People that are looking to buy or sell real estate often think of real estate agents as a sales person. Theres no doubt that many agents in todays real estate world would be enthusiastic about being only a salesperson. But because of the serious nature of

FT.com - US stocks pared earlier losses but remained in negative territory in mid-morning trade on Monday, the last trading day of the year, as investors digested fresh data on the housing market.

FT.com - Wall Street was poised for back-to-back weekly gains on Friday. Investors are hoping that another Federal Reserve rate cut, and a White House plan to resolve some of the pain afflicting holders of subprime mortgages, can prevent the credit squeeze

Some Buyers are not deterred by issues as large as major foundation cracks, while others will run from seemingly routine disclosures. Some walk away at the mere

FT.com - At least two of the bidders for Northern Rock believe the stricken mortgage lender will need a substantial injection of new cash to shore up its capital base and allow it to carry on making new loans.