Last month, a real estate agent was assaulted at knifepoint
during a For Sale showing in Salisbury, North Carolina. Thankfully, the agent
was able to use a distress code to alert her coworkers back in the office of a
problem, and now the suspect is behind bars.
The Bureau of Laborstatistics reports that in 2012
there were 50 real estate industry-related deaths. What is most frightening about this is that
assaults and/or violent acts accounted for more fatalities than any other cause
of death.
According to InmanNews, most
real estate offices and regional associations offer safety training at least
once a year for agents.
There’s also an app agents can buy for $1.99 called REALALERT that was specifically designed to help you be more aware of your surroundings
& provides quick access to emergency services.
For this and more
information about added safety measures for those working in the housing
industry, please visit our website http://www.alwaysscreen.com.
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