Each identifies a unique method for how consumers will pay for your real estate services. Understand how they are and aren't defined under real estate practice changes.

Selecting the right real estate tech tool for you and your business can feel daunting, but it's within your power to determine the best ways to make innovations work for you. Two real estate pros, whose businesses are on the cutting edge, discuss how embracing technology improves their operational efficiency and supports customer service tailored to their clients. Listen to "Drive With NAR."

Bill Zimmerman, APR, an author and assistant teaching professor at Penn State University, looks at how brands are leveraging content creators for more than marketing and suggests "influencer communications" is a more appropriate way to refer to this trend. Influencers are now integral to campaigns targeting Generation Z, Zimmerman writes, adding that regulatory guidelines and advanced measurement tools are helping formalize these partnerships, making influencers key players in PR strategies.

Sales and sales-management professionals are seeing incremental gains in compensation satisfaction, with 61% feeling fairly compensated, compared with 44% a year ago, and the average total compensation is $119,000, according to an Industrial Distribution's survey. However, concerns about competitive wages, pay cuts and job demands persist, and although nearly half of respondents received pay raises, 55% still believe their organizations do not do enough to attract top talent.

If a homeowner wants a greener garage, experts suggest starting with better insulation.

Colorado's famed former destination studio, which hosted everyone from Elton to Lennon to Billy Joel to you name 'em, is up for sale.

A recent study by Parks Associates reveals that most electric vehicle owners have at least one smart-home device, compared to less than half of non-EV households. The study also shows that EV owners are interested in using smart technology to manage home-energy usage, particularly for coordinating EV charging with other appliances during peak periods.

Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and information overload can affect employee mental health and contribute to burnout. This study from the University of Nottingham shows how the increasing reliance on digital communication tools heightens stress and anxiety, necessitating improved information management strategies.

Officials in St. Petersburg, Fla., are considering green space near downtown, including a park, for a project to build affordable housing units. The park, primarily used by homeless residents and lacking public parking, may be repurposed for affordable housing, pending a voter referendum.

Three Democratic members of the House have asked the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for an update on efforts regarding climate-related risks in light of recommendations issued by the Federal Insurance Office last year. The lawmakers noted concerns about the mortgage and real estate markets as insurers of last resort have been expanding in states such as Florida, California and Louisiana.