Sticker shock and cold feet are leaving nervous American homebuyers adrift.

Dear Abby: My friends want me to hang out with the man that broke into my house
Dear Abby advises a woman who is dealing with the trauma of a home invasion.
Sticker shock and cold feet are leaving nervous American homebuyers adrift.

Dear Abby advises a woman who is dealing with the trauma of a home invasion.

For all the brinkmanship, for all the high stakes and attempts to wield maximum leverage, in the end, there was