12 Days of Christmas-Gifts From Realtors to Your Real Estate Market, Day 8: Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011

Real Estate on Seattle's waterfront is as multifaceted as the
people of the Puget Sound.

In N.J., from cities to suburbs, 2011 marked by bizarre slayings

A down-on-his-luck real estate agent shot an office secretary
15 times at her desk in Mountain Lakes.

Broward homicides rise slightly in 2011

A real estate agent whose body was found in a swampy area.
Five young men found slain inside vehicles. And a retired
multimillionaire who was bludgeoned, stabbed and shot.

Fannie and Freddie must go - here's how

Richard M. Kovacevich is the retired Chairman CEO of
Wells Fargo. William M. Isaac is Global Head of Financial
Institutions at FTI Consulting and former Chairman of the FDIC. The
views expressed are their own.

Existing home sales to be revised lower

If you thought the U.S. housing market couldn't get much
worse, think again.

Bank of mom and dad: How these kids afforded a home

With the economy in turmoil and mortgage money tight, it's
not easy to buy a home these days, especially for young adults.
Many are getting helping hands from their parents.

Price cuts fail to enliven property market

's real estate market is in a funk so bad that several drops
in prices have not brought any cheer to buyers.

Home sales worse than thought

Existing home sales during the housing bust were actually
14.3% worse than previously reported, a revision to Realtors' group
numbers shows.

FHA says: Flip that house

Flippers, the real estate investors who buy homes on the
cheap and quickly resell them at a profit, just got a reprieve from
the Federal Housing Administration.

The winners and the losers

As 2011 comes to an end, Utahns have reason to believe better
times lie just ahead.

W. P. Carey Co. Announces the Passing of Its Founder and Chairman Wm. Polk Carey

W. P. Carey Co.'s Board of Directors sadly announces that
company founder and Chairman Wm.

SEC charges former execs of Fannie, Freddie

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged six former
executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud on
Friday for misrepresenting their holdings of high-risk mortgage
loans.