Darker cabinets, wallpaper and patterned tiles are top trends this year.

The average real estate pro has eight years of experience—which means most haven't seen a market slowdown before. Brokers can teach agents creative ways to make money beyond the buying and selling process.

This infographic from MDG sets out eight components that marketers should incorporate into their social marketing to drive revenue. How to devise a clear social strategy, conduct an audit, develop the right content skills and measure performance are among the elements explained.

Watch speeches and presentations by top performers in your field, talk yourself up and give little weight to negative feedback and establish one metric to measure your behavior by if you want to boost personal development efforts, writes Paul B. Thornton. "Achieving your personal best requires you to keep learning and evolving as a person," Thornton writes.

Experts say that home prices will remain stable through March, though there will be some variations based on location. "Inventory is still low, adding fuel to the fire and making the market more competitive as buyers compete for limited options so I expect that that will push prices up at least a little in March," says Zillow senior economist Jeff Tucker.

Geothermal heat exchange is reducing energy costs and the impact of new housing developments on the environment, and federal incentives could enable the rollout of this technology nationally. Developer Douglas Gilliland's Whisper Valley community in Texas is seen as a model.

Once an idealistic but cumbersome gadget—which was mostly out of reach for the everyday consumer—the robot vacuum has come a long way in advancement and accessibility.

Remote and hybrid work has become a fixture in the post-pandemic economy as employees are loath to give up the perks of working from home and companies remain reluctant to force their workers to return to the office. Companies are also finding that besides making their workers happy, remote work can be more cost effective and broadens their recruiting pool.

Bellevue City, Idaho, recently made it easier for developers to build multifamily housing and is now seeing more applications for duplexes. Previously, multifamily developments on small lots were limited to affordable-housing projects.

Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, stressed the need for a "slow and steady" approach to interest rate hikes and signaled support for two more 25-basis-point increases before a pause. Separately, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the central bank would need to raise rates above previously anticipated levels if consumer spending and a strong labor market continue.