Not revealing known property defects to a buyer—a common problem in real estate, studies show—can land you in court. Follow these best practices to avoid liability.

It's impossible to say what the real estate market will do in the next day, week or year. But the market has weathered recessions before and will again. Though the current environment seems tumultuous, help your clients see the long game.

Brokers reveal how they use team check-ins to provide validation and motivation as well as share best practices and scripts for client objections.

Social media experts share their thoughts on the safest social platforms for brands. Laundry Service's Jordan Fox thinks Meta is still the safest investment, Tipi Group's Will Jennings recommends marketers experiment with WeAre8 and BeReal, while Journey Further's Tom Ruff says the safest strategy is platform diversification.

Just 8% of brands are "going too far" with the way they address political and societal issues while 69% are getting it "about right," according to consumers surveyed by StrawberryFrog and Dynata. Chip Walker, head of strategy and a partner at StrawberryFrog, explains two key components of effective social activism by brands: making sure there's a clear link to the business and that messaging is not simply partisan but aligns with brand values.

Come to Florida for the biggest real estate event of the year, but while you're here, there's plenty to discover on your own. Take time to explore Orlando's many culinary, cultural and adventure destinations.

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index in October finds growing pessimism regarding the housing market, with confidence at its lowest level since the index began tracking sentiment in 2011. "Amid persistently high home prices and unfavorable mortgage rates, the 'bad time to buy' component increased to a new survey high this month, while the 'good time to sell' component continued its downward trend," said Doug Duncan of Fannie Mae.

After downsizing his $70 million Los Angeles residential real estate portfolio, billionaire Elon Musk claims a small rental in Texas as his primary residence and maintains a Boxable prefabricated unit for guests.

A report by investment bank William Blair predicts consolidation among real estate technology companies, citing innovations that "seek to address all parts of the home-buying value chain and improve the experience of real estate agents, consumers and every other constituent in the massive ecosystem."

Housing advocates are critical of New York City's use of the Area Median Income metric as a way to calculate eligibility for subsidized housing, with the New York Housing Conference calling the measurement's latest increase "wildly out of sync with the modest income increases experienced by renters."

A path to a soft landing, in which the Federal Reserve's monetary tightening curbs inflation without bringing a recession, remains "very plausible," Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius says. The bank puts the odds of a recession during the next year at 35%, lower than forecasts from Wall Street peers.