Home buyers haven't seen rates this low since August. Could this be the catalyst for a healthier housing market in 2024?

Pressures on inventory, mortgage rates and home sales are expected to ease next year. It's going to be important for real estate pros to articulate market conditions and alternative mortgage options, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun says in the latest "Level Up" video.

This is the story of how Florida broker Ben G. Schachter used innovation and resilience to make a comeback after losing everything in the 2008 housing crash.

The end of the year offers a stellar opportunity to step back, review your progress and ask a series of questions to evaluate your professional progress, write Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis of Amazing If. "After taking the time and effort to evaluate your year, the priority is to turn the awareness you've gained into useful action for the future," they write.

Since leaving "The Real Housewives of New York City," Kelly Killoren Bensimon has flourished in her real estate career, joining the Douglas Elliman Holly Parker team and starting her own team within the firm in March 2022. With over $100 million in luxury property sales in 2021, she attributes part of her success to the robust social media platform and loyal following she cultivated through her reality TV experience.

While artificial intelligence can handle tasks like real-time home valuations and data analysis in real estate, it cannot replace the personal and emotional support, negotiation skills and up-to-date expertise a real estate pro can provide. Despite its utility, AI lacks the ability to offer the personal interaction and deep understanding of local real estate nuances that human agents provide.

Indiana real estate pro Kyle Morris became an agent because he needed flexibility to maintain his sobriety. Now he's made it his job to pay his good fortune forward.

Estimates from the World Health Organization place the global economic impact of lost productivity from workplace stress at about $1 trillion, and mental health challenges cost the American economy about $200 billion in lost earnings annually according to National Alliance on Mental Illness data. Workplace mental health breaks and other wellness practices can help employees stay focused, avoid overtaxing themselves and prevent stress, depression and anxiety from putting a dent in their productivity.

Researchers studying the effects of hurricanes on the U.S. rental housing market find that median rents go up after severe storms and remain elevated during the next year, making it harder to find affordable housing and increasing the risk of displacement. Researchers studied data from 19 states and examined the impact of 13 storms that occurred between 2009 and 2018.

The Federal Reserve Bank's final policy decision for the year has left interest rates unaltered, and it is projecting three rate reductions for 2024 as it continues efforts to control inflation. Rates are currently set at a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest level in the past 22 years.