Website turns in first profit for real estate body (The New Zealand Herald)

Website turns in first profit for real estate body (The New Zealand Herald)
The Real Estate Institute has stemmed big losses on its website, which has made a profit this year for the first time since it was launched almost a decade ago.

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.

WASHINGTON--A real-estate trade group reports that sales of previously owned homes fell by 2.6 percent in July. (The Herald-Sun)
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