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By Kelli B. Grant, SmartMoney

Interest rates on 30-year fixed mortgages are at their lowest levels in more than 3 years and could fall further. Here's what potential borrowers should consider.

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I wish all Happy Holidays! I hope that in the New Year we will work our way out of this ever growing crisis. I hope that between now and Januarty 20th there will not be any steps, for which we will have to pay for years.

I wish all health, strength, energy and wisdom. We need wisdom to look beyond our short-term interest. We need wisdom to see beyond our own backyard. We need wisdom to see beyond next weekend.

Every generation had its own challenges. Some generations affected history for hundreds of years into the future. I hope we will be able to face the challenges and come out a better World! We need to move on as a humankind beyond our thousands of years' old thinking to something new that will take us another thousand years.

Let 2009 be a turning year for a better World.

Temur

Ice storm in Oklahoma, 2007 (Temur Akhmedov)

This month usually brings the first big snowfall, and with it, a number of tasks for keeping your home cozy and secure. It's also a great time to create your home-improvement plan for the year ahead. By Anne Erickson, MSN Real Estate Read full story.