by Rob and Beth Andress | May 10, 2021 | Advice for Agents
As professional educators on violence prevention and personal protection within the real estate industry, we have been told of situations when a Realtor has been contacted by a predator – someone they feel may intend to do them harm. The normal course of action when...
by Rob and Beth Andress | Apr 6, 2021 | Advice for Agents
Way back in 1986 when I enrolled in the Ontario Real Estate Association Phase 1, 2 and 3 Real Estate Licensing Program, it took all of three weeks to be provided with a certificate and a license to enter the free market and begin dealing with, in most cases, an...
by Rob and Beth Andress | Feb 23, 2021 | Advice for Agents, Columnists, Featured
If you were to sit in a park and watch the people around you without being able to hear their voices or what they are talking about, could you tell if those individuals were happy, sad, upset, angry or disappointed? With only visual facial expressions provided to you,...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 26, 2019 | News
Silent Beacon, a new wearable safety device, offers features not available on other devices or Realtor safety apps, says its manufacturer. One push on the Silent Beacon simultaneously calls 911, alerts loved ones via text/email and sends your GPS location. The company...
by Jeff Stern | Jan 14, 2019 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Another real estate agent has died, thanks to the vulnerability of working alone in an empty house. The 33-year-old Annapolis agent was alone in an empty model home when he met a violent end. Someone came in, murdered him right there in his workplace, and left. No one...
