Mortgage rates hit record low again

Federal Reserve action continues to push mortgage rates lower, helping an already improving housing market.Mortgage finance backer Freddie Mac's weekly survey showed the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 3.40% from 3.49% the previous week, which had matched the previous record low set in July.   

The fixed-rate 15-year mortgage also hit a record low of 2.73%, down from the previous record of 2.77% a week earlier...Mortgage rates hit record low again: ..