The FINANCIAL -- The National Association of Realtors is calling upon its 1.2 million members to urge Congress to extend the successful homebuyer tax credit into next year, according to press-release distributed by Marketwire.

The FINANCIAL -- Home prices in Britain rose by 0.8 percent in August from the July level, highlighting a soft economic recovery taking hold in the country a report by Halifax showed. It was the second month in a row that home prices had risen after Halifax reported a 1.1-percent gain in July compared with June.

The FINANCIAL -- It often seems as though men and women are from different planets, but every day millions of couples navigate through day-to-day and even life-altering decisions.

The FINANCIAL -- Three of four leading managers of real estate funds logged net losses or lower net profits for the January-June half, hurt partly by falling commissions as domestic property sales remain in the doldrums.

The FINANCIAL -- The Georgia Association of REALTORS (GAR) is encouraging potential homebuyers to act quickly, as there is limited time to qualify for the $8,000 first-time home buyer federal tax credit as well as the Georgia state tax credit in which consumers can qualify for up to $1,800 in tax credit.