No commission is worth your well-being. Tips and tech for agent safety

Despite the expectation of assumed trust between two parties in a business transaction, even those met at previous showings, real estate agents are always at risk when in the act of doing their job. Continue reading

Virginia set to mourn agent killed over sight-unseen home purchase

Long & Foster agent Soren Arn-Oelschlegel posted a final Facebook message congratulating the out-of-town client for whom he’d helped purchase a quaint home just days before his grisly murder. Continue reading

He didn’t like the home he bought sight unseen. So he shot the Realtor

New details have emerged about the 84-year-old homebuyer who fatally shot his Long & Foster real estate agent after growing unhappy with the sight unseen home he’d just purchased. Continue reading

Real estate agent fatally shot by 84-year-old client

Suffolk, Virginia, real estate agent Soren Arn-Oelschlegel was fatally shot over the weekend during a visit to a client’s home. Arn-Oelschlegel was visiting Albert A. Baglione, who’d moved into his new home just a few days before the shooting on Friday… Continue reading

It’s Realtor Safety Month. Why is no one talking about the pandemic?

The virus is a safety threat that should be taken just as seriously as any other physical threat to our well-being. Take some time to come up with your own on-the-job safety plan. Continue reading

3 major risk types agents need to prepare to mitigate

Real estate professionals face three distinct areas of risk: financial, physical and legal. That’s why you have to always make safety a priority and be prepared to prevent any potential issues before they arise. Here are a few tips. Continue reading

Real Safe 911 offers exact locations, video for emergency calls

A real estate agent could use the app if an emergency occurs during a showing, according to Lee Goldstein, CEO of Real Safe Agent Continue reading

61 safety tips every real estate agent should read

As a real estate agent, it’s imperative that you keep safety in the forefront of your mind. Here are 61 safety tips I’ve compiled over the years. Some will seem stunningly obvious; others may be new to you. Even if you’ve heard everything repeated endl… Continue reading

Owner of Unified Homes among 4 victims in California shooting

The business owner’s son, Luis Tovar Jr., also said his mother Blanca Tomayo and a half brother were among those killed, and that the fourth victim was an employee at the firm. Continue reading

Read all of Inman’s coronavirus coverage here

Inman has published more than 300 stories on the coronavirus. Here’s our comprehensive list of coverage. Continue reading