Safety Tips for Real Estate Agents

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Since 2003, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has recognized the month of September as REALTOR® Safety Month, dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers real estate agents face on the job and informing the industry on important safety tips to practice during day-to-day operations.

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Affordable Housing for Teachers in Expensive Cities

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Recently, NAWRB published an article addressing the scenario of a professional, in our case a teacher named Rachel, working in a city she could not afford to live in, and the consequences of this situation on her life. The city of San Francisco—home to one of the most expensive housing markets in the country—is taking steps to resolve this problem.

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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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