Our Top 10 Most-Read Articles of September

Autumn is here, and like the seasons, the real estate market is changing. Are we in a recession or correction? Article #4 on our list of September's most-read articles dives in to this question.

September was also Realtor Safety Month, and #10 on our list explores phone apps that can help keep you safe on the job. Speaking of the phone, is it a friend or foe? Check out article #3 to find out.

For more of what agents and brokers were reading last month, check out our full list of September's most popular articles below:

1. 22 Ideas for Showing Clients Your Appreciation
What's an impactful way to show clients your appreciation? (Hint: It's not branded merch!) Jimmy Burgess, CEO of BHHS Beach Properties of Florida, shares 22 unique client appreciation ideas in the video above. Try a few to help establish and maintain warm relationships with your clients and community.

2. Friday Freebie: 7 Real Estate Spreadsheets + Calculator Tools
To know where you're going, you've got to know where you've been. And when it comes to business, that often means a little number crunching. Fortunately, there are tools that can do that for you. And in this week's Friday Freebie, we're highlighting an entire toolbox—seven spreadsheets and calculators for everything from daily planning, to budget forecasting, to mortgage calculators, and beyond.

3. The Phone: Friend or Foe?
Joy Daniels, a real estate agent with Joy Daniels Real Estate Group, Ltd., discusses the importance of making phone calls your strength and being mindful of how you speak to people.

4. Is the Housing Market in a Recession or Correction?
At this stage, everybody agrees: The housing market is cooler than it was one or two years ago. Lacking consensus is the best word to describe this market slowdown. What are we witnessing? A market in ominous decline, or one that is shifting to a more reasonable post-pandemic normal? Learn why experts disagree, and what to tell your clients.

5. 11 Ways to Maximize Your Real Estate Listing Exposure
To reach a high level of sales, you must always present your real estate listings in a manner that enhances the home's appeal and decreases its time on the market. Below are some actions you can take to deliver excellence and increase exposure for your listing.

6. Does Your Listing Presentation Nail the One Thing Sellers Need Most?
Listing presentations are adapting to share market changes with sellers and what it means to their home sales. But they are missing some of the most critical factors influencing today's real estate market. The biggest change is a decision that sellers must make before listing their homes. So what's missing from your listing presentation?

7. 5 Things Real Estate Photographers Wish Sellers Did—and Did Not—Do
HomeJab polled more than 100 professional real estate photographers to get their "rants and raves" for listing shoots. The survey uncovered a series of "best practices" for home sellers – comments, ideas, and suggestions shared almost universally by our photo pros.

8. 4 Top Communication Tips for Your Real Estate Clients
Real estate is a social industry. In this business, strong communication skills can carry you a long way. As an agent, a key strategy for converting leads and streamlining transactions with active buyers and sellers is to prioritize clear, efficient communication with your real estate clients.

9. Checklist: Is Your Website ADA Accessible?
Making sure your website meets ADA requirements can do more than protect you from potential liability. An ADA accessible website also offers agents and brokerages market advantages that we detailed in the past. Here are summary checklists that help highlight what you need to know about websites and ADA compliance.

10. 5 Realtor Safety Apps to Help Protect You and Your Clients
Being a professional real estate agent involves working with new people you do not know, and that alone can be risky business. Fortunately, technology can help. Here are five real estate apps for smartphones that are designed to keep agents safe.