Test yourself on these common scenarios when you're taking buyers on home tours.

Remember that the market isn't as bad as it may seem, and you can build your skills during a housing downturn.

Agents share details of when and how they decided to part ways with difficult clients, including stories of unreasonable requests and sexually suggestive emails from a married client.

Twitter has been a favorite for many marketers, but although its recent turmoil is leading some to question their presence there, the lack of competitors means some are staying put. R/GA's Chapin Clark notes, "For all the people posting about going to Mastodon ... it lacks the edge of Twitter," and advertising consultant Cindy Gallop says an alternative is needed, adding, "Who better than [the ad industry] to think about ways of building that social platform that make it enormously beneficial for advertising."

Companies can make sure they change with the market using three strategies, writes Jaxon Parrott, managing partner at public relations firm AuthorityTech. Dig deep to gain knowledge of a specific market, keep centered on goals and continuously test marketing campaigns, Parrott writes.

Find more ways to spruce up a property's curb appeal besides painting the front door or adding landscaping.

Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are letting borrowers roll rising interest costs into their home loans' principal. Borrowers of adjustable-rate mortgages are at risk of missing payments due to rising costs.

After years of robust demand for new homes, homebuilders are facing a cyclical trough amid rising interest rates and inflation.

A Redfin analysis finds that home buyers currently must possess an average annual income of $107,281 to afford the median US mortgage payment, a significant increase from $73,668 a year ago. In cities such as San Francisco and Seattle, an income of at least $200,000 is required.

All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve this week, with the central bank slated to release minutes from its November meeting on Wednesday, potentially shaping market expectations and offering insight into policymakers' thinking.