More and more, agents are navigating the thorny issues of audio and visual recorders in homes. Nest cameras, security systems, Ring doorbells and nanny cams are changing how real estate agents do their jobs.

MLS freeze strikes agents in Florida, Massachusetts, Indiana, New York, California and elsewhere.

As office occupancy rates continue to lag post-pandemic, many cities are exploring the conversion of commercial properties to residential.

Climate change is causing the seas to rise and fluctuating lake levels on the Great Lakes to become more pronounced, posing a serious threat to communities by the water.

Any agent who works with a client who has procured Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans is effectively working for a HUD client. It’s essential, then, that agents know how to navigate the paperwork and bureaucracy of a HUD transaction, or know where to get help.

How architects, builders, designers and developers are designing new homes — and communities — to meet buyers’ changing needs.

Around the country, architects, cities and organizations are taking action to build more resilient homes and communities in the face of climate change.

Check out our most-read Real Issues features to learn from our expert sources and, overall, to consider 2022 in retrospect.

Investors helped resuscitate the economy during the Great Recession, but their taste for real estate didn’t stop there.

We checked in with Jack Miller, president and CEO of real estate consulting and analytics firm T3 Sixty, for his insight into how interest rates are affecting the market.

All bets are off in the world of new-construction home sales, where the relationship between builders and brokers often changes with the strength or weakness of the local market.

To earn a real estate license, future agents must attend a state-approved course. If they pass the class test, they must pass a state test. After that, they are a licensee — but becoming a successful agent is not so simple.

Agent commissions of the future could look much different than they do today, as a Department of Justice investigation into the issue of decoupling buyer and broker commissions continues, class-action lawsuits are advancing and associations and MLSs are adjusting their policies.

A neighborhood has many public assets that combine to determine its desirability to buyers. How do those assets affect home prices — and which ones have the biggest impact?

Real estate agents are developing more sophisticated ways to pass their business on to the next generation and creating ongoing revenue streams for themselves along the way.

Inventory shortages, supply chain disruptions and bidding wars that have pushed prices up to record levels are among the numerous factors that have exacerbated the affordable housing crisis that was already in full swing prior to the pandemic.