homes.

Sealy, (NYSE:ZZC) North America’s No. 1 mattress brand, announced recently the launch of an exciting new social media campaign for its Embody™ memory foam and latex line of mattresses. The campaign began with a new Facebook page and Twitter feed to get consumers excited and talking about the new line that offers simple, healthy rest.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) reports that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, reflecting a 3 cent or 23 percent increase over the previous quarter’s dividend. The dividend is payable December 9, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date will be November 16, 2010.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama declared victory Friday after congressional negotiators reached a dawn agreement on a sweeping overhaul of rules overseeing Wall Street.

The U.S stock market started the week on a positive note, ending the session with mild gains. Even though the intraday session was characterized by choppy trading, the indices received a boost towards the end of the session, backed by individual stocks from the housing sector.

Positive sentiment already came during morning hours, as China stated that its growth could reach 10% by next year.

From Tom Petruno's Money & Company blog in the LA Times:

Speculators went wild for shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in August. And thanks to that buying frenzy, the two government-controlled mortgage giants will avoid getting booted off the New York Stock Exchange.

Some speculators finally bailed out of shares of American International Group, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Citigroup on Monday after the wild rallies the stocks have had this month.

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