REALTOR® Safety

As a REALTOR®, it’s important you have a personal safety protocol in place that you use every day with every client, like when meeting new clients, showing properties or sharing information online. There are also a variety of tools you can add to your personal safety protocol, such as the smartphone apps and safety products listed here.

SPECIAL FEATURES

ARTICLE – ARE YOU TOO NICE FOR YOUR OWN GOOD?
REPORTS – CRIME WARNINGS

SPECIAL REPORT – NAR MEMBER SAFETY SURVEY

OFFICE SAFETY FORMS

A variety of pre-designed safety forms that you can customize and use in your office.

• Agent Identification Form (DOC: 26 KB)
• Agent Itinerary (DOC: 33 KB)
• Office Safety Action Plan (DOC: 35 KB)
• Prospect Identification Form (DOC: 31 KB)

NAR ARTICLES

Brokerage Safety

• 14 Simple Steps for Safeguarding Your Office
• A National Open-Door Policy (via REALTOR® Magazine)
• Let’s All Open Doors for REALTOR® Safety (via REALTOR® Magazine)
• Make Safety a Brokerage Priority (via REALTOR® Magazine)

Cyber Safety

• 3 Cybersecurity Tips That Can Pay Off for Your Business (link is external) (via RISMedia)
• Field Guide to Facebook for REALTORS®
• Internet Security Best Practices
• Online Safety Is Your ‘Social Responsibility’ (via REALTOR® Magazine)
• Solutions for Staying Safe With Social Media
• Technology: Keeping It Safe, Keeping You Safe

Personal & Professional Safety

• 8 Steps for Staying Safe at ATMs
• 56 Safety Tips for REALTORS®
• Don’t Be a Target for Harassment or Stalking
• Fight or Flight?
• Home, Safe Home: Tips for Securing Your Home
• Protect Yourself from the #1 Crime in the U.S.: Identity Theft
• Put Your Gut in Your Safety Toolbox
• Parking Lot Safety
• REALTOR® Safety Forms: More Than Just Space Filler
• Since When Are Safety Concerns Only for Women? (via REALTOR® Magazine)
• The 10-Second Rule
• Tips for REALTORS® to Survive the Cold Winter Months
• Weapons of Opportunity (via REALTOR® Magazine)
• What Works Better Than Office Protocol (via REALTOR® Magazine)
• Why Criminals Choose You (via REALTOR® Magazine)

NAR VIDEOS

From safety in the office and during open houses to safety at conventions and online, NAR has a wide range of videos designed to provide you with tips and advice for staying safe. View the videos

 

Safety tips provided by the ORRA Risk Management Committee »

ORRA ARTICLES

• 10 tips for holding a safe open house
• Protect yourself from identity theft
• Don’t be a target for harassment or stalking
• Eight steps for staying safe at the ATM
• Showing properties the safe way
  
• Fourteen simple steps for safeguarding your office
  
• Safety tips to share with sellers
  
• Staying safe in a parking lot
  
• Fight or flight? Consider the best response to a physical attack 
• Model behavior for staying safe at model homes
• Home, safe home: tips for securing your home
• The ten-second rule