Smart real estate people deputized mortgage reps hungry for referral opportunities, to shoulder this function, leaving real estate agents to focus on the business of selling real estate.

FORBES: The Mortgage Pre-Approval Con

Sales of real-estate fund positions by pension funds and other large institutions have been rare because only a handful of real-estate managers focus primarily on buying real-estate fund positions from other investors.

WSJ: New Jersey Fund Move Could Clarify Prices

His Vornado Realty Trust doesn't accept the conventional wisdom that real estate investment trusts must focus on one kind of property.

FORBES: Magazine Article

However, a recently proposed merger with a sister fund, the DCA Total Return Fund ( DCA), aims to change the investment focus away from the real estate sector.

FORBES: Cheating The Random Walk

Although niche and local blogs have appeal to specific audiences, some real estate blogs have had success with a national focus.

FORBES: Real Estate Feature

For the most recent year, based on statements from IRS, the Treasury and the White House, the IRS intends focus on offshore accounts, real estate losses and worker misclassification ( White House budget, downloads as a pdf).

FORBES: Is SDP Getting Schooled by the IRS?

The focus of these funds varies greatly, from emerging markets to global real estate.

FORBES: Dividend ETF Party Getting Pretty Crowded

You have to focus on the long-term beneficiaries: the banks, the consumer stocks and real estate.

FORBES: Spend, Spend, Spend

This time around, it's going to focus on branches, though it will continue to originate prime mortgage loans and commercial real estate loans.

FORBES: Just Saying 'No' At Champion