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Daily Real Estate News | September 7, 2004
Realty Pros Can Get Advice About Safety
Between 1992 and 2002, 86 real estate professionals across the country fell victim to violent acts, including 63 that were killed. REALTORS® are trying to put a stop to these heinous acts
The still-unsolved murder of Windermere Real Estate agent Mike Emert in a Seattle suburb in early 2001 helped prompt the National Association of REALTORS® to create REALTOR® Safety Week, to be held each September.
The Albuquerque Metropolitan Board of REALTORS ® in New Mexico did not offer its members any programs during the first Realtor Safety Week last year, but the murder of local agent Garland Taylor in August warranted a change. The board has planned a session with a personal security consultant and eventually will include safety tips into its new-member orientation programs. Meanwhile, many REALTOR® associations have expressed interest in the RealGuard Personal Security Alarm created by Misiu Systems LLC President and CEO Todd Hodgen. The $320 device, available to Realtors through their associations, features a panic button that sets off alarms in the listed house and the agent's car.
Source: Albuquerque Journal (09/02/04); Gray, Autumn
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