German Stocks Fall, Paced by Commerzbank, Hypo Real Estate, AWD (Bloomberg.com)

German Stocks Fall, Paced by Commerzbank, Hypo Real Estate, AWD (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks fell, paced by Commerzbank AG, Hypo Real Estate AG and AWD Holding AG. The benchmark DAX Index slipped 23.95, or 0.5 percent, to 4917.74. Twenty-one stocks fell, seven rose and two were unchanged.

Why rising interest rates haven't sunk the real estate market -- yet (Detroit News)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rising interest rates are supposed to be an economic sedative, but the hyperactive real estate market has retained its vigor even as the prime lending rate has climbed to a nearly four-year high.