September is REALTOR® Safety Month: Take Time to Prepare YOUR Safety Plans
August 31, 2023
September is REALTOR® Safety Month, so take this time to evaluate your safety protocols so you can protect yourself all year long. According to the 2022 REALTOR® Safety Survey conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), 400,000 REALTORS® don’t have safety protocols in place to protect themselves.
We’ve compiled a few tips from NAR to help you practice better safety measures in your daily work.
- If you ever feel uncomfortable meeting a client in person, use the “buddy system.” Have code words prepared to notify each other if you feel threatened and need to make an exit.
- Never open an attachment (or link!) from someone you don’t know. If you receive a strange or impersonal-sounding message from a familiar address, verify with that person too that it is something they intended to send.
- REALTOR® danger zones where you could be most vulnerable include your car, in the office, showing a property, and an open house. Make a safety plan for each one, and follow it every day.
- While working late or alone, create the appearance that you are not the only person there. Keep extra lights on in the office and turn on some music, a podcast, or the TV. Keep in contact to make sure someone knows where you are and when you will be home.
In addition to these tips, NAR has a resource page dedicated to informing you of ways to keep yourself safe while you do business. Be sure to also check out their webinar on Wednesday, September 13th at 11:00 a.m., Unmasking Threats: Enhancing Safety through Situational Awareness.
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