Tips & Tools Every Realtor NEEDS to Stay Safe on the Job

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Forewarn: New Member Benefit Offers Instant Background Checks

Use Forewarn on your phone or desktop to learn the background of the person calling you — and ensure your safety.

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Did you know that 23% of Realtors have experienced a situation that made them fear for their personal safety or their personal information and that 31% have felt unsafe during an open house?

Selling real estate is a unique industry because it’s one of the few businesses where you meet strangers at vacant properties. In addition, there’s the silent — and growing — threat of cyberattacks that put your data (and your clients’!) at risk.

September is Realtor Safety Month, and Florida Realtors is dedicated to protecting you and your business.

Our newest free safety-related member benefit is Forewarn, allows agents to properly and safely plan for showings with a higher level of confidence. Available on desktop and mobile, Forewarn analyzes billions of data points and provides users with the ability to mitigate risks by verifying identities and validating information provided by potential clients – using just a phone number. 

Check out these helpful resources

• 56 Tips to Help Realtors Stay Safe on the Job
• 7 Must-Follow Safety Tips for Realtors
• The Realtors Guide to Cybersecurity That Works
• One of the Best Realtor Safety Tools? ‘Trust Your Gut’
• NAR Realtor Safety page

Download shareable infographics

Help keep your team and colleagues safe by sharing our social media infographics, like the ones shown here.

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Member discount programs

Florida Realtors has deals with different businesses and organizations that offer a variety of discounts and special offers to Realtor members through the Florida Realtors Member Discounts program. Currently, members have access to:

• ID Resolve: What would you do if you discovered your identity had been compromised? Who would you turn to? More importantly, how would you fix it? Let ID Resolve take over for you! It’s available to you as a member of Florida Realtors and this important new service specifically focuses on cleaning up the mess leftover when your identity has been compromised by thieves. Click here to learn more about ID Resolve.

More from NAR

NAR has prepared a 30-day plan with ready-to-use materials that will help you promote Realtor safety to members every day during Realtor Safety Month, including emails, social media tips and a safety month webinar. Click here to access the materials.

PLUS: Check out our education calendar for CE classes that focus on Realtor safety. (Search term "Realtor safety")