Build in time for self-care in order to set boundaries around the work-life balance you want to achieve.

Many say professionalism has declined since COVID. But it can be hard to figure out what's appropriate as we ebb and flow through the pandemic. Here are some pointers for maintaining a good impression.

As real estate closings plummeted in recent months, a 10-employee title insurance agency in Florida began leasing out workers, which keeps them on the payroll with the cost covered by the other companies, owner Karina Lacroix says. Other methods that small employers are using to steel for a possible recession without abandoning workers include reducing bonuses, but not raises, and increasing prices.

Beauty brands are increasingly enhancing e-commerce websites with user-generated content and repurposed short-form videos from platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Kira Jackson of investment firm Rx3 Growth says the efforts appeal to today's consumers, who have an "always shopping" mindset and prefer video to text.

The supply chain difficulties that have besieged the construction industry since 2020 may worsen over the next two years, says Michael Hardman of global real estate and infrastructure firm Turner & Townsend. Forecasting a year-on-year price rise of 7% in 2023, falling back to the 2.7% long-term average in 2024, Hardman contends that "by 2024 we will have seen three years of dramatic price escalation and if projects -- and compounding effect -- are true, we will see material prices approximately 25% to 28% higher than they would have been by equivalence in 2020."

Broadcast journalist Soledad O'Brien's decision to stencil the wood floors of her Florida guesthouse marks a new, if controversial, design trend.

The front door is where style, safety and convenience all come together through smart locks, which play an increasingly significant role in home sales.

She was active in NAR governance for nearly 40 years and received the Distinguished Service Award in 2013.

A recent Student Beans survey finds that many college students are facing housing insecurity. "We fear that this may become a barrier for those from disadvantaged backgrounds who are intimidated by the rising and increasingly competitive rental market," says Will Harris, chief strategy officer for Student Beans.

As the US economy heads toward a potential downturn, signs are emerging that the policies enacted under the Dodd-Frank Act following the 2008 financial crisis have helped protect the economy from more serious shocks. Banks proved incredibly resilient during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and have continued to maintain strong capital and liquidity levels through the market volatility seen in 2022.