REALTOR SAFETY WEEK

Mom always said, “Don’t get into cars with strangers.” But for Realtors, that’s part of the job – and the reason NAR is reaching out to its 1.3 million members this week as part of its fifth annual Realtor Safety Week. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s latest Survey of Workplace Violence Prevention, 2.5 percent of real estate businesses reported an incident of workplace violence in 2005. Although not common, real estate professionals across the country have been assaulted, robbed and even killed in the course of doing their jobs. NAR advises all Realtors to keep the following safety tips in mind:

• Keep a charged cell phone with you at all times.
• Meet potential clients for the first time in your office.
• Never advertise a home as “vacant.”
• Don’t put your home phone number on your business card.
• Always take your own car for showings.

For more information about NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Week and other safety initiatives, visit www.REALTOR.org/Safety.

© 2007 FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

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