Two pros in very different places in their career discuss how it's easy to fall into complacency about safety when you're comfortable in your work routine. Listen to "Drive With NAR."

Accessory dwelling units are still a new concept in many parts of the country. Agents who learn how to work with them now could be ahead of the game.

Panelists from RISMedia's Power Broker Forum talk about where they're focusing their energy to start strong next year.

Real estate investors often have more property considerations to make than the typical home buyer. Help them focus.

Baby boomers spend 68% more time on social media now than they did in 2013, and 53.% will use social platforms next year, Meta recently found. Insider Intelligence forecasts that 22.1 million people 55 or older will make purchases via the format next year.

Preferred, Realtors Ltd., listed in this year's Michigan Top Workplaces competition, attributes its high team member retention to a strong culture of collaboration and support. The company, led by broker and owner Jim Stevens, emphasizes customer satisfaction, continuous education and a family-like environment.

Benefits like improved purchasing journeys and enhanced personalization have gotten 97% of consumer marketers to use artificial intelligence, Movable Ink reports. Marketers say some of the most significant challenges include managing data, keeping personalization consistent across channels and ensuring they don't invade consumers' privacy.

Beryl Tomay, a leader at Amazon, talks about how she learned to bounce back from early career mistakes as a developer at the company, including one that prevented Kindle readers from downloading books or signing in, which caught the eye of founder Jeff Bezos. "It was a pivotal moment for me," Tomay says, noting, "Especially early on in my career, one thing I've struggled with has been building resiliency."

The Department of Veterans Affairs—amid concerns that thousands of veterans who participated in a pandemic-era forbearance program will face foreclosures on their homes—has extended a program to help veterans with their mortgages. The department also is "calling on mortgage servicers to pause foreclosures of VA-guaranteed loans through" the end of May, VA press secretary Terrence Hayes said.

California's new law SB 410 is intended to remove obstructions that prevent rapid development of the state's electric grid and various electrification projects. The law, which has received support from a broad range of business and environmental interests, is deemed necessary because delays under the current system can last years.

A "patient" approach to interest rates could allow the Federal Reserve to continue to tame inflation while preserving the job market, according to Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins. Households are staying "resilient" amid an "orderly" slowing of the economy, Collins said.