While constantly working to fill your business pipeline, manage client expectations and achieve a sense of work-life balance, you're likely to face moments of financial uncertainty, performance pressure and market volatility. What can you do to counteract the stressors? Use these seven tips.

Hands-on learning is vital for inexperienced sellers as it helps them grasp sales techniques effectively. Leaders can create a checklist for effective in-field coaching to provide structured and impactful guidance that includes scheduling sessions, surveying the entire sales team for tips, training on tech and offering immediate feedback to salespeople.

Social media virality offers brands a chance to connect with audiences but comes with risks. JMG Public Relations CEO Jenna Guarneri advises brands to research and evaluate trends, set clear objectives and ensure content authenticity to avoid negative perceptions. By aligning viral opportunities with brand values, companies can enhance engagement and drive long-term success without compromising their image.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.12% this week, Freddie Mac reports.

When considering sustainability as a selling point for your listing, it's natural to think of energy-efficient appliances or low-VOC paint. But with 92% of REALTORS® recommending a curb appeal boost for sellers, why not make the landscaping eco-friendly, too? Here's how.

Arches are making a comeback in home design, with architects opting for a return to grand entryways and arched windows.

Replacing sales roles with AI is a growing concern as organizations seek efficiency, but the advantages of human salespeople, such as emotional intelligence and relationship-building, remain crucial for long-term success, Anthony Iannarino argues. "Think for a moment about why purchasing professionals want to turn the RFP process into a transaction," Iannarino writes. "Because relationships make it easier to win deals, regardless of most other variables, including the one purchasing cares about most: price."

Pennsylvania real estate pro Marisol Perez oversees a nonprofit's physical expansion, enabling greater education, medical and social services for the Latino community and others.

The GreenHOUSE Fund established in New York City is designed to assist affordable housing developments in decarbonization. The fund "will use offset purchase revenue to provide assistance to rent regulated buildings and low-income co-ops, so that every homeowner can afford upgrades on the path to carbon neutrality," said New York State Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar.

A Florida law that went into effect this week mandates that sellers disclose flood risk to potential buyers of residential properties, requiring notification about any flood insurance claims and federal assistance received because of flooding. The law, which experts say is a move toward greater transparency, does not specifically mandate the disclosure of a property's history of flood damage.