Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety
(Updated October 2008)
You meet lots of people in the real estate business--some nice and some not so nice. Learn how to protect yourself at open houses, in the office, in the car and talking on the phone. Get safety tips, handouts and posters from REALTOR® Associations. Read about REALTORS®' real-life experiences, find out how their lives were changed and how they keep safe while working. (A. Siudzinski, Information Specialist)
Contents:
General Safety Tips | Car Safety Tips | Safety Products from The National Association of REALTORS® | Books, eBooks & Other Resources
REALTOR® Safety Forms, Guides & Handouts
Real Estate Safety Council Online - Safety tips, forms, online links, and other information from the Washington Association of REALTORS®.
REALTOR® SAFETY: Smart Strategies for Safe Selling, (NAR Member Information Services Forum, Nov. 2003).
REALTOR® Safety: Helpful Tips for Keeping Safe on the Job, (Louisiana REALTORS® Association, n.d.).
General Safety Tips
Protect yourself, (Texas REALTOR®, September/October 2008).
Open house safety tips, (Active Rain, July 31, 2008).
Safety can't be stressed enough for agents and sellers of property. . ., (Rain City Guide, Feb. 21, 2008).
Defensive behavior: safety tips just for you, (REALTOR® Magazine Online Exclusives, Sept. 2007).
REALTORS® in danger, (Florida REALTOR® Magazine, Apr. 2007).
Quiz: How safe are you?, (Houston REALTOR®, Oct. 2006).
Safety tips for real estate agents, (homebuying.about.com, 2006).
Sales meeting toolkit: Safety, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, 2003).
Crime Prevention: REALTOR® Safety, (Tucson Police Department, 2001).
Common sense guards REALTORS® against crime, (Dayton Business Journal, Aug. 25, 2000).
A survivor's warning: Trust your gut, (REALTOR® Magazine, July 1998).
Protect yourself: 13 tips for outwitting the bad guys, (REALTOR® Magazine, July 1998).
Cops, victims say real estate can be hazardous to your health, (REALTOR® Magazine, June 1997).
How to protect yourself from crime, (REALTOR® Magazine, Mar. 1997).
Car Safety Tips
Inside CR: Brushing up on driver safety, (ConsumerReports.org, June 3, 2008).
Auto theft prevention tips, (crime.about.com, 2006).
Reduce your risk of becoming a carjacking victim , (National Safety Council, Apr. 8, 2004).
Protection for you and your car, (www.kevincoffee.com, n.d.).
Safe driving tips, (Illinois Secretary of State, n.d.).
Safety Products from The National Association of REALTORS®
The Safety Minute:01--Item 141-155
Safety Strategies for You and Your Clients DVD--Item V150-25
REALTOR® Safety Tips Card 2008--Item 150-50
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Be Alert, Be Aware, Have a Plan (Adobe eReader)
Crime Victim's Guide to Justice (Adobe eReader)
Dead or Alive: The Choice is Yours (Adobe eReader)
The Fence (Adobe eReader)
Workplace Violence Prevention (Adobe eReader)
The Gift of Fear (OverDrive Audio Book)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
The Gift of Fear, (New York, NY: Random House, 1997). HV 7431 D35
Strong on defense: survival rules to protect your and your family from crime, (New York, NY: Simon & Shuster, 1996). HV 7431 St8 M31
The best sale is a safe sale,(Crawford Productions, n.d.). VT329
Field Guides & More
These Field Guides and other resources in the Virtual Library may also be of interest:
Field Guide to Home Safety & Security
Field Guide to Identity Theft
Field Guide to Open Houses
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