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Matija Pecotic works to "maximize each day" juggling a tennis career and his day job as a real estate director. A former full-time professional tennis player, Pecotic entered his real estate career after graduating from Harvard.

YouTube is giving iOS creators the ability to add Shorts videos within comments and plans to offer the option for Android users "in the coming months." YouTube also rolled out Data Stories analytics for posts and is giving channel subscribers the option to become channel members within the Shorts feed.

Borrowing costs may see temporary increases in the coming weeks but are expected to stabilize.

Home buying activity by investors is down significantly in 2023, though this could be good news for those looking to buy a primary residence, according to Redfin. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, investors frequently outbid individual buyers.

Julie Teets, whose daughter died in a hospital, imagines a place where families can have more privacy and comfort as they say goodbye to terminally ill loved ones.

Remote and hybrid work can exacerbate loneliness and other obstacles to mental health, but companies can develop wellness programs that compensate, says Laura Putnam, author of "Workplace Wellness That Works." Specific actions include candor from leaders about their mental health and policies that address work overload and perceptions of inequity, Putnam notes.

The National Association of REALTORS® 2023 president is on the road, calling on members to get involved and show the REALTOR® difference.

Massachusetts is making $50 million in grants available to retrofit older, low-income homes in an effort to improve energy efficiency and reduce the state's carbon footprint. Gov. Maura Healey says that energy costs and a lack of affordable housing are "intertwined crises."

The latest Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Expectations finds most households saying they feel better off than they did this time last year, although they think they will be worse off in a year. Survey respondents expect 5% inflation for the year and a 3.3% increase in median household income, marking a drop of 1.3 percentage point from the December survey.

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