Are You Prepared? September is REALTOR® Safety Month

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Please see below a commentary by EXIT Realty Corp. International’s CEO, Tami Bonnell, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police.

Introduction

A female REALTOR® was assaulted during a showing at a vacant property.  It was revealed later that her assailant targeted her based on the “glamour shot” appearance of her photo. He knew the property was vacant, he wasn’t asked for identification, nor was he prequalified.  During the showing, he took her to the back of the property and raped her at knife point.

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ICOGAS International Conference on Gender & Sustainability, September 21, 2017

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The 2017 ICOGAS International Conference on Gender & Sustainability will take place on the margins of the 72nd U.N. General Assembly on September 21, 2017. Featuring leading global strategists; academics; CEOs; and international leaders H.E. Ameenah Gurib, President, Mauritius; H.E. Reema Carmona, First Lady, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; H.E. Dominique Quattara, First Lady, Ivory Coast; H.E. Lorena Castillo de Varela, First Lady, Republic of Panama; H.E. Roman Tesfaye, First Lady, Ethiopia; and H.E. Sandra Granger, First Lady, Guyana, the conference convenes brilliant minds from around the world to generate actionable gender equality and women’s sustainability solutions.

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Financial Services Committee to hold Hearing on Equifax Breach

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The House Financial Services Committee (FSC) has announced that it will hold a hearing on the Equifax data breach that took place earlier this week. The breach, which was publicized on September 7, could potentially affect 143 million American consumers, as private information such as names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, credit card numbers and more was accessed.

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Federal Reserve Works to Improve U.S. Payment System

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The Federal Reserve has released Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System: Federal Reserve Next Steps in the Payments Improvement Journey, a report outlining the latest tactics to assist with the improvement of the U.S. payment system’s speed, efficiency and safety.

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Millennials Comprise Highest Share of Single Mothers

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As the largest living population—79.8 million as of 2016—millennials represent an interesting group of Americans; at once capable of revitalizing the housing sector and labor force, but interestingly delaying milestones later in life than previous generations. While some analysts assert that this young generation will enter homeownership just like Baby Boomers and Generation Xers once they marry and have children, the housing ecosystem is still holding its breath.

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