Ask yourself these questions to take stock of your business, and if you're honest with yourself, you'll start seeing a roadmap for where you need to go.

It's OK if you don't know the information your clients seek, but don't leave them hanging. Listen to Drive With NAR.

Marketers can build loyalty among diverse consumers by meeting five expectations, such as combating negative narratives that stem from stereotypes and ensuring the teams behind the marketing are inclusive, writes strategist Sonia Thompson. Another expectation is a long-term commitment, and Thompson notes, "Communities have their needs and concerns all year round—not just during one particular month, week, or day of the year."

Homes are becoming more energized with unique, personality-driven design.

REALTORS® are associating themselves with pickleball as a marketing move, latching onto the growing popularity of the sport. "I've hosted 40 people at my house that are all from the pickleball courts for happy hour," said Jay Granieri, a broker with One Sotheby's International Realty.

Interior designer Laura Pankonien—founder of Bleu by TPG, which sells special pieces of home decor—discusses her favorite pieces of merchandise, the challenges she has encountered, her approach to e-commerce and the joy of retail. "It's the joy of my day, honestly, whenever I'm in the shop, so I do try to take at least one to two hours a day at the front," Pankonien says.

Pet owners are increasingly looking to add features in their homes designed for pets, such as built-in water bowl spigots, feeding stations, crates, litter boxes, baths, playhouses and sunrooms, and sociology research professor Andrea Laurent-Simpson expects the trend to continue. People whose children have grown and moved out often think of pets as family members, and some millennials and members of Generation Z are getting pets instead of having children, Laurent-Simpson says.

Screen Innovations' latest family of motorized projection screen cassettes are designed to accommodate indoor and outdoor use and blend into the background.

WordPress, known for its easy and straightforward site design, has become the content-management system of choice for many small and medium-size businesses. But hackers also are favoring WordPress, so adding WordPress plugins can help address security issues.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Geraldine Tyler, a Minnesota woman who lost her home after failing to pay $2,300 in local property taxes. "When the government takes more than it is owed in taxes, that's home equity theft," said Tyler's attorney, Christina Martin of the Pacific Legal Foundation.

Several major technology companies are reducing the size of their workforces, but unemployment in the broader economy remains low despite the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases. The vast majority of workers will be looking for a new job this year, according to jobs site Monster, and many say they need higher pay to counteract inflation.