NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicts more robust homebuying activity in 2025. Here's what you can do to be ready.

Using social media to promote your real estate business takes a plan and a willingness to pivot when needed.

Trenesa Stanford-Danuser, chief communications officer at Hudson's Bay Co., offers insights into effective leadership and the human connection. What happens outside work can have an impact on the job, Stanford-Danuser says, noting, "When we can say, let's move forward with the work that has to be done with the understanding, sensitivity, and emotional intelligence about what's happening, I think then you're going to get an effective team because there's the human-to-human."

Renee Sieli, founder of ERPR Group, spotlights the importance of clarity and audience comprehension as topics become more complex. Start by avoiding assumptions, which can obscure the message, and take an elementary approach to ensure the audience understands the basics, Sieli writes, then move on to examples and analogies to bridge the gap.

Existing-home sales fell again last month, even as home prices continued to surge to record highs. But opportunities for buyers are opening up. Read more from NAR's latest housing report.

Actress and singer Mandy Moore has listed her mid-century modern Pasadena home for $6 million. Moore and her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, bought the four-bedroom, three-bath house in 2016 for $2.559 million and hired architect Emily Farnham to restore it.

Smart home security company Arlo has surpassed 4 million users, with technology writer Alex Passett pointing out the demand for features that include 24/7 emergency response, 4K video recording via cloud and smart activity zones.

It's unsafe to assume that as a small business your company won't be targeted for cyberattacks, so it is crucial to create an incident response plan to limit damages if your company is breached, according to Vytautas Kaziukonis, Surfshark's founder and CEO. Common errors made by small businesses include not implementing two-factor authentication, insufficient security software, storing excessive data, neglecting software updates and inadequate employee training.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia, alongside the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and HUD's Office of Inspector General, recently hosted a roundtable in Savannah to address sexual harassment in housing. This event, part of the Justice Department's Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative, aimed to increase awareness, enhance reporting and collaborate with various agencies and organizations to support vulnerable tenants and hold perpetrators accountable, following a settlement involving a local landlord.

Fannie Mae has priced a $659 million credit-risk transfer through a real estate mortgage investment conduit structure, marking its fifth such deal this year. Since the first CRT deal in 2013, Fannie Mae has issued $68 billion in notes, sharing credit risk on nearly $2.3 trillion in single-family loans with private investors. The upcoming presidential election outcome could influence future CRT policies, with potential changes in FHFA leadership.