3 standards multigenerational housing needs to meet

But make sure your team structure actually provides space for work-life balance. Shay Hata, a team leader in Chicago, lays out your options.

A fourth of Americans are living in multigenerational households, but current housing stock needs to adapt to the population's changing needs.

Outrage appears to be all the rage these days, especially online and in the media, and it can become an addiction that can hamper your effectiveness if not kept in check, writes LaRae Quy. Quy offers ways to unplug from sources of outrage and learn how to become aware of "how moral battles upset you."

Make it easy for executives to approve innovative ideas by framing them "in such a way that it requires the fewest comparisons to other requests possible," writes Nick Skillicorn, CEO of Improvides Innovation Consulting. Likewise, narrowing the range of choices is also key when bringing products to customers, who may be less inclined to use a product or service if they feel overwhelmed, Skillicorn writes.

Data released by Freddie Mac shows a drop in 30-year fixed-rate mortgages from 7.08% to 6.61%, the largest week-to-week drop in decades. "Mortgage rates tumbled this week due to incoming data that suggests inflation may have peaked," said Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater.

US homeowners are shifting to an "improve in place" mindset amid an increasingly uncertain housing market, fueling spending on maintenance and home improvement projects, Home Depot Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail said. Aging housing stocks and the rise in people working from home are also fueling the trend, which is driving growth for both Home Depot and Lowe's.

Achieving an environmentally friendly circular economy will depend on construction and its materials. Katharine Sanderson looks at different projects to make concrete less carbon-intensive, as well as initiatives to bring about greater standardization and tracing for reusable materials and structural elements.

Constant connection might sound like good business, but it can undermine focus and productivity. Here's how to take a step back.

Voters in multiple cities including Portland, Maine, and the California cities of Richmond and Santa Monica approved measures designed to keep rent increases below inflation, and a number of measures promoting affordable housing also won at the ballot box.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Carrington Mortgage $5.25 million for alleged malpractices in managing COVID-19 relief funds, with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra saying the firm "unlawfully withheld legally mandated pandemic protections, wrongly imposed fees, and reported false information to credit reporting companies." Carrington has agreed to settle the fine but its CEO Bruce Rose says it has done so only to avoid lengthy litigation, and points out the CFPB has not asked for further consumer remediation.