But even though mortgage rates and home prices are expected to moderate, home sales may still sag under persistent inventory shortages, housing economists predict.

A mix of photos, video, blog content and social media are key ingredients to successful marketing for real estate brokers, writes Michael Fox, CEO of Corberry Digital Marketing Agency. "For real estate brokers, it's all about establishing a relationship with your target audience," Fox writes.

The flux at Twitter since Elon Musk's takeover makes it even more important for brands to take the lead on responsibility within social media, and that should start with the development of a "social media ethics playbook," writes Boathouse's Geoff Gates. Make your brand an ethical leader by encouraging and participating in responsible social media discussions and amplify your voice by teaming with like-minded brands, Gates writes.

The country's affordability crisis has deepened in the pandemic, but a variety of collaborative, innovative efforts offer promise.

Location scout and manager Jamie Vesay hunts for real-world settings to help filmmakers bring their creative visions to life.

The world is slowly waking up to the role that reducing embodied carbon in construction must play to address the challenge of climate change, and the industry is moving steadily in this direction on a number of fronts. Heather Clancy reviews examples of advances in areas such as prefabrication, the use of mass timber, production of less carbon-intensive cement and ways to accurately measure environmental impact.

These systems and devices can improve property management, reduce cost and emissions and enhance the tenant experience.

Contractors can account for their material costs and waste data on site to gauge a project's carbon footprint using an app from London-based startup Qflow, which took part in Boston-based contractor Suffolk's BOOST tech accelerator program. Co-founders Jade Cohen and Brittany Harris explain in an interview their technology and how the company may expand in the U.S.

Cities' requirements that owners live in homes they purchased could be contributing to a shortage of affordable housing, according to research from The Pew Charitable Trust. Such requirements effectively prevent "built-to-rent" construction and hinder accessory dwelling improvements such as garage apartments, a Pew researcher says.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul released a 160-page report aimed at supporting the city's economic recovery. The long list of proposals included turning commercial space into housing and creating more pedestrian plazas in Manhattan.

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a half point, and some experts say the moderation in rising prices may help result in a "soft landing" for the economy, avoiding a more challenging recession. Scott Hoyt of Moody's Analytics notes that those borrowing for large purchases such as homes and cars will continue to bear the brunt of increased rates.